Security Operations , Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Outage Briefly Disrupts Services for Zoom, LinkedIn, and Others Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 5, 2025 Image: Mamun Sheikh/Shutterstock On Friday, Cloudflare, a prominent content delivery network provider, experienced a brief outage that affected several key websites, including well-known platforms like LinkedIn, Zoom,…
ISMS-P Certified Firms Face Breaches, Leading to Questions About Certification System Recent reports indicate that several firms certified under the ISMS-P framework have experienced significant data breaches, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the certification process. The Information Security Management System for Personal Information (ISMS-P) is designed to assure organizations…
On Wednesday, Microsoft disclosed that a severe security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-21410, within its Exchange Server software has been actively exploited in the wild. This revelation came shortly after the tech giant released fixes during its monthly Patch Tuesday updates. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the flaw represents a…
On Tuesday, officials from the U.S. government formally accused the Russian government of orchestrating the significant SolarWinds supply chain compromise unveiled last month. This allegation came as part of a broader assessment conducted by multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
AI Image Generation Startup Exposes Over a Million Sensitive Images, Raising Serious Privacy Concerns A startup specializing in AI image generation has inadvertently left more than 1 million images and videos created by its systems publicly accessible online. According to research reviewed by WIRED, a significant proportion of these images…
A recent data breach has compromised accounts within Microsoft’s Outlook email service, raising significant concerns for users. The incident was confirmed by Microsoft and reported by The Hacker News. Hackers gained unauthorized access to a customer support portal, allowing them to view certain account-related information for a subset of Outlook…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Chinese-Linked Malware Campaign Targets Critical Environments With Weak Monitoring Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • December 4, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The U.S. federal government has issued a warning regarding a sophisticated malware campaign linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors, known as Brickstorm. This malicious software…
The Ladies’ College has reported a significant cybersecurity incident that occurred on June 24, 2024, when the institution discovered it was unable to access several on-premises servers. Upon investigation, unauthorized access was identified, leading to the encryption of some systems with ransomware. While the majority of the compromised data did…
Understanding the Escalating Cybersecurity Threats for SMBs In an era where cybersecurity breaches dominate headlines, the visibility of these risks extends beyond large enterprises to encompass small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the public at large. This growing awareness among SMBs highlights the pressing need to bolster their security measures.…
