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Ping Identity Enhances Frontline Staff Access with Keyless Purchase Solutions

Identity & Access Management, Multi-factor & Risk-based Authentication, Security Operations Keyless’s Biometric Technology Enhances Privacy, Account Recovery, and User Experience Michael Novinson ( MichaelNovinson) • November 7, 2025 Andre Durand, founder and CEO, Ping Identity (Image: Ping Identity) Ping Identity has acquired a biometrics startup led by a former Accenture…

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Microsoft Teams’ “Chat with Anyone” Feature Sparks Security Concerns Related to Phishing Threats

Microsoft is set to launch an update for Teams, rolling out targeted releases by early November 2025 and expected to reach a global audience by January 2026. This new feature enables users to initiate chats using only an email address, allowing for communication with recipients who do not have Teams…

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Firefox Zero-Day Exploited: Update Your Browser Right Away!

Critical Vulnerability Discovered in Firefox Exposed to Exploitation Mozilla has announced the discovery of a significant security vulnerability affecting both Firefox and the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-9680, has been identified as a use-after-free bug within the Animation timeline component and carries a CVSS score…

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Rise in Cyber Espionage by Chinese Hackers Targeting Neighboring Nations

A series of cyber espionage operations, tracing back to 2014 and primarily aimed at acquiring sensitive defense information from neighboring nations, have been attributed to a Chinese military intelligence unit. A comprehensive report released this week by Massachusetts-based Recorded Future reveals connections between a group known as RedFoxtrot and the…

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France Declares Google Analytics Noncompliant with GDPR Data Protection Law

French data protection authority, CNIL, has determined that Google Analytics breaches the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ruling follows a similar finding in Austria just weeks prior. The CNIL’s investigation into the transatlantic transfer of Google Analytics data revealed that this practice lacks appropriate regulatory oversight, particularly…

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Seven Tactics Hackers Use to Manipulate ChatGPT’s Responses

Cybersecurity firm Tenable has unveiled significant vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, uncovering seven distinct risks that could allow malicious actors to compromise user data, circumvent security measures, and embed persistent threats within the model’s architecture. The analysis, referred to as HackedGPT, highlighted that several of the vulnerabilities identified in ChatGPT-4 have…

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CISA Alerts About Major Fortinet Vulnerability as Palo Alto and Cisco Release Emergency Security Updates

On Wednesday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the addition of a critical security vulnerability affecting Fortinet products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This action was taken in light of evidence indicating ongoing exploitation of this flaw. Identified as CVE-2024-23113, this vulnerability has a CVSS…

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