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3+ hour, 25+ min ago (720+ words) Home " Cybersecurity " DevOps " Undetected Firefox WebAssembly Flaw Put 180 Million Users at Risk A subtle but serious security flaw in Firefox's web browser slipped past a test created by Mozilla within its WebAssembly implementation and went undetected for six months, putting more than 180 million users at risk. The vulnerability " tracked as'CVE-2025-13016 and carrying a "high" CVSS severity score of 7.5 out of 10 " was found in a single line of template code and, if exploited, could have let hackers execute arbitrary code on compromised systems. In a report about the flaw, Fort wrote that the stack buffer overflow was the result of a "subtle pointer arithmetic error'in Firefox's WebAssembly implementation [that] silently wrote past stack buffers in hundreds of millions of browsers worldwide," adding that it was "particularly insidious" because it got past a regression test that Mozilla had added along with the…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago (805+ words) We live in the era of the digital economy, where cybersecurity has evolved from being a shield into a growth driver. Rather than slowing down business, a... We live in the era of the digital economy, where cybersecurity has evolved from being a shield into a growth driver. Rather than slowing down business, a proper cybersecurity approach could smooth processes, create trust, and open up new possibilities. Security must go from being simply a back-office function to a strategic enabler of progress with the changing of the organisations to more agile, connected models. The stakes have never been higher as organisations switch to more agile, connected, and data-driven practices. Consumers are becoming more and more aware of the risks involved with unprotected networks and devices. According to CERT-In's Digital Threat Report 2024, India witnessed a sharp escalation in cyber incidents, handling 15,92,917 cybersecurity…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago (669+ words) Home " Techstrong Council " OAuth Isn't Enough For Agents OAuth is a broadly accepted standard. It's used all over the internet. But as the usage of LLM agents continues to expand, OAuth isn't going to be enough. In fact, relying on OAuth will be dangerous. We won't be able to set permissions at an appropriate granularity, giving LLMs access to far too much. More data breaches are likely to occur as attackers compromise OAuth tokens. Keeping a record of authorizations of actions an LLM agent has taken will be unnecessarily complex. We need a new approach. OAuth defines the scope of access by encoding permissions data (e.g., this user is an admin) on a token, which is issued to a client. When the client tries to take an action, it provides that token in the request, and the application uses it to…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago (348+ words) Home " Techstrong Council " Security's Next Control Plane: The Rise of Pipeline-First Architecture These challenges were front and center in a recent conversation I had with Allie Mellon, Forrester principal analyst for Security Operations, and Mark Ruiz, senior director of Cyber Risk and Resiliency at Becton Dickinson. We discussed why the monolithic model is breaking down and how a pipeline-first architecture offers a more flexible and sustainable path forward for large enterprises. The variety and velocity of modern telemetry'spanning endpoints, cloud services, SaaS, and IoT'have simply outgrown centralized designs. Enterprises now need an approach that restores flexibility, cost efficiency, and independence to the teams who operate security at scale. The answer is a pipeline-first architecture. These constraints slow transformation and keep enterprises reactive. They also make it difficult to respond to business changes such as mergers, divestitures, or cloud migrations. In…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago (373+ words) Home " Cybersecurity " ServiceNow to Acquire Identity Security Firm Veza ServiceNow Inc. announced on Tuesday plans to acquire Veza in a move aimed at fortifying security for identity and access management. The acquisition will integrate Veza's technology into ServiceNow's Security and Risk portfolios, helping organizations monitor and control access to critical data, applications, systems, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The deal comes as businesses increasingly deploy autonomous AI agents, raising new concerns about managing permissions and preventing breaches. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "In the era of agentic AI, every identity " human, AI agent, or machine " is a force for enterprise impact," Amit Zavery, ServiceNow's president, chief operating officer, and chief product officer, said in a statement. "It's only when you have continuous visibility into each identity's permissions that you can trust it." Modern enterprises face mounting challenges…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago (248+ words) Home " Contributed Content " Closing the Document Security Gap: Why Document Workflows Must Be Part of Cybersecurity The lifecycle of a document introduces multiple points of exposure: At each of these stages, the lack of visibility and control increases the odds of regulatory non-compliance, accidental disclosure, or targeted data theft. The objection to securing documents is often fear of friction. Productivity suffers when users feel constrained by rigid processes. But the right safeguards can be nearly invisible when applied end-to-end: Individually, each safeguard addresses part of the problem. Together, they create a comprehensive framework that strengthens security while preserving the speed and flexibility of modern collaboration. Encryption is also not just about enabling it but ensuring it is applied consistently across the lifecycle. Many organizations encrypt storage but leave documents unprotected in transit or rely on weak key management practices that…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago (669+ words) Home " Contributed Content " How Financial Institutions Can Future-Proof Their Security Against a New Breed of Cyber Attackers Financial institutions, with their rich troves of sensitive data and sprawling digital footprints, have always been prime targets for attack. And while many organizations have invested heavily in cyber security infrastructure, they must now adopt a more proactive, external-facing approach to defend against a new generation of threats. In 2024, we witnessed a notable shift in attacker behavior " from opportunistic smash-and-grab tactics to coordinated campaigns involving deep reconnaissance, AI-powered phishing, and the exploitation of exposed third-party systems. This trend is only accelerating in 2025. Cybercriminals are capitalizing on this complexity. The use of Initial Access Brokers (IABs) has become industrialized, with specialized groups identifying and selling access to vulnerable systems. Often, these entry points stem from misconfigured cloud services, unpatched software, or forgotten web assets,…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (375+ words) Home " Cybersecurity " Security Gap Widens as Organizations Rush to Deploy AI Agents Without Proper Identity Controls Organizations are racing to implement autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents across their operations, but a sweeping new study reveals they're doing so without adequate security frameworks, creating what researchers call "the unsecured frontier of autonomous operations." The research, released Tuesday by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), surveyed 271 IT, security, and identity and access management (IAM) professionals and found that agentic AI has moved from emerging technology to operational reality. Among companies with 500 or more employees, only 2% reported no plans to adopt the technology, with most organizations already deploying AI agents for both employee-facing and customer-facing tasks. However, rapid adoption has exposed a critical vulnerability: Existing identity management systems aren't equipped to handle autonomous agents, and organizations lack the policies needed to secure them. "When it…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago (118+ words) How resilient is the power industry against cyberattacks? Cybersecurity in the power industry has become more important than ever as the sector navigates rising geopolitical tensions, rapid digistalisation and the expansion of distributed resources (with it, the expansion of attack surfaces). We would like to invite you to share your thoughts by filling out a quick survey. This survey seeks to gather industry's take on the current state of cybersecurity in the power sector and what's needed to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks. With only 5 multiple choice questions, the survey will take just a couple minutes to complete, and your answers will be kept completely anonymous. Thank you for your participation. We greatly appreciate your feedback!...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago (542+ words) DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at an event in Charleston, S.C., Nov. 7. (Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending the U.S. implement'new travel bans." "I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies," Noem wrote'on X'Monday night." "Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom'not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to'AMERICANS," the DHS secretary added." I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom'not for foreign" Following the shooting, Trump…...