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DeepSeek App Transmits Sensitive User and Device Data Without Encryption

A new audit of DeepSeek’s mobile app for the Apple iOS operating system has found glaring security issues, the foremost being that it sends sensitive data over the internet sans any encryption, exposing it to interception and manipulation attacks. The assessment comes from NowSecure, which also found that the app fails to adhere to best […]

Five Steps to Zero Trust

Contributed by Softchoice.Written by Abel E. Molina, Principal Architect, Security, Softchoice.The Critical Need for Zero TrustThe threat of cyber-attacks is both immediate and severe. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), 50% of SMBs have faced at least one cyber-attack, with over 60% of those businesses shutting their doors afterward. This alarming statistic underscores the […]

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in Trimble Cityworks Vulnerability Leading to IIS RCE

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that a security flaw impacting Trimble Cityworks GIS-centric asset management software has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-0994 (CVSS v4 score: 8.6), a deserialization of untrusted data bug that could permit an attacker to conduct remote code execution. […]

AI-Powered Social Engineering: Reinvented Threats

The foundations for social engineering attacks – manipulating humans – might not have changed much over the years. It’s the vectors – how these techniques are deployed – that are evolving. And like most industries these days, AI is accelerating its evolution.  This article explores how these changes are impacting business, and how cybersecurity leaders […]

Microsoft Identifies 3,000+ Publicly Disclosed ASP.NET Machine Keys Vulnerable to Code Injection

Microsoft is warning of an insecure practice wherein software developers are incorporating publicly disclosed ASP.NET machine keys from publicly accessible resources, thereby putting their applications in attackers’ pathway. The tech giant’s threat intelligence team said it observed limited activity in December 2024 that involved an unknown threat actor using a publicly available, static ASP.NET

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