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Navigating the Future: Key IT Vulnerability Management Trends 

As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, proactive vulnerability management has become a critical priority for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT teams. Recent trends indicate that organizations increasingly prioritize more frequent IT security vulnerability assessments to identify and address potential security flaws. Staying informed on these trends can help MSPs and IT teams

AsyncRAT Campaign Uses Python Payloads and TryCloudflare Tunnels for Stealth Attacks

A malware campaign has been observed delivering a remote access trojan (RAT) named AsyncRAT by making use of Python payloads and TryCloudflare tunnels. “AsyncRAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that exploits the async/await pattern for efficient, asynchronous communication,” Forcepoint X-Labs researcher Jyotika Singh said in an analysis. “It allows attackers to control infected systems

CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog, Urges Fixes by Feb 25

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score: 7.5/9.8) – A forced browsing vulnerability in Apache OFBiz that allows a remote attacker to […]

Malicious Go Package Exploits Module Mirror Caching for Persistent Remote Access

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a software supply chain attack targeting the Go ecosystem that involves a malicious package capable of granting the adversary remote access to infected systems. The package, named github.com/boltdb-go/bolt, is a typosquat of the legitimate BoltDB database module (github.com/boltdb/bolt), per Socket. The malicious version (1.3.1) was published to

Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections

A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware. The flaw, CVE-2025-0411 (CVSS score: 7.0), allows remote attackers to circumvent mark-of-the-web (MotW) protections and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. It was addressed by 7-Zip in November 2024 with version […]

North Korean Hackers Deploy FERRET Malware via Fake Job Interviews on macOS

The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed delivering a collection of Apple macOS malware strains dubbed FERRET as part of a supposed job interview process. “Targets are typically asked to communicate with an interviewer through a link that throws an error message and a request to install or update […]

Watch Out For These 8 Cloud Security Shifts in 2025

As cloud security evolves in 2025 and beyond, organizations must adapt to both new and evolving realities, including the increasing reliance on cloud infrastructure for AI-driven workflows and the vast quantities of data being migrated to the cloud. But there are other developments that could impact your organizations and drive the need for an even […]

Taiwan Bans DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns, Citing Data Leakage Risks

Taiwan has become the latest country to ban government agencies from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, citing security risks. “Government agencies and critical infrastructure should not use DeepSeek, because it endangers national information security,” according to a statement released by Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, per Radio Free Asia. “DeepSeek

AMD SEV-SNP Vulnerability Allows Malicious Microcode Injection with Admin Access

A security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) that could permit an attacker to load a malicious CPU microcode under specific conditions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-56161, carries a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10.0, indicating high severity. “Improper signature verification in AMD CPU ROM microcode patch loader may allow […]

Microsoft Patches Critical Azure AI Face Service Vulnerability with CVSS 9.9 Score

Microsoft has released patches to address two Critical-rated security flaws impacting Azure AI Face Service and Microsoft Account that could allow a malicious actor to escalate their privileges under certain conditions. The flaws are listed below – CVE-2025-21396 (CVSS score: 7.5) – Microsoft Account Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2025-21415 (CVSS score: 9.9) – Azure AI […]

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