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Red laser beam targeting a coin in a dark environment.Blog The Credential You Published on Purpose: How an Exposed GitLab Email Token Becomes Push Access to Main A GitLab incoming email token published in a README never expires and works at account level. Learn how the attack path works, how to reset the… Oct 02, 202613 Min Two digital devices with red code and data streams in dark background.Blog Two NetScaler Zero-Days, One Wrong Assumption: Why Patching Does Not Close the Incident Citrix fixed two actively exploited NetScaler zero-day flaws, but a patch does not remove an attacker already inside. Seven steps from patch to closure. Oct 01, 202617 Min Close-up of a digital fingerprint on a high-tech screen.Blog Your Identity Program Was Built for People. Non-Human Identity Is a Growing Way In. New research shows compromised non-human identity now drives more breaches than phishing. See why service accounts, API keys, and AI agents are the entry point most… Sep 21, 20269 Min Close-up of a fishing hook with red light reflection on dark background.Blog The Phishing Came From Your Real Domain: What a Marketing Platform Breach Does to Brand Trust An attacker breached a marketing platform and sent phishing emails from a hardware wallet maker's genuine domain to 347,000 subscribers. Every technical control that checks for… Sep 18, 202610 Min Scales balancing a lock and a tangled chain for security and risk.Blog Your Security Vendors Are Your Highest-Privilege Third Parties, and Your TPRM Program Scores Them Low Security vendors sit at the top of the privilege ladder, yet TPRM programs consistently score them low because certification substitution and category heuristics mask the real… Sep 14, 20269 Min Digital representation of an artificial cell with interconnected spheres and red highlights.Blog Agentic Ransomware: What Happens When Malware Doesn’t Need a Human Operator to Decide Who to Hit Next? A documented ransomware operation completed reconnaissance, credential theft, lateral movement, and encryption with no human operator at any stage. This analysis breaks down the JADEPUFFER intrusion… Sep 10, 202623 Min Digital handshake symbolizing cybersecurity and trust.Blog No Vulnerability Was Exploited: Inside the SaaS Extortion Wave That Breaks In Through Consent, Not Code OAuth consent phishing let a single extortion group breach 1,000+ organizations without exploiting a CVE. See how attackers weaponize legitimate consent grants — and why MFA… Sep 08, 202626 Min Red risk signal frozen inside an ice block, representing a vendor risk snapshot trapped in an annual audit cycleBlog Continuous Monitoring vs. Annual Audit: Why the TPRM Calendar Is Broken Annual vendor audits produce a snapshot; vendor risk is a movie. See why the 364 days between formal assessments is where 48% of third-party breaches actually… Sep 03, 202623 Min Top 5 ransomware groups dominating the cyber threat landscape in Q2 2026Blog Top 5 Ransomware Groups in Q2 2026: Who They Are, How They Operate, and What They Target Who dominated the ransomware landscape in Q2 2026? Discover how Qilin, TheGentlemen, Akira, DragonForce, and LockBit5 operated, what they targeted, and what Brandefense CTI predicts for… Jul 24, 202616 Min Shadow IT visualization showing an unknown user standing inside an enterprise environment, representing hidden assets outside IT visibility.Blog Shadow IT: Why the Assets Your IT Team Doesn’t Know About Are Your Most Dangerous Entry Points Shadow IT has evolved from isolated policy violations into one of the largest enterprise attack surfaces. Discover how unauthorized SaaS applications, AI tools, OAuth integrations, and… Jul 22, 202616 Min AI-generated data leakage visual showing sensitive information spilling from an unsecured systemBlog From Shadow IT to Shadow AI: Clawdbot (Moltbot/Openclaw) and the Rise of Unmanaged Agent Gateways Shadow AI is emerging as the next evolution of Shadow IT. This analysis reveals how misconfigured Clawdbot agent gateways expose LLM keys, corporate data, and integration… Jan 28, 202611 Min Operation ForumTroll APT card showing Russia-aligned influence and espionage threat actorAPT Groups Operation ForumTroll: What Is Confirmed About the Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2025-2783) A deep-dive into Operation ForumTroll, a high-risk Russia-aligned threat actor conducting espionage, phishing, and influence operations across Eastern Europe. Jan 06, 20263 Min
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