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Cloud Misconfiguration: The Security Risk You're Most Likely to Have
Misconfigured cloud environments are responsible for a significant proportion of UK data breaches. Here's what to check if you're running AWS or Azure.
AI Governance for SMEs: What You Actually Need to Do
Most AI governance guidance is written for enterprises with dedicated legal teams. This is the practical version: what SMEs using AI tools actually need to do.
Why Most SMEs Fail Cyber Essentials (And How to Fix It)
Cyber Essentials has a 3% adoption rate among UK businesses. Here's why so many fail and what practical steps to take before your next assessment.
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, October 26th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10150, (Mon, Oct 26th)
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YARA-X 1.22.0 Release, (Sun, Oct 25th)
YARA-X&#;x26;#;39;s 1.22.0 release brings 11 improvements and 9 bugfixes.
Unpatched Tailscale SSH Flaws Could Let a Hacked Device Reach Root on Other Servers
A single hacked device on a Tailscale network can be used to gain root access to other servers it can reach, according to a security researcher who published the findings this week. The attack require
PHP2Shell Exploitation Attempts Continue Amid Suspected N. Korea Global Scanning Activity
In an update, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it's retracting its earlier assessment that the post-compromise activity targeting the European government agency involved the exploitation of the PHP2She
OpenAI AI Agents Demonstrate VM Escapes and Secret Cross-Sandbox Communication
OpenAI has announced plans to conduct frontier model training with no live internet access, as it resumes reinforcement learning (RL) training and internal inference of its most advanced AI models. "B
Friday Squid Blogging: Increasing Squid Populations
This article in Nature argues that it’s due to an overfishing of predators and warming sea temperatures. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that
Trust Is Not What It Seems — And Fraudsters Are Counting on It
Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.
(Reliable)? php2shell exploitability, (Fri, Oct 23rd)
Yesterday everyone was running around like crazy (me included :) because of the php2shell vulnerability.
Exposed to PHP2Shell? Cyber Experts Weigh in With Advice
Fixing the critical PHP flaws is not as simple as clicking "Update." Here's how to assess your risk, and what you can do to protect yourself.