Cybersecurity 101
A defender's guide to exploit chains — what they are, the components that make them work, how they combine vulnerabilities and privilege escalation, why they are hard to detect, and how to defend.
Cybersecurity 101
A clear guide to why unpatched software is one of the biggest security risks — why known vulnerabilities are so dangerous, the challenges of patching, and how to build a resilient patch management strategy.
Cyber Attacks
Intoxalock, one of the largest providers of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) in the United States, is grappling with a widespread cybersecurity incident that has left thousands of drivers unable to start their vehicles. The attack, which began earlier this week, has disrupted the cloud-based infrastructure used to authenticate breathalyzer
Data Breaches
Navia Benefit Solutions, a prominent administrator of health and employee benefits, has disclosed a major data breach affecting approximately 2.7 million people. The incident, involving unauthorized access to a database containing sensitive personal and health-related information, underscores the growing vulnerability of third-party benefit administrators in the healthcare
Credential Attacks
Credential stuffing replays billions of breached and infostealer-leaked passwords as automated logins to hijack reused accounts. A practitioner's guide to how it works, how it differs from brute force, and the layered defenses — led by phishing-resistant MFA — that stop it.
Cyber Attacks
Aura, a leading provider of all-in-one digital safety and identity protection services, has confirmed a significant data security incident involving the exposure of approximately 900,000 records. The breach, which stems from a legacy marketing database, has reignited discussions regarding the supply chain risks associated with corporate acquisitions.
Cybersecurity 101
A CVE is the industry's standard name for a known security flaw. This guide explains what a CVE is, how vulnerabilities are disclosed, who assigns the IDs, and how CVSS, EPSS, and CISA KEV turn a catalog entry into a real prioritization decision.
Cybersecurity 101
Multi-factor authentication makes a stolen password insufficient on its own. This guide covers the three factors, MFA methods from SMS to phishing-resistant passkeys, why MFA stops account takeover, how attackers bypass it, and how to deploy it well.
Cybersecurity 101
A complete guide to cloud security: what it is, the shared responsibility model, the risks that actually cause cloud breaches, how IaaS/PaaS/SaaS differ, the CSPM/CWPP/CIEM/CNAPP/CASB stack, and the best practices that hold it together.
Cyber Attacks
The UK’s Companies House has temporarily suspended parts of its online filing services following a security flaw that exposed sensitive company director information, raising concerns about data integrity and access controls within one of the country’s most critical public business registries. A Vulnerability in the WebFiling System According
Trending
The European Union has imposed sanctions on three companies and two individuals accused of carrying out cyber attacks targeting EU member states and partner countries, the Council of the European Union announced on Monday. The restrictive measures were adopted under the EU’s cyber sanctions framework, which allows the bloc
Cybersecurity 101
Zero trust security replaces the old "trusted inside, hostile outside" model with a single rule: never trust, always verify. This guide covers the core principles, the NIST and CISA frameworks, the five pillars, ZTNA versus VPN, and how to implement it in stages.