Top security leaders at some of the largest tech and cybersecurity vendors said public-private collaborative work continues, despite budget cuts and personnel changes.

Mandiant said exploits were the most common initial access vector last year, linking software defects to 1 in 3 attacks. The most commonly exploited vulnerabilities affected network…

Exploited vulnerabilities have turned up in Ivanti products 16 times since 2024. That’s more than any other vendor in the network edge device space.

AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform each scored 0% security effectiveness in CyberRatings.org’s evaluation of cloud network firewall vendors’ ability to prevent exploits and evasions.

The yearslong scheme goes much deeper than contract work, extending to roles beyond traditional IT and sometimes granting the insider threat “keys to the kingdom,” DTEX President…

The latest smishing scam follows a familiar process as ones the industry has seen over the past decade.

The since-patched vulnerabilities allowed for privilege escalation, DLL hijacking, file modification and even total system compromise.

Ransomware groups last year achieved lateral movement within an average of 48 minutes after gaining initial access to targeted environments, threat intelligence experts said.

Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence firm said nearly 9 in 10 cyberattacks it responded to last year involved disrupted business operations.

The most consequential cyberattacks observed by Darktrace last year were linked to software defects in firewalls and perimeter network technologies.