Connor O’Lairy helps cybersecurity professionals understand the importance of establishing and maintaining secure configuration baselines. His content looks at how configuration security can complement patching efforts, reduce the attack surface, and mitigate the risk of exploitation. Connor focuses on creating content that is easy to understand, while still being rich in information and practical to implement.
In a stark reminder of the persistent threats facing modern operating systems, Microsoft has issued an emergency security update to address a critical zero-day vulnerability that is already being actively exploited in the wild by malicious actors.
Read MoreA technology designed to accelerate web development and enhance user experience has inadvertently become one of the most significant security threats of the year, demonstrating how quickly innovation can be weaponized against the very systems it was...
Interview Read MoreThe established timeline for vulnerability disclosure and exploitation has been irrevocably shattered, with the gap between a flaw’s public announcement and its active weaponization now being measured in minutes rather than days or weeks.
Read MoreA startling analysis from security researchers has pulled back the curtain on the prolific operations of Intellexa, a commercial spyware vendor that has been a significant force in the zero-day exploit market.
Read MoreIn the quiet hum of data centers across the United States, a stealthy predator has been hunting for years, slipping past defenses and embedding itself deep within critical infrastructure.
Feature ArticleIn a world where digital innovation races forward at breakneck speed, the web security landscape of 2025 has become a battleground of unprecedented challenges, with organizations struggling to keep pace against increasingly sophisticated cyber threat...
Read MoreImagine a world where application vulnerabilities are caught in real-time, right as developers write code, long before a cyberattack can exploit them.
Read MoreImagine a world where your smartphone, the device you trust with your most personal information, can be silently infiltrated by an unseen enemy exploiting flaws no one even knew existed.
Read MoreA sophisticated, Chinese-speaking shadow economy operating in plain sight on the popular messaging app Telegram is now processing an estimated $2 billion in illicit transactions every month, dwarfing the scale of infamous darknet predecessors like th...
Read MoreTwo-factor authentication is widely regarded as a critical defense in modern cybersecurity, yet a subtle discrepancy in username case sensitivity within a popular firewall platform revealed how easily this crucial security layer can be dismantled.
A catastrophic cyberattack on a national energy grid does not end when the power is restored; it marks the beginning of a complex legal maelstrom involving regulatory bodies, law enforcement, and civil litigants.
Read MoreMulti-Factor Authentication (MFA) has long been championed as a critical defense against account takeovers, but a sophisticated phishing technique is now demonstrating that even this robust security layer can be circumvented by manipulating legitimat...
Read MoreJust days before Christmas, as millions of French citizens anxiously tracked holiday packages, the digital heartbeat of the nation’s postal service, La Poste, flatlined under a deluge of malicious traffic.
Feature Article Read MoreA critical remote code execution vulnerability has been uncovered within the popular n8n open-source workflow automation platform, posing an immediate and severe threat to a vast number of installations.
Read MoreA single, colossal all-cash deal has sent ripples across the cybersecurity landscape, forcing leaders to question if their disparate security tools can withstand the next wave of AI-driven threats. ServiceNow's landmark $7.
Roundup Article Read MoreThe digital transformation of critical infrastructure has unlocked unprecedented efficiency, but it has simultaneously exposed the operational core of entire nations to sophisticated digital threats that can manifest in the physical world. The U.S.
Best Practices Guide Read MoreThe digital alarm bells that rang with the disclosure of the critical React2Shell vulnerability have now escalated into a full-blown siren as threat actors pivot from stealthy intrusion to high-stakes ransomware.
Trend Analysis Read MoreA seemingly simple configuration change intended to secure a network perimeter can inadvertently leave the digital front door wide open, a reality now confronting users of WatchGuard's Firebox appliances.
Best Practices Guide Read MoreA sweeping, continent-wide dragnet involving 19 nations has culminated in over 574 arrests, signaling a potential shift in the high-stakes battle against Africa's burgeoning cybercrime syndicates.
Feature Article Read MoreThe fragmented credentials scattered across developer laptops, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments represent not just isolated security risks, but the interconnected nodes of a rapidly forming weapon that threatens to automate compromise on an un...
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