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LastPass launches SaaS Protect to fight Shadow AI and app chaos

August 5, 2025 Brian Fagioli
lastpass saas cybersecurity concept

LastPass is stepping deeper into SaaS governance with SaaS Protect, a new feature launched at Black Hat 2025. The tool helps businesses fight Shadow AI, credential misuse, and SaaS sprawl.

Categories Security Tags Black Hat 2025, credential risk, cybersecurity, LastPass, passkeys, password manager, SaaS Protect, Shadow AI, shadow IT Leave a comment

Terrifying new Plague backdoor quietly infects Linux systems with undetectable stealth

August 4, 2025 Brian Fagioli
plague linux backdoor login prompt

A stealthy new malware called Plague is targeting Linux servers by hijacking PAM authentication and providing persistent, undetectable SSH access.

Categories Linux Tags authentication, backdoor, cybersecurity, Linux, malware, PAM, Plague, SSH, stealth, threat Leave a comment

Mozilla warns developers of phishing campaign

August 1, 2025 Brian Fagioli
mozilla red panda phishing warning

Mozilla is alerting add-on developers about a phishing campaign targeting AMO accounts with fake emails. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Categories Mozilla, Security Tags add-on developers, AMO, cybersecurity, developer security, Firefox, Mozilla, Mozilla warning, Open Source, phishing Leave a comment

Microsoft’s Project Ire is an autonomous AI that reverse engineers malware with zero human help

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 Brian Fagioli
Project Ire

Microsoft launches Project Ire, an AI system that reverse engineers unknown software files to classify them as safe or malicious, all without human help.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Tags AI, cybersecurity, Defender, Ghidra, malware, Microsoft, Project Ire, reverse engineering, Windows Leave a comment

AI-generated panda image hides stealthy Linux malware built for crypto mining

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Brian Fagioli
evil panda strangles linux penguin

Koske is a new Linux malware strain likely crafted with AI tools. It hides inside panda images, installs stealthy rootkits, and mines crypto across up to 18 currencies.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Linux, Malware Tags AI-generated, Aqua Security, cryptominer, cybersecurity, JupyterLab, Koske, Linux, malware, panda image malware, rootkit Leave a comment

OPNsense 25.7 Visionary Viper is the open source firewall upgrade power users have been waiting for

July 23, 2025 Brian Fagioli
Visionary viper

The new OPNsense 25.7 Visionary Viper release brings serious upgrades for firewall users. Expect better onboarding, stronger backups, and modular security tools.

Categories Open source Tags cybersecurity, Deciso, firewall, FreeBSD, Linux, Open Source, OPNsense, sysadmin, Visionary Viper, VPN Leave a comment

Google launches Veles open-source scanner to catch leaked credentials early

July 22, 2025 Brian Fagioli
google veles secret scanner

Google’s Veles scanner helps developers and cloud users find and fix exposed API keys and credentials before they cause trouble.

Categories Google, Open source Tags API key detection, CI/CD security, cloud security, credential leak, cybersecurity, Google, Open Source, secret scanner, Veles Leave a comment

Wireshark 4.4.8 is out with critical bug fixes for Linux, Windows, and Mac

July 17, 2025 Brian Fagioli
shark biting network cables

Wireshark 4.4.8 brings essential bug fixes for DTLS, Lua plugins, and protocol parsing. But Linux users will need to use the package manager.

Categories Open source, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags cybersecurity, DNP3, DTLS, Linux, network analysis, packet capture, UDS, Wireshark, Wireshark 4.4.8 Leave a comment

1Password’s new AWS tool helps companies lock down rogue AI agents and shadow SaaS apps

July 16, 2025 Brian Fagioli
1password stops rogue ai agent

1Password launches MCP Server for Trelica on AWS Marketplace to help companies control AI agents and shadow IT. Here’s why it matters.

Categories Security, Artificial Intelligence Tags 1Password, access control, AI agents, AWS Marketplace, AWS tools, cybersecurity, MCP Server, SaaS governance, shadow IT, Trelica Leave a comment

Accenture and Microsoft join forces to counter AI powered cyber threats with generative security tools

July 10, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Accenture and Microsoft are co developing AI powered cybersecurity tools aimed at threat detection, data protection, and cloud security simplification

Categories Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence Tags Accenture, AI security, cybersecurity, generative AI, identity management, M365 E5, Microsoft, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Sentinel, SOC modernization Leave a comment
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