You might think that a threat actor only having your phone number isn’t dangerous, but it can be, which is why it’s important to learn what hackers can do with it. With just your phone number, hackers can send you phishing texts and calls, flood your phone with spam calls, spoof your phone number, swap your SIM card and even steal your personal information. Continue reading to learn more about what hackers can do with your phone number and tips for keeping yourself safe.

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Continuous controls monitoring (CCM) is a crucial aspect of making GRC processes more automated, accurate, and actionable through technology. It helps organizations transition from inefficient point-in-time checks to automation-driven compliance controls that provide a real-time view into their security posture. That’s why many proactive risk management teams are already prioritizing control automation for their GRC program.

As businesses increasingly rely on digital infrastructures, the threats that aim to exploit these technologies also evolve. It’s no longer just about safeguarding against unauthorized access; it’s about understanding and mitigating the complex risks introduced by AI and machine learning—topics I’ve often discussed, emphasizing the need for an advanced cybersecurity strategy that evolves as quickly as the technologies it aims to protect.

The latest version of the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS 2) has severe implications for companies that provide services or carry out activities in the European Union (EU). NIS 2’s goal is to establish a higher level of security and cyber resilience for member EU states in 18 essential industry sectors. Violations can lead to substantial fines, legal liability and even criminal sanctions on an individual level.

AI isn’t what’s going to be the hot topic of the next year; it’s going to be data breaches in the supply chain and the cost that companies face by not reacting quickly to this emerging threat. The cyber attack on Change Healthcare, one of the world’s largest health payment processing companies, illustrates this point. Change Healthcare was a clearing house for 15 billion medical claims annually—accounting for nearly 40% of all claims.

With the rise of infrastructure complexity, organizations must improve their strategies to quickly investigate and mitigate unauthorized system access and internal identity threats. Teleport has already highlighted the importance of identity threat detection and response and introduced features to support security incident containment. This article builds on these ideas by presenting additional metrics to detect suspicious employee behavior and options for expanding detection capabilities.

The goal of every vulnerability management program is to reduce the risk posed by vulnerabilities that exist in the organization’s environments. You can achieve this goal in two ways. The first is to move faster, remediating vulnerabilities faster than they can arise. The problem with this approach is that it doesn’t work. It is inefficient, expensive, and impractical. There are simply too many vulnerabilities.

Ahead of the new US federal fiscal year beginning October 1, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released a memorandum titled Administration Cybersecurity Priorities for the FY 2026 Budget. The memo outlines a comprehensive roadmap for federal agencies and provides crucial guidance for agency heads as they formulate their fiscal year 2026 budget submissions in furtherance of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

AT&T reported on July 12 that an internal investigation had revealed that the telecommunication provider had been victimized by a third-party breach,resulting in the compromise of records of calls and texts of nearly all of AT&T’s cellular customers. An AT&T spokesperson confirmed to a news source that the breach resulted from of the data stolen from cloud storage firm Snowflake.