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Penetration Testing as a Tool That Reveals the Real State of Cybersecurity

Penetration Testing as a Tool That Reveals the Real State of Cybersecurity

Apr 20, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Most security measures are built on the assumption that if something is configured correctly, it is secure. But there is a big difference between "configured" and "able to withstand an attack" - a gap that cannot be seen without practical testing. Penetration testing is not just another item on a compliance checklist; it is a way to get an honest and realistic answer to the question that truly matters to a business: can an attacker reach what is most important to us?
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How to Detect Man-in-the-Middle Attacks: Indicators, Methods, and Detection Gaps

Apr 17, 2026 By Ezra M. In Memcyco
Most MITM attacks don’t announce themselves. No alerts fire, no certificates visibly break, and no users report anything unusual. By the time the interception is discovered, credentials or session tokens are already in attacker hands. Knowing how to detect man-in-the-middle attacks requires looking across multiple layers: network traffic, DNS resolution, TLS certificate integrity, and session behavior.
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QEMU abused to evade detection and enable ransomware delivery

Apr 16, 2026 By Morgan Demboski In Sophos
Sophos analysts are investigating the active abuse of QEMU, an “open-source machine emulator and virtualizer,” by threat actors seeking to hide malicious activity within virtualized environments. Attackers are drawn to QEMU and more common hypervisor-based virtualization tools like Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and VMware because malicious activity within a virtual machine (VM) is essentially invisible to endpoint security controls and leaves little forensic evidence on the host itself.
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Analyzing the RondoDox Botnet: A DDoS and Mining Threat

Apr 16, 2026 By João Godinho In BitSight
A few weeks ago we published the first part of this series where we described the infrastructure used by the RondoDox threat actors to scan and exploit vulnerable systems. In this second post we’ll take a deep dive into the malware that is deployed into vulnerable systems. Specifically, we’ll look at the initial implant used to fetch the RondoDox binary and the binary itself, detailing its behaviour, how it communicates with the Command and Control (C2), and its malicious capabilities.
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How Lean Security Teams Stay Ahead of AI-Powered Attacks

Apr 16, 2026 By Jeff Darrington In Graylog
In “Terminator 2“, the T-800 does not win because humans worked harder. It wins because the same machine capability that made it dangerous was reprogrammed to fight for the defenders. Project Glasswing is exactly that. Claude Mythos Preview is Anthropic’s most powerful AI model and the one they refused to release publicly because it autonomously found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and browser. Flaws that decades of expert review never caught.
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82% of Attacks Skip Malware Entirely

Apr 15, 2026 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
27 seconds. That’s how fast an adversary can move to your critical systems. In this clip, you’ll learn: How adversaries blend in using everyday admin tools Why traditional, reactive security models fall behind What makes modern intrusions so hard to detect Watch the full video to see how teams are shifting to proactive hunting.
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Understanding how attackers think & how you avoid threats with Terry Bradley, Mile High Cyber [311]

Apr 15, 2026 By LimaCharlie In LimaCharlie
Terry Bradley, Founder and President of Mile High Cyber, shares how you can uncover vulnerabilities and strengthen your organization's defenses with expert penetration testing and security assessments.
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Iranian Cyber Threats, Geopolitics and the New Cyber Reality

Iranian Cyber Threats, Geopolitics and the New Cyber Reality

Apr 13, 2026 By Robert Hannigan, Chairman of International Business In BlueVoyant
In recent weeks, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have all issued warnings about the growing risk of cyber activity attributed to Iranian-aligned actors. Their message is clear: the geopolitical situation is volatile, and organisations should assume they may be in scope for retaliation. The agencies all highlight similar weaknesses being repeatedly exploited: unpatched vulnerabilities, weak identity controls, and exposed remoteaccess services.
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I Tried 5 Prompt Injection Attacks (Here's What Happened)

Apr 13, 2026 By Snyk In Snyk
In this video, we explore the growing security risk of prompt injection in large language model (LLM) applications. As AI becomes embedded in more products, new vulnerabilities emerge, especially through natural language manipulation. We break down how LLMs work, the importance of system prompts, and demonstrate five real-world prompt injection techniques used to extract sensitive information or bypass safeguards. You’ll see live examples using different models and learn why newer models are more resilient, but still not immune.
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New Strategies to Automatically Block Website Ping Attacks

Apr 9, 2026 By SafeAeon Inc. In SafeAeon
Protecting websites from cyberattacks remains critical. One common type of attack is the Ping Flood, which is different from the historical ‘Ping of Death.’ This is when many ping requests are sent to a website's server at once, slowing it down or even crashing it. As web traffic and application complexity increase, exposure to denial-of-service attacks grows. This is why it's important to have strong defenses in place.
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