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As attacks grow increasingly unpredictable and complex, cybersecurity defense requires much more than a basic strategy; it demands a proactive approach that anticipates the adversary's every move. Many MSPs entrusted with this critical mission by customers must equip themselves with the right technologies that prevent, detect, and respond to potential attacks and adapt as environments and organizational needs change.

In early 2022, a Yahoo employee, Qian Sang, exploited his access to confidential information, and stole the company’s AdLearn product minutes after receiving a job offer from a competitor. By the time the breach was discovered, the damage was extensive, costing the company millions in fines, legal fees, and lost business . This incident is not an isolated case.

Gal Peretz is Head of AI & Data at Torq. Gal accelerates Torq’s AI and data initiatives, applying his deep learning and natural language processing expertise to advance AI-powered security automation. He also co-hosts the LangTalks podcast, which discusses the latest AI and LLM technologies. To stay ahead of today’s threats, you must do more than keep pace — you need to equip your team with tools that enable smarter, faster responses.

In the world of Kubernetes, optimizing cluster performance and reliability is paramount, especially when it comes to fundamental operations like DNS lookups. NodeLocal DNSCache is one such solution that helps reduce DNS latency by caching responses locally on each node. While this tool is effective in standard Kubernetes setups, complications arise when integrating it with advanced networking solutions such as eBPF-based dataplanes.

Following the emergence of data-leak sites (DLSs) for extortion groups Kairos, Chort, and Termite, Cyjax has observed the emergence of a Tor-based site belonging to a new French-speaking Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation called ’ContFR’. ContFR is potentially referencing well-known ransomware group Conti, whilst incorporating a reference to France.

On November 18, 2024, Palo Alto Networks (PAN) fully disclosed two serious vulnerabilities in PAN-OS software that had previously been partially disclosed on November 8th. The first vulnerability, CVE-2024-0012, is a critical severity (9.3) authentication bypass in the PAN-OS management web interface. It allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to gain administrator privileges by bypassing the authentication check entirely, essentially telling the server not to check for authentication at all.

These days, the bar for proving trust keeps getting higher. A SOC 2 report used to signal the end of security reviews—now, it marks the beginning. Security and GRC teams are tasked with monitoring and remediating a growing web of controls, vendors, questionnaires, and risks, which is made even more complex by discerning buyers.

In September 2024, Netskope Threat Labs reported a Python-based NodeStealer targeting Facebook business accounts. NodeStealer collects Facebook and other credentials stored in the browser and its cookie data. For over a year, we have tracked and discovered multiple variants of this infostealer. It is now targeting new victims and extracting new information using new techniques. In this blog post, we will dissect the development of the Python NodeStealer from multiple samples in the wild.

We’re thrilled to announce that Jit has achieved the AWS Security Competency, a significant milestone that underscores our commitment to revolutionizing product security for developers and security teams alike. This recognition from AWS validates our leadership in the security space and highlights the value we bring to organizations looking to embed automated security into their development workflows.