Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Assume starting your weekday with a cup of coffee and being prepared to take on the tasks of the day. Suddenly you notice something unusual as the machine starts. The previously accessed files disappear, and the screen flickers. A red notice appears stating the files have been encrypted and the data would be permanently deleted unless a total of ten million dollars in Bitcoin is paid within 48 hours.

Data poisoning is a sophisticated adversarial attack designed to manipulate the information used in training artificial intelligence (AI) models. By injecting deceptive or corrupt data, attackers can hurt model performance, introduce biases, or even create security vulnerabilities. As AI models increasingly power critical applications in cybersecurity, healthcare, finance, and many other industries, maintaining the integrity of their training data is absolutely critical.

In my security research role at Corelight, I often have to go through large, complex data sets to detect subtle anomalies and threats. It reminds me of a famous quote by Abraham Lincoln: Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. For me, that means investing time up front to build tools that allow a large language model (LLM) to do the heavy lifting on key tasks, namely those that teams of analysts would have handled in the past.

Fraud has moved from an IT issue to a boardroom topic across industries. The more complex the fraud, the bigger the financial, brand, and customer risk. E-commerce fraud, for example, is expected to cost from $44.3 billion in 2024 (when it was last reported) to $107 billion in 2029, a 141% increase. And that’s just one industry. When the stakes are this high, you can’t blindly chase threats.

Not all threats to your accounts and privacy happen online. They can happen right next to you. The stranger sitting next to you on the metro, coffee shop, or airport may not be some innocent stranger. Instead, they could be looking for an opportunity and the right moment to look over your shoulder and steal your passwords or personal information. Shoulder surfing attacks happen when someone watches you enter sensitive information, such as a PIN or password, into your device or account.

We are excited to announce that VISTA InfoSec has achieved CREST membership, a new recognition joining the list of our diverse array of global certifications and accreditations. This new milestone not only marks our ongoing dedication to excellence but also strengthens our standing as a trusted partner for all the organizations seeking comprehensive and reliable security solutions. But then what exactly is CREST, and how will it impact our services?

A major supply chain attack has exposed sensitive CI/CD secrets in GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files, known as CVE-2025-30066, across 218 repositories. This incident has raised significant concerns about security and is connected to an earlier attack on the other GitHub Action, reviewdog/action-setup@v1, tracked as CVE-2025-30154. While only 4% of the 5,416 repositories that were affected had secrets leaked, the damage is severe.

Maintaining compliance and minimizing security risks has become more complex than ever before. Regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 require organizations to implement strict measures to protect customer data, secure their network and systems, and respond to audit investigations.

As security threats increase in complexity and scale, modern SIEM solutions are becoming key choices by CISOs for consolidating security monitoring and incident response. Organizations relying on Google or Google Cloud infrastructure are increasingly adopting Google Security Operations (SecOps) to unify their security stack and workflows.

Learn how AI for automation is set to enhance IT processes, boost efficiency, and drive innovation in this comprehensive guide.