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October 27, 2025 Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing

This campaign uses an updated lure combination of a Cloudflareturnstile and fake Windows update before socially engineering the victim into pasting malicious commands into the run dialogue box. Sekoia has released a detailed technical analysis of the POLAREDGE botnet which it initially reported on earlier this year. The botnet is spread by exploiting vulnerabilities, most notably CVE-2023-20118 in cisco routers; however, other samples from the same family have been seen exploiting routers from other vendors such as Asus, QNAP and Synology.

What Is Unified Threat Management (UTM)? What Are Its Benefits

Cybercrime is growing at a rapid pace. Although there are security products available to counter different cyber threats, managing too many security products can be a daunting task. It’s neither easy nor cost-effective to manage numerous separate security products. Organizations are looking for ways to consolidate multiple security functions into a single network security appliance because it is easier to manage and is more cost-effective.
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The Autonomous Shield: Cybersecurity in the Age of Automation and AI

As businesses adapt to an ever-evolving threat and regulatory landscape, it is widely accepted that the next big challenge lies in scaling cybersecurity to keep pace. In fact, organizations have never experienced the volume, velocity, and severity of attacks that we witnessed in 2024 and are continuing to see in 2025. You only have to look at recent high-profile cyberattacks on major UK retailers and manufacturers to appreciate how devastating such attacks can be, with consequences rippling across entire sectors.

From Alert to Full Containment: Why Top Flite MDR Requires Elite Threat Intelligence and Incident Response

Trustwave, A LevelBlue Company, is justifiably proud of its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution. Trustwave MDR is an analyst recognized vendor in the MDR space having just been named as a Leader in the Leader the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed Detection and Response Services 2025 and has a long list of MDR accolades and awards filling our award shelves. The reason Trustwave is so frequently called out from other MDR providers is our differentiating factors.
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Adapting to an AI-Driven Threat Landscape: The Future of Cyber Defence

As cyber threats grow more advanced, with AI becoming a tool for both cyber attack and defence, the challenge facing businesses has never been more complex. Emerging technology is now making watertight cybersecurity practice a core pillar of operational resilience, data integrity, and customer trust. The path forward lies in strategic AI integration, harnessing its potential to automate defence and accelerate detection, while maintaining transparency, governance, and trust.

Get Ahead of Digital Impersonation with Brand Threat Intelligence

Trust isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s the foundation your organization is built on, fueling everything from customer loyalty to stronger partnerships and confident employees. But today, trust must be built across more digital channels than ever: websites, social platforms, app stores, and much more.

CSAM Week 3: Don't Take the Phishing Bait

Phishing remains one of the most persistent cyber threats in the digital age. These attacks trick individuals into revealing sensitive information—like passwords, account numbers, or personal details—through emails, texts, or calls that appear to be legitimate.‍ Despite major advances in cybersecurity, attackers continue to refine their tactics.

When Time-to-Exploit Goes Negative: Rethinking Defense for Irish Critical Infrastructure

When we analyzed Ireland's critical national infrastructure (CNI) through an intelligence lens, the findings were sobering. Of 222 CNI organizations examined, 98—nearly 44%—have exposed known vulnerabilities. We then analyzed whether these open doors were being actively exploited by threat actors. Ireland is home to 15,776 attack origins, and 85% of them are the very same IPs and networks in CNI organizations with those exposed known vulnerabilities.