Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Does the world really need another study of shadow AI? That was my first thought going into this project. Reading dozens of previous reports did not change that impression: there's a lot of shadow AI out there, and a lot of reports saying so. But the more I read, the more apparent it became that something important was missing. This endless supply was not meeting what was actually in demand.

The platforms your customers trust to connect with your brand are now being weaponized to destroy its reputation. AI is equipping cybercriminals with industrial-scale operations that can replicate your brand presence across all major social platforms in just minutes. This guide provides a CISO's framework for moving from reactive brand monitoring to proactive threat disruption, detailing a four-pillar plan to neutralize these threats before they impact your business.

When an auditor walks through your door, they aren't looking for a list of vulnerabilities; they're looking for proof that your Third-Party Cyber Risk Management (TPCRM) program is consistent, defensible, and robust. Internal and external auditors evaluate the Vendor Risk Management process by testing evidence, but they do so with different goals.

You've been here before. The vendor risk assessment is complete, the report is generated, and it lands on a stakeholder's desk. And yet, this comprehensive, detailed document, which provides vital information on a vendor's security posture, goes nowhere. The handoff lands in limbo.

Low-code workflow builders have flourished in the AI wave, providing the “shovels and picks” for non-technical users to make AI-powered apps. Flowise is one of those tools and, like others in its category, it has the potential to leak data when configured without user authentication. To understand the risk of misconfigured Flowise instances, we investigated over a hundred data exposures found in the wild.

Modern breaches rarely begin with a brute-force attack on a firewall, they now start with a user login. Valid account credentials are now a top initial access vector, responsible for 30% of all intrusions. In this post, we address a common misconception surrounding the inforstealer malware that may be putting you at risk of a data breach.

The tools designed to build your next product are now being used to build the perfect attack against it. Generative AI platforms can spin up a pixel-perfect replica of your brand's login page in minutes, launching high-fidelity phishing campaigns at a scale and speed that legacy security models cannot handle. This isn't an emerging threat; it's an industrialized phishing engine that’s already being weaponized against businesses.

The Department of War’s (DoW) new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) marks a watershed moment for cyber defense. This move confirms that static, checklist-based security is obsolete. To defend against modern threats, organizations must adopt the continuous and proactive posture management approach experts have been recommending for years.