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tripwire

A Subtle Form of Siege: DDoS Smokescreens as a Cover for Quiet Data Breaches

May 12, 2025 By Guest Authors In Tripwire
DDoS attacks have long been dismissed as blunt instruments, favored by script kiddies and hacktivists for their ability to overwhelm and disrupt. But in today's fragmented, hybrid-cloud environments, they've evolved into something far more cunning: a smokescreen. What looks like digital vandalism may actually be a coordinated diversion, engineered to distract defenders from deeper breaches in progress.
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Embeddings vs. Generative Models #AI #RAG #AIExplained #MachineLearning #OpenAI #LLMs #AIsecurity

May 12, 2025 By Mend In Mend
Not all AI models are made to generate. Some are built to understand. Here’s the key difference: Generative models take in text and produce new text (think ChatGPT). Embedding models take in text and translate it into numbers, vectors that capture meaning. Why does that matter? Because embedding models let you turn documents into searchable vectors. That means when someone asks a question, you don’t need to search the whole doc, you just find the most relevant chunks based on meaning. And that’s what makes things like RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) powerful and efficient.
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jfrog

RSAC 2025 Recap: Software Supply Chain Security Takes Center Stage

May 12, 2025 By Paul Davis In JFrog
The RSA Conference 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on April 28 – May 1, brought together over 44,000 cybersecurity professionals from around the world. This year’s event, marking the 34th annual flagship conference, placed significant emphasis on software supply chain security and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices. From the keynotes, speaking sessions, and 1:1 conversations I had on the show floor, there were eight key themes that came up over and over again.
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Torq

The Future of Retail Cybersecurity: SOC Automation

May 12, 2025 By Bob Boyle In Torq
Retail companies are high-value targets for cybercriminals. With sprawling infrastructures, complex supply chains, and large amounts of customer data, retailers are a goldmine for bad actors. In 2024, the retail sector accounted for 24% of all cyberattacks — more than any other industry. The average cost of a data breach in retail rose to $3.28 million.
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Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM: Simplify threat detection with an AI-powered rules engine

May 12, 2025 By Sumo Logic, Inc. In Sumo Logic
Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM is designed to transform how organizations detect and respond to threats. Using our rules engine with over 1,000 out-of-the-box rules, discover how you can simplify threat detection with AI-powered automation, transparent rule customization, and built-in threat intelligence.
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seemplicity

Leveling Up AppSec: Overcome Vulnerability Management Challenges in Game Development

May 12, 2025 By Kevin Swan In Seemplicity
Game development studios face enormous pressure to deliver immersive, high-performance experiences on a rigid schedule, all while ensuring that every release meets the highest standards for quality and security. For security teams, keeping up with fast-moving codebases, short release cycles, and a flood of vulnerabilities is no easy feat.
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wallarm

The Ongoing Risks of Hardcoded JWT Keys

May 12, 2025 By Wallarm In Wallarm
In early May 2025, Cisco released software fixes to address a flaw in its IOS XE Software for Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20188, has a CVSS score of 10.0 and could enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to a susceptible system – but the real story is that this vulnerability drives home the persistent risks associated with hardcoded credentials, particularly JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), in network infrastructure components.
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Corelight

How to Threat Hunt for Volt Typhoon Using NDR

May 12, 2025 By Jason Wood In Corelight
Whether they use custom implants for persistence, zero days for initial access, or live off the land (LOTL) to avoid detection, finding a state-sponsored adversary group can be a challenging proposition for defenders. This can be particularly true for adversaries that are sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Historically, their focus has been on espionage and intellectual property theft.
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aikido

Container Security is Hard - Aikido Container Autofix to Make it Easy

May 12, 2025 By Charlie Eriksen In Aikido
Container security starts with your base image. But here’s the catch: In this post, we’ll explore why updating base images is harder than it seems, walk through real examples, and show how you can automate safe, intelligent upgrades without breaking your app.
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