Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Not too long ago I read an interesting blogpost by SpecterOps about Microsoft EPM that got my attention as I was not aware of this Microsoft product/feature. It was interesting to learn that Microsoft expanded into the realm of Endpoint Privilege Management and since this means that there must be some service/driver running with high privileges that elevates low-privileged processes, I thought there could be potential vulnerabilities and bugs.

Today we’re announcing the beginning of the next phase of our journey. We’re launching our Vulnerability Intelligence feed, Nucleus Insights. As we’ve worked with many companies, partners, and clients over the years, this became an obvious next step for Nucleus, and I want to share with you why. Fixing vulnerabilities is expensive. Not just in terms of patching costs or system downtime, but in people, time, and lost focus.

Most teams run on velocity budgets, not risk budgets. While features get sprints, milestones, and release slots, risk, on the other hand, gets hope. When scan depth and speed decisions are made without an explicit budget for risk, the outcome is predictable: throughput is optimized while exposure compounds silently in the background.

In 2021, a critical vulnerability in a popular Node.js library allowed hackers to carry out code injection and silently compromise thousands of applications, with disastrous effects. It wasn’t a brute-force attack. It wasn’t ransomware. It was some wittily constructed pieces of malevolent code that got through defences and provided attackers with complete carte blanche. Code injection attacks are no longer rare. They’re alarmingly common.

PHILADELPHIA (Aug 25, 2025) – Outpost24, a leading provider of exposure management solutions, today announced it has been named as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Exposure Management 2025 Vendor Assessment. The Outpost24 team believes this recognition underscores our comprehensive exposure management solutions and commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.

A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-29927, has shaken the Next.js development community. Rated with a severity score of 9.1 (Critical), this flaw allows attackers to completely bypass authorization checks in middleware, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive data and protected routes. The issue is a powerful reminder that even a small design flaw in a popular framework can have widespread and dangerous consequences.

The digital interdependence of today’s healthcare supply chain has created new systemic risks. Cybersecurity is no longer limited to internal systems, but vulnerabilities in the innumerable third-party suppliers can now expose entire networks to disruption. From patient records stored in the cloud to diagnostic tools and logistics platforms, every element is a potential entry point for attackers.

The problem with cybersecurity risk today? It won’t sit still. Modern risk is messy. It spreads across cloud workloads, third-party services, shadow assets, and developer pipelines. It evolves faster than most teams can keep up. And it rarely announces itself with a neat dashboard alert. Yet many organizations still rely on the old playbook: manual risk assessments, stitched together from siloed tools, delivered days or weeks after they’re already outdated.