New Report Explains Why CASB Solutions Fail to Address Shadow SaaS and How to Fix It

Whether it’s CRMs, project management tools, payment processors, or lead management tools – your workforce is using SaaS applications by the pound. Organizations often rely on traditional CASB solutions for protecting against malicious access and data exfiltration, but these fall short for protecting against shadow SaaS, data damage, and more.
A new report, Understanding SaaS Security Risks: Why

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T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit

T-Mobile paid $33 million in a private arbitration process over a SIM swap attack leading to cryptocurrency theft.

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Aussie Fintech Vroom Exposes Thousands of Records After AWS Misconfiguration

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a data exposure at Australian fintech Vroom by YouX, exposing 27,000 records, including driver’s licenses, bank statements, and more.

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AI Security Firm Straiker Emerges From Stealth With $21M in Funding

Straiker has emerged from stealth mode with a solution designed to help enterprises secure AI agents and applications.

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More Solar System Vulnerabilities Expose Power Grids to Hacking 

Forescout has found dozens of vulnerabilities in solar power systems from Sungrow, Growatt and SMA.

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High-Severity Cloud Security Alerts Tripled in 2024

Attackers aren’t just spending more time targeting the cloud — they’re ruthlessly stealing more sensitive data and accessing more critical systems than ever before.

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Top 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 – Stay Alert!

Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system.
Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this year and what you need to know to avoid them.
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Which Top Cybersecurity Role of 2024 Was Featured in 64,000+ Job Postings?

IT and security workforce management firm CyberSN surveyed job listings from 2022 to 2024. Yes, decreases in demand for some job titles may be related to AI.

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150,000 Sites Compromised by JavaScript Injection Promoting Chinese Gambling Platforms

An ongoing campaign that infiltrates legitimate websites with malicious JavaScript injects to promote Chinese-language gambling platforms has ballooned to compromise approximately 150,000 sites to date.
“The threat actor has slightly revamped their interface but is still relying on an iframe injection to display a full-screen overlay in the visitor’s browser,” c/side security analyst Himanshu

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NHS vendor Advanced to pay £3M fine following 2022 ransomware attack

NHS vendor Advanced will pay just over £3 million ($3.8 million) in fines for not implementing basic security measures before it suffered a ransomware attack in 2022, the U.K.’s data protection regulator has confirmed.  It’s half the fine that the Information Commissioner’s Office had initially sought in August 2024, when the data watchdog said it […]

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