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  • Cisco Talos Blog: Seasoning email threats with hidden text salting

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/seasoning-email-threats-with-hidden-text-salting/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Seasoning email threats with hidden text salting Feedly Summary: Hidden text salting is a simple yet effective technique for bypassing email parsers, confusing spam filters, and evading detection engines that rely on keywords. Cisco Talos observed an increase in the number of email threats leveraging hidden text…

  • Slashdot: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/24/0039249/backdoor-infecting-vpns-used-magic-packets-for-stealth-and-security Source: Slashdot Title: Backdoor Infecting VPNs Used ‘Magic Packets’ For Stealth and Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** This text discusses a newly discovered backdoor malware named “J-Magic,” which targets enterprise VPNs running on Juniper Networks’ Junos OS. The backdoor employs advanced techniques, such as passive…

  • The Register: Patch now: Cisco fixes critical 9.9-rated, make-me-admin bug

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/cisco_fixes_critical_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Patch now: Cisco fixes critical 9.9-rated, make-me-admin bug Feedly Summary: No in-the-wild exploits … yet Cisco has pushed a patch for a critical, 9.9-rated vulnerability in its Meeting Management tool that could allow a remote, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate to administrator on affected devices.… AI…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Introducing Operator

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/23/introducing-operator/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Introducing Operator Feedly Summary: Introducing Operator OpenAI released their “research preview" today of Operator, a cloud-based browser automation platform rolling out today to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers. They’re calling this their first "agent". In the Operator announcement video Sam Altman defined that notoriously vague term like this:…

  • Cloud Blog: Using custom Org Policies to enforce the CIS benchmark for GKE

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-to-use-custom-org-policies-to-enforce-cis-benchmark-for-gke/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Using custom Org Policies to enforce the CIS benchmark for GKE Feedly Summary: As the adoption of container workloads increases, so does the need to establish and maintain a consistent, strong Kubernetes security posture. Failing to do so can have significant consequences for the risk posture of an…

  • Cloud Blog: Migrate Oracle-based applications to Google Cloud and simplify operations

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/tips-for-migrating-oracle-based-applications-to-google-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Migrate Oracle-based applications to Google Cloud and simplify operations Feedly Summary: Last year, Google Cloud and Oracle forged a strategic partnership to accelerate cloud transformation for businesses, allowing them to integrate Oracle’s robust database capabilities within Google Cloud’s environment. This partnership applies to Oracle databases, as well as…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/23/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2020-11023 JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks…

  • The Register: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/sonicwall_critical_bug/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix Feedly Summary: Big organizations and governments are main users of these gateways SonicWall is warning customers of a critical vulnerability that was potentially already exploited as a zero-day.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: SonicWall has issued…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/23/cisa-releases-six-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released six Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 23, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-023-01 mySCADA myPRO Manager ICSA-25-023-02 Hitachi Energy RTU500 Series Product ICSA-25-023-03 Schneider Electric EVlink…

  • The Register: FortiGate config leaks: Victims’ email addresses published online

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/fortigate_config_leaks_infoseccers_list_victim_emails/ Source: The Register Title: FortiGate config leaks: Victims’ email addresses published online Feedly Summary: Experts warn not to take leaks lightly as years-long compromises could remain undetected Thousands of email addresses included in the Belsen Group’s dump of FortiGate configs last week are now available online, revealing which organizations may have been…