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  • Cloud Blog: Prove your expertise with our Professional Security Operations Engineer certification

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/prove-your-expertise-with-our-new-secops-engineer-certification/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Prove your expertise with our Professional Security Operations Engineer certification Feedly Summary: Security leaders are clear about their priorities: After AI, cloud security is the top training topic for decision-makers. As threats against cloud workloads become more sophisticated, organizations are looking for highly-skilled professionals to help defend against…

  • The Register: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/eggstreme_malware_china_philippines/ Source: The Register Title: Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say Feedly Summary: Ovoid-themed in-memory malware offers a menu for mayhem ‘EggStreme’ framework looks like the sort of thing Beijing would find handy in its ongoing territorial beefs Infosec outfit Bitdefender says it’s spotted a strain of in-memory…

  • The Register: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/akira_ransomware_abusing_sonicwall/ Source: The Register Title: Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks Feedly Summary: Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Maturing the cyber threat intelligence program

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/maturing-the-cyber-threat-intelligence-program/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Maturing the cyber threat intelligence program Feedly Summary: The Cyber Threat Intelligence Capability Maturity Model (CTI-CMM) helps organizations assess and improve their threat intelligence programs by outlining 11 key areas and specific missions where CTI can support decision-making.  AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Cyber Threat…

  • The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…

  • The Register: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/cyber_threat_intelsharing_funding_lifeline/ Source: The Register Title: Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline Feedly Summary: Clock is ticking US security leaders have urged lawmakers to reauthorize two key pieces of cyber legislation, including one that facilitates threat-intel sharing between the private sector and federal government, before they expire at the end of…

  • Schneier on Security: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/indirect-prompt-injection-attacks-against-llm-assistants.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants Feedly Summary: Really good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangerous” Abstract: The growing integration of LLMs into applications has introduced new security risks,…

  • Tomasz Tunguz: From Vibe Coding to the New Software Standard

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    Source URL: https://www.tomtunguz.com/from-vibe-coding-to-the-new-software-standard/ Source: Tomasz Tunguz Title: From Vibe Coding to the New Software Standard Feedly Summary: The days of “move fast and break things” are over. Silicon Valley’s engineering teams are trading hoodies for hard hats. The software industry faces its biggest cultural shift in decades: from intuitive “vibe-based” coding to standardized development practices.…

  • Embrace The Red: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project

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    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2025/agenthopper-a-poc-ai-virus/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: AgentHopper: An AI Virus Research Project Feedly Summary: As part of the Month of AI Bugs, serious vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution via indirect prompt injection were discovered. There was a period of a few weeks where multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities existed in popular agents,…