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Frameworks provide the structure for an effective incident response program. Here's where to turn for guidance on what to include. - Read more

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By: Josh Bartolomie, Chief Security Officer, CofenseIntroduction: A Paradigm Shift in Threat Actor BehaviorI have always told myself that I never want to become a stereotypical "stuck in time" security graybeard, the infosec equivalent of "back in my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow!" My fear is not of being nostalgic, but that I...

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Uncertainty has become the operating environment for business. And this year, fragmentation is driving it. The global threat landscape didn't simplify in 2025; it shattered. Geopolitical alliances strained. Criminal enterprises splintered under law enforcement pressure, then regrouped into smaller, faster, and harder-to-track operations. State-sponsored cyber actors shifted from dramatic disruptions to quiet pre-positioning, embedding themselves in networks and...

Fragmentation is the new normal The global threat landscape didn't simplify in 2025—it shattered. Geopolitical alliances strained. Criminal enterprises splintered and regrouped. State-sponsored actors shifted from dramatic disruptions to quiet pre-positioning. And as long-established norms unwound, convergence across once-distinct domains created unprecedented uncertainty. The 2026 State of Security report delivers Insikt Group's most comprehensive annual...

A newly tracked intrusion framework called VoidLink is drawing attention for its modular design and focus on Linux systems. It behaves like an implant management framework, letting operators deploy a core implant and add capabilities as needed, which shortens the time from access to action. Recent activity has been linked to a threat actor Cisco refers to as UAT-9921,...

Campaign combines stolen Telegram accounts, fake Zoom calls and ClickFix attacks to deploy infostealer malware - Read more

The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to new analysis. - Read more

We often describe cases of malware distribution under the guise of game cheats and pirated software. Sometimes such methods are used to spread complex malware that employs advanced techniques and sophisticated infection chains. In February 2026, researchers from Howler Cell announced the discovery of a mass campaign distributing pirated games infected with a previously unknown family of malware. It turned...