Making opportunistic cyberattacks harder by design | Microsoft Security Blog
How Microsoft secures Dynamics 365 and Power Platform by removing credentials, reducing attack surfaces, and using platform engineering to block opportunistic threats.
Spy agency officials say job loss anxiety, moving fast ‘safely’ among top challenges in AI workforce overhaul | CyberScoop
While tech leaders think about how to strategically deploy AI tools to support human intelligence needs, rank and filers express concerns about their livelihoods.
Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files
Researchers are warning that the VECT 2.0 ransomware has a problem in the way it handles encryption nonces that leads to permanently destroying larger files rather than encrypt them.
Hackers are exploiting a critical LiteLLM pre-auth SQLi flaw
Hackers are targeting sensitive information stored in the LiteLLM open-source large-language model (LLM) gateway by exploiting a critical vulnerability  tracked as CVE-2026-42208.
Federal CIO cautious on Anthropic’s Mythos despite planned rollout | CyberScoop
Greg Barbaccia told CyberScoop that Anthropic's Mythos shows real promise for federal cyber defense, but warns that laboratory results and live network conditions are two very different things.
Video service Vimeo confirms Anodot breach exposed user data
Vimeo has disclosed that data belonging to some of its customers and users has been accessed without authorization following the recent breach at the Anodot data anomaly detection company.
Rep. Delia Ramirez takes over as top House cybersecurity Dem | CyberScoop
Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez has been named ranking member of the House cybersecurity subcommittee, replacing Eric Swalwell. She brings a focus on oversight of Trump-era tech policies.
US reportedly charges Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland
A 19-year-old dual United States and Estonian citizen arrested in Finland earlier this month faces federal charges in the U.S. alleging he was a prolific member of the notorious Scattered Spider hacking collective.
Simplifying AWS defense with Microsoft Sentinel UEBA | Microsoft Security Blog
Learn how Microsoft Sentinel UEBA helps defenders distinguish benign AWS activity from attacker behavior by enriching raw CloudTrail logs with clear, binary behavioral signals derived from baseline user, peer, and device behavior patterns.
Five defender priorities from the Talos Year in Review
With attackers moving faster than ever, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This blog breaks down five practical priorities from the Cisco Talos 2025 Year in Review to help defenders focus and prioritize, amidst all the noise.
Inside an OPSEC Playbook: How Threat Actors Evade Detection
Threat actors are now publishing structured OPSEC playbooks to stay undetected. Flare reveals how these guides outline layered infrastructure, identity separation, and long-term evasion strategies.