Category Archive
Detection
16 reports·All intelligence
Detection engineering — YARA, Sigma, and hunt logic turned from raw intelligence into rules you can deploy.
Antino Backdoor Shows Why Microsoft 365 C2 Needs Cloud-Aware Detection
Cisco Talos reports China-nexus UAT-11587 used the Antino backdoor with Outlook and OneDrive as command-and-control channels. Here is what SMB and government-contractor defenders should monitor.
Session Cookie Bypass Shows Why SSO Is Not the Whole Trust Boundary
Resecurity found an application where predictable session-cookie signing bypassed Entra ID SSO and MFA. Here is what SMB and government-contractor defenders should check.
Warlock Ransomware Shows SharePoint Is Still Critical Infrastructure Risk
Recorded Future News and Symantec report China-nexus Warlock ransomware attacks against water, telecom, government, and university targets. Here is what SMB and government-contractor defenders should do about exposed SharePoint risk.
FortiMail Zero-Day Shows Email Security Appliances Need Incident Response
Fortinet says CVE-2026-104286 is being exploited against FortiMail. Here is how SMB and government-contractor defenders should respond beyond patching.
DragonForce TURN and MQTT Backdoors Show Why Ransomware Defense Needs Egress Visibility
Lab52 reports DragonForce-linked backdoors abusing TURN relays and MQTT for resilient command-and-control. Here is what SMBs and government contractors should monitor now.
AI Is Turning Vulnerability Triage Into a Threat-Intel Problem
Google Threat Intelligence Group says AI is increasing vulnerability discovery and n-day weaponization pressure. For SMBs and government contractors, the answer is not panic-patching everything—it is exposure-aware, intelligence-led triage.
2CLoader Shows Why Malware Loader Alerts Need Identity Response
Zscaler ThreatLabz detailed 2CLoader delivering Vidar, Remus, and XWorm. Here is why SMB and government-contractor defenders should treat loader detections as credential and identity incidents.
Zimbra CVE-2026-73570 Shows Mail Servers Need Full Incident Review
Microsoft tracked exploitation of an unauthenticated Zimbra command injection flaw. For defenders, this is a patch-and-investigate mail-server incident, not just a routine update.
Apache MINA SSHD Auth Bypasses Show Why Embedded SSH Needs Inventory
Apache disclosed critical MINA SSHD authentication-bypass flaws affecting certain Java SSH server implementations. Here is what SMB and government-contractor defenders should check first.
NeedyMantis Shows Why Post-Compromise Malware Needs Full Intrusion Review
Microsoft’s NeedyMantis analysis shows why targeted malware found after initial access should trigger full intrusion review, not a simple cleanup ticket.
NetScaler KEV RCEs Show Why Edge Devices Need Emergency Playbooks
Citrix and CISA confirmed active exploitation of two critical NetScaler ADC/Gateway flaws. Here is how SMB and government-contractor defenders should patch, verify exposure, and hunt for compromise.
PeopleSoft WAF Bypass Shows Why Patch-First Beats Perimeter Rules
GTIG/Mandiant report renewed PeopleSoft exploitation using encoded-path WAF bypasses. Here is what defenders should validate beyond perimeter string matching.
Storm-2570 Shows Why Ransomware Defense Should Track Tradecraft, Not Payloads
Microsoft’s Storm-2570 reporting shows why defenders should track ransomware affiliate behavior: RMM abuse, tunnels, credential theft, lateral movement, security tampering, and cloud exfiltration before encryption.
Detecting and Responding to Security Incidents and Why its Difficult.
Quick Picture of Attacker Vs Defender With the relentless advancement of technology and continuous improvements in security measures, there remains a significant challenge in detecting and responding to security incidents. This difficulty arises partly due to the diverse tactics
Tool of First Resort: Israel-Hamas War in Cyber
Feb 14, 2024 | 4 min read | Sandra Joyce | Shane Huntley READ ARTICLE Cybersecurity plays a critical role in geopolitics — particularly during times of conflict. While offensive cyber operations have become nearly universal, the tactics, timing and objectives of threat actors can
Detection 101: Top Detections for Email Phishing and BEC
Read Article Phishing Detections: Starting the DIR Process Email phishing and BEC attacks both rely on email communication, so an email security tool is integral to protecting your environment. However, while an email security tool plays a central role in detecting phishing attem