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In today’s hyper-connected digital ecosystem, businesses are more agile, innovative, and efficient than ever before. But this evolution comes at a steep price: supply chain cyberattacks are escalating in both frequency and sophistication. The very tools and vendors you trust to run your business could be the entry point for malicious actors.

The cyber threat landscape never sleeps—and neither do the adversaries behind it. In an era where most botnets are Linux-based and heavily target IoT devices, a new breed of malware has emerged, shifting the paradigm of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Known as HTTPBot, this new Windows-based botnet is engineered with precision and built to disrupt operations where it hurts most: in high-value, real-time digital interfaces. 

In the age of AI, data is gold—but it’s also a deeply personal resource. The debate over how that data is gathered and used has reached a boiling point with Meta’s latest move.
In a controversial shift, Meta has announced plans to use public content from Facebook and Instagram users across Europe to train its generative AI models. But there’s one glaring issue: they’re not asking for prior user consent.

In an urgent reminder of the ever-evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, Samsung has issued an emergency security update to address CVE-2025-4632, a critical zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. This isn't a routine patch—it’s a significant alert for enterprises, CISOs, and mobile users worldwide. Over 2 billion Samsung devices are potentially exposed, raising an immediate and critical question

Cybersecurity professionals have long warned that the biggest threats to enterprise security are not necessarily the most complex. Often, it's the unpatched, overlooked, or misunderstood vulnerabilities that open the door to devastating breaches. This truth was once again proven with the discovery of CVE-2025-32756, a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Fortinet’s FortiOS, the backbone of its widely deployed firewall and networking solutions.

In today’s digital-first world, convenience often comes at the cost of privacy. Every click, voice command, and facial scan contributes to a growing ecosystem of personal data. While users place trust in technology providers to safeguard their digital identities, recent events reveal that this trust is not always upheld.

In the wake of the recent Pahalgam incidents, the focus has once again shifted to national security—and with it, the hidden battlefield of cyberspace. Though the core issue stems from the actions of terror outfits and not direct state-to-state aggression, the digital spillover is undeniable.

Imagine paying just €10 to knock an entire website offline.
No hacking knowledge required. No secret chatrooms. Just a simple, user-friendly web portal.
This wasn’t fiction—it was the reality of the growing DDoS-for-hire underworld.

In one of the most unexpected cybersecurity incidents in recent memory, the CEO of a cybersecurity company was charged with deploying malware on hospital systems. This shocking betrayal has shaken the industry to its core. How could someone entrusted with securing critical systems turn into the very threat they are supposed to defend against?

Open-source software has radically transformed how modern applications are built. It accelerates development, reduces costs, and fosters innovation. But in this era of rapid development and microservices, it also introduces a silent but significant threat: your dependencies.