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Fast Facts Emergence of Chaos RaaS: Chaos, a new ransomware-as-a-service group likely formed from ex-BlackSuit members, launched in February 2025, utilizing aggressive tactics like spam flooding and social engineering to infiltrate networks. Advanced Technical Strategies: The ransomware employs multi-threaded rapid encryption, anti-analysis techniques, and targets diverse systems including Windows and ESXi, making detection and recovery challenging for victims. Attack Modus Operandi: Chaos initiates attacks via phishing, leveraging remote desktop software for access, followed by credential harvesting and obliterating security logs before deploying ransomware for data exfiltration. Law Enforcement Response: Following seizures of BlackSuit’s dark web infrastructure by law enforcement, the…

DataPelago, the company behind the world’s first universal data processing engine for accelerated computing, announced that tech industry veteran John “JG” Chirapurath has joined the company as president. Chirapurath brings decades of leadership experience scaling platform businesses and shaping technology ecosystems at Microsoft and SAP. As president of DataPelago, Chirapurath will lead company strategy and execution across product innovation, go-to-market strategy, and strategic partnerships. His extensive experience leading large-scale platform initiatives will be instrumental as DataPelago continues its growth. Cyber Technology Insights : Dropzone AI Secures $37 Million Series B, Putting AI Security Analysts on the Front Lines of Cyber Battlefield “DataPelago sits at…

Essential Insights Funding Round: AI security startup Promptfoo raised $18.4 million in Series A funding, increasing total funding to $23.4 million, led by Insight Partners with participation from Andreessen Horowitz. Platform Purpose: Founded in 2024, Promptfoo develops a platform that secures large language models (LLMs) and generative AI applications by detecting risks like prompt injections and harmful content generation. Automated Solutions: The platform automates red-team tests during development, offering actionable insights and integrating findings into existing vulnerability management systems to enhance security. Market Adoption: Promptfoo’s solutions are utilized by financial institutions, retailers, and telecoms, with over 100,000 developers using its…

Top Highlights Evolving Attack Methods: Cyber attacks have shifted focus from local networks to SaaS services accessed through browsers, targeting digital identities as the primary vulnerability due to the rise of remote work environments. Credential Harvesting and Phishing: Attackers successfully utilize various techniques, including phishing and infostealers, to compromise identities, which often lead to account takeovers in high-profile breaches like the Snowflake campaign. The Browser as a Battleground: The web browser has become the new endpoint for identity attacks, necessitating strict controls on browser extensions and monitoring for malicious activity, as traditional security measures lag behind evolving threats. Need for…

Welcome to your Daily CyberTech Highlights! Each day, we bring you the most essential news and insightful analysis from the world of Cybersecurity, Cloud security, Data protection, Data privacy and Technology. Stay informed on the latest trends, threats, and innovations shaping the digital landscape, so you can make informed decisions and stay ahead of the curve. Let’s dive into today’s top stories! Daily CyberTech Highlights Brand Covered: Resilience Headline: Resilience, CrowdStrike and AWS Work Together to Reduce Cyber Risk for Enterprises Resilience, the leading cyber risk solutions company, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a new collaboration to empower enterprises to proactively mitigate cyber risk and…

Asimily, the only complete IoT, OT, and IoMT Risk Mitigation Platform, announced the release of several new innovative features designed to help organizations across all industries efficiently secure and manage IoT devices while continuing down its path of cybersecurity innovation. These features are: IoT Password Management significantly simplifies the execution of password best practices across devices from multiple manufacturers. IoT Patching offers a 200% increase in supported manufacturers whose devices can now be automatically updated by Asimily. An intuitive new user interface designed for speed and efficiency, particularly for busy security and IT teams. Cyber Technology Insights : U.S. Enterprises Strengthen Cybersecurity for Enhanced Resilience…

Fast Facts Vulnerability Details: The US CISA has warned about a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-2533) in PaperCut’s NG and MF print management solutions, which enables remote code execution and unauthorized changes if an admin is deceived into clicking a malicious link. Severity Ratings: The flaw is rated with varying CVSS scores: 7.9 by PaperCut, 8.8 by NIST, and 8.4 by Fluid Attacks, highlighting its significant security risk across all versions prior to 22.1.1. Exploitation in the Wild: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating that it has been actively exploited, although specific details on these attacks remain…

ControlMonkey, the only fully end-to-end Terraform automation platform delivering Total Cloud Control, announced the launch of its IaC Risk Index, the first security dashboard purpose-built to measure cloud risk at its root: infrastructure delivery. While most security dashboards focus on misconfigurations after they happen, ControlMonkey’s IaC Risk Index reframes the problem. It gives cloud and security teams visibility into how infrastructure was delivered, whether it’s governed by code, and where active vulnerabilities exist. By connecting IaC coverage with active security risks, the Index reveals which vulnerable resources are unmanaged, drifted, or governed and sets the stage for precise, state-aware remediation. Cyber Technology Insights : U.S. Enterprises Strengthen…

Resilience, the leading cyber risk solutions company, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a new collaboration to empower enterprises to proactively mitigate cyber risk and minimize material losses from cyber incidents. Through this new partnership with CrowdStrike and expanded collaboration with AWS, customers can leverage the Resilience Threatonomics Platform to turn security insights into financial risk mitigation strategies and help improve cyber insurance coverage terms. The Resilience platform ingests information about a company’s security posture, including telemetry from the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform and AWS, and provides powerful risk quantification, roadmap prioritization, and reporting tools to help enterprises understand the financial impact of their cybersecurity…

In a world where online threats are becoming harder to track and easier to fall for, a new publication is stepping up to make digital safety more understandable. SafePaper, launched in 2025, is a new independent media platform focused entirely on cybersecurity, personal privacy, and internet protection. The core idea behind SafePaper is to cut through the noise surrounding cybersecurity with reporting that is clear and grounded in real-world impact. While cybersecurity affects everyone, most coverage is either buried in technical jargon or overloaded with irrelevant detail. SafePaper distinguishes itself by being accessible and engaging, whether it is reporting on…