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Fix OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities
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Identify and patch prompt injection vulnerabilities
Network Security
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Configure a firewall with proper inbound/outbound rules
Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing
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Conduct a full pen test with Kali Linux
Cloud Security
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Implement IAM least-privilege policies on AWS/GCP
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Build an incident response playbook
Security Compliance
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Map controls for SOC 2 Type II compliance
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Build an AI-powered log anomaly detector
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US government body paid $1M to hackers who never locked a single file
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1d ago
US government body paid $1M to hackers who never locked a single file
A US government entity paid around $1m to stop stolen files from being published, according to a case study by researcher Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC. The a
The man who built Pegasus now sells governments the antidote, and Latin America is buying
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 2d ago
The man who built Pegasus now sells governments the antidote, and Latin America is buying
Dream, the Israeli AI cybersecurity startup that tripled its valuation to $3 billion this year, is expanding into Latin America. The company is targeting govern
North Korea-linked npm packages impersonate Rollup polyfill tools to steal developer secrets
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 2d ago
North Korea-linked npm packages impersonate Rollup polyfill tools to steal developer secrets
Security researchers at JFrog have identified a set of malicious npm packages linked to North Korean threat actors that impersonate legitimate Rollup polyfill t
EU lawmaker who investigated spyware abuse was hacked with Pegasus
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 2d ago
EU lawmaker who investigated spyware abuse was hacked with Pegasus
Stelios Kouloglou spent two years on the European Parliament committee set up to investigate governments spying on their own citizens with commercial hacking to
Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop
Wired AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 4d ago
Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop
Touted as a less-hookup-focused Grindr, Goose is an invite-only space for gay men. The problem is the people promoting it don’t seem real.
A Brazilian banking trojan is targeting Santander and BBVA customers with fake PDF lures
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 4d ago
A Brazilian banking trojan is targeting Santander and BBVA customers with fake PDF lures
A Brazilian banking trojan called Ousaban is going after Windows users who bank in Spain and Portugal, using fake PDFs, geofencing, and a payload hidden inside
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 4d ago
This new Android security setting spots bad networks and fake cell towers - enable it ASAP
Connecting to the wrong network can put your data at risk. Android can warn you, but only if you allow it.
Cloudflare to block cynical search-and-scrape bots from ad-supported web pages
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 4d ago
Cloudflare to block cynical search-and-scrape bots from ad-supported web pages
Some crawlers gather data for both search and AI training, so when publishers block them to protect content they risk disappearning from search results ...
Claude Code users complain their chat records are being mysteriously wiped out
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Claude Code users complain their chat records are being mysteriously wiped out
Got important chats older than 30 days? You'd better be sure the transcripts still exist
Infosec professionals sour on automated pentesting tools
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Infosec professionals sour on automated pentesting tools
29% of security pros were open to fully autonomous pentesting last year; now only 9% are
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Apple rushed to squash 29 bugs because AI is supercharging hackers - update ASAP
Software updates are rolling out now for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, bringing fixes that weren't supposed to arrive so soon. Here's why.
Apple says it is shipping security updates early as AI speeds up hacking
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Apple says it is shipping security updates early as AI speeds up hacking
For years Apple released most of its security fixes the way it releases everything else, on a schedule, bundled into the next big version of iOS and delivered w
Chrome is putting things on your computer you never agreed to
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
Chrome is putting things on your computer you never agreed to
Your browser has been busy on your behalf. This week brought two reminders that Chrome can put things on your machine you never agreed to. One came from Google.
The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track your phone
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 5d ago
The Supreme Court just made it harder for police to track your phone
Your phone keeps a minute-by-minute diary of where you go. The US Supreme Court has now ruled that police cannot simply demand it. In a major win for digital pr
The Verge 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 6d ago
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple's key suppliers, according to a report from
AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 6d ago
AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity
You don't need Mythos or GPT-5.5-Cyber to find a vuln to exploit when the world's password habits are so sloppy
Iran’s cyberattacks on Israel tripled in a year, Israeli cyber chief says
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 6d ago
Iran’s cyberattacks on Israel tripled in a year, Israeli cyber chief says
Israel logged roughly 4,800 hostile cyber incidents in June 2026, up from about 1,600 a year earlier, the head of its National Cyber Directorate told a German n
FBI says Russian intelligence hackers have a new trick for reading your Signal messages, and it works even after you change phones
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
FBI says Russian intelligence hackers have a new trick for reading your Signal messages, and it works even after you change phones
The FBI and CISA have warned that Russian intelligence hackers are now targeting Signal users’ backup recovery keys, an escalation of a phishing campaign that h
A single config file in a cloned repository could steal your AWS credentials through Amazon Q Developer
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
A single config file in a cloned repository could steal your AWS credentials through Amazon Q Developer
A high-severity flaw in Amazon Q Developer allowed a malicious code repository to silently execute commands on a developer’s machine and steal their AWS credent
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
How to get free Windows 10 security patches until October 2027 - and avoid the $30 fee
Don't want to pay to keep Windows 10 security updates? Microsoft has several workarounds, with the best deal for European users.
Miasma campaign poisons 20-plus npm packages, hunts for developer secrets
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Miasma campaign poisons 20-plus npm packages, hunts for developer secrets
Microsoft says latest attack targets Leo Platform and RStreams packages, harvesting creds and going after more maintainers
France’s statistics department hit by cyberattack on staff directory
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
France’s statistics department hit by cyberattack on staff directory
The institution that counts France found itself counting victims this week. INSEE, the national statistics department, said a cyberattack had exposed personal d
Hackers stole three million dollars from Polymarket users through a compromised third-party vendor
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Hackers stole three million dollars from Polymarket users through a compromised third-party vendor
Polymarket confirmed on Thursday that hackers stole funds from users after a third-party vendor was compromised, allowing malicious code to be injected into the
Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues
Former employee accuses company of prioritizing pending IPO over client security
Klue says the hackers who stole its customer data are deleting it, but now a second group is making threats
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Klue says the hackers who stole its customer data are deleting it, but now a second group is making threats
Klue, the market intelligence firm whose breach earlier this month exposed customer data at LastPass, HackerOne, and nearly a dozen other companies, says the ha
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Chrome's next update will kill your adblocker - and make the web less safe
Under-the-hood changes in Google's browser - aimed at improving privacy, security, and performance - will reduce the control you have over your browsing experie
Aston Martin Aramco signs Zscaler as its global cybersecurity partner
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Aston Martin Aramco signs Zscaler as its global cybersecurity partner
The multi-year deal puts Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange behind the team’s car design, race strategy and trackside data, with branding on the AMR26 from the Austr
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
A crucial Windows security certificate just expired - how to check your PC
The first Windows Secure Boot expiration date is here for more than a billion PCs, with more to come - and even some Linux distros are affected. Is your PC read
Russia cracked an activist’s iPhone with Cellebrite, months after the firm said it left
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Russia cracked an activist’s iPhone with Cellebrite, months after the firm said it left
A Citizen Lab report puts forensic evidence and a Russian court document behind a familiar problem: surveillance tools do not come home when the seller asks. Ru
Digital ID brain trust will meet behind closed doors as minister ducks cost questions
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Digital ID brain trust will meet behind closed doors as minister ducks cost questions
Minutes will not be published, and MPs still have no answer on the group's budget or how its members were chosen
Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit
200+ C2 servers linked to StealC and Amadey shut down
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
LastPass hit by new data breach - 4 steps you should take now
A third-party supplier breach has exposed LastPass customer names, phone numbers, and other data. Here's how to protect yourself.
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Your Linux PC has a Secure Boot problem - what to do first (and the workaround to avoid)
Secure Boot has always been a nuisance for Linux users, but Microsoft's expiring 2011 certificate authorities are making it a real pain.
The Verge 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to
If League of Legends and Valorant players have the right hardware and elect to opt into "pre-boot security mechanisms and Windows' own native protection feature
EU moves to turn Europol into an operational police force as digital crime climbs
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
EU moves to turn Europol into an operational police force as digital crime climbs
Brussels wants to double the agency’s staff and widen its data powers. Rights groups say it has written the surveillance before drawing the safeguards. The Euro
A US spectrum auction just raised $3.5B to pay for ripping out Huawei
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
A US spectrum auction just raised $3.5B to pay for ripping out Huawei
The Federal Communications Commission has raised about $3.5 billion from an auction of mid-band wireless spectrum, with most of the proceeds earmarked to fund t
Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled
Unexplained GSM-R failure at Deutsche Bahn caused confusion and delay
LastPass says hackers stole customer data through a supply chain breach at Klue
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
LastPass says hackers stole customer data through a supply chain breach at Klue
LastPass is notifying customers that their personal information and customer support case data were stolen after hackers breached Klue, a competitive intelligen
ZDNet 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The 10-step phone security tune-up you should run every year - and why
Don't let the most essential device in your life become a liability. Our one-hour wellness check will keep your phone secure for another year.
The cybersecurity industry built a $200B business selling you problems. Nobody got paid to fix them.
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The cybersecurity industry built a $200B business selling you problems. Nobody got paid to fix them.
Cybersecurity has never been better at finding risk. Organizations can identify vulnerable servers, dormant user accounts, excessive privileges, exposed cloud a
Tata Electronics breach claims to expose Apple and Tesla trade secrets
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Tata Electronics breach claims to expose Apple and Tesla trade secrets
A ransomware group says it lifted more than 630 gigabytes from the Indian manufacturer, including purported design files belonging to two of its biggest custome
Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears
The Model Capability Initiative, which logs mouse movements and keystrokes to train Meta’s AI, is on hold after sensitive staff data was left accessible to the
Sniff out stale AI override advice with this open source CLI
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Sniff out stale AI override advice with this open source CLI
Package dependencies can create vulnerabilities that are fiendishly hard to find and stamp out
TechCrunch AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs
OpenAI is attempting to tackle the security issues of the open source software community.
Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol
The Next Web AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol
Cloudflare has announced a joint initiative with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge to develop a new internet protocol that verifies whether web
Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
Wired AI 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.
Cloudflare teams up with big browsers to help websites tell welcome from unwelcome visitors
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Cloudflare teams up with big browsers to help websites tell welcome from unwelcome visitors
Makers of Chrome, Edge, Firefox back bot-fraud defense called Private Access Control Tokens
Security shops among the 'hundreds' of Klue hack victims
The Register 🔐 Cybersecurity ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Security shops among the 'hundreds' of Klue hack victims
As yet another extortion crew Icarus exploits Salesforce-linked integrations