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Cybersecurity News

This Week in Cybersecurity: Looking Back at Week 50

This week’s intelligence confirms a critical surge in maximum severity RCE flaws and the systemic risk posed by AI governance failures. We track two CVSS 10.0 RCE flaws in React/Next.js, the active exploitation of the popular WinRAR archiver by nation state APTs and a dangerous new corporate data leak vector via Microsoft 365 Copilot. These technical failures, combined with a major, four year old health sector ransomware breach coming to a head, demand that organisations focus immediately on application supply chain integrity and robust AI governance policies.

Cybersecurity News

This Week in Cybersecurity: Looking Back at Week 49

This week’s intelligence confirms a critical surge in maximum severity flaws and systemic exploitation across both developer pipelines and corporate identity infrastructure. We track a CVSS 10.0 RCE flaw in React/Next.js, the urgent patching required for a CVSS 9.8 WordPress takeover and a dangerous cross tenant bypass in Microsoft Teams. These technical failures, combined with the sophisticated use of identity theft by the Lazarus APT group, demand immediate action to secure privileged access and the application supply chain.

Cybersecurity News

This Week in Cybersecurity: Looking Back at Week 48

This week’s intelligence confirms a surge in identity based exploitation and systemic operational risk. We track a maximum severity flaw in Grafana SCIM (CVSS 10.0) and the deployment of ShadowPad malware via unpatched update servers, underscoring the danger of flawed privileged access. Furthermore, the ClickFix social engineering attack that is leveraging a realistic, full screen Windows Update animation to trick users into running malware, and a major breach of London councils, reinforces that operational resilience and vendor security are paramount.

Cybersecurity News

This Week in Cybersecurity: Looking Back at Week 47

This week’s intelligence confirms an alarming surge in actively exploited vulnerabilities targeting critical network appliances and end-user software, demanding immediate action across security teams. We also track the increasing fragility of the Internet’s core infrastructure, highlighted by a major Cloudflare outage and a record breaking DDoS attack. For strategic and resilient organisations, the lesson is clear that security must be layered, extending from zero day patching to global resilience planning.

SME Cybersecurity

Beyond the Firewall: Supply Chain and Cloud Security for Black Friday 2025

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the most anticipated shopping days, with millions of customers flocking online and in store for deals. However, they are also a peak hunting ground for cybercriminals looking to exploit the massive surge in online activity and transaction volume. Cyberattacks on consumers and retailers surged by over 300% during the Black Friday period in 2024, with phishing attacks mimicking major brands increasing by over 2,000% .

Cybersecurity News

This Week in Cybersecurity: Looking Back at Week 46

This week highlights an surge in active exploitation targeting critical network and identity infrastructure, confirmed by the zero day attacks against Cisco and Citrix and the urgent patch for an exploited Windows Kernel bug. Simultaneously, the user’s browser has been validated as the weakest link, with shadow AI usage, poor SSO practices and massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) networks combining to create unprecedented identity and data loss risks. 1. Critical Exploitation & Patching Urgency Advanced Hackers Exploited Zero Days in Cisco and Citrix A report from Amazon’s threat intelligence team revealed an advanced, highly resourced threat actor exploiting two separate zero day vulnerabilities in critical network infrastructure in the Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway.