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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

Now that all the industry thought leaders have weighed in and published their predictions for what the cybersecurity landscape will look like in 2025, it seems that theres a clear consensus emerging: Both attacks and defense of devices and networks will increasingly be AI-driven as time goes by.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

CIO

These days, digital spoofing, phishing attacks, and social engineering attempts are more convincing than ever due to bad actors refining their techniques and developing more sophisticated threats with AI. AI can also personalize training for employees more vulnerable to social engineering attacks.

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New Frontier of GenAI Threats: A Comprehensive Guide to Prompt Attacks

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks has released Securing GenAI: A Comprehensive Report on Prompt Attacks Taxonomy, Risks and Solutions , groundbreaking research on adversarial prompt attacks targeting GenAI systems. Examples include consuming excessive computational power or triggering remote code execution, which can compromise application integrity.

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3 Cybersecurity Technologies You Should Know

The Crazy Programmer

Cybersecurity is more critical than ever in today’s modern world, especially with news of ransomware attacks and other forms of malware on the rise. The majority of cyber-attacks actually use phishing or social engineering, where users are tricked into revealing personal information.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Warns of Global Spear-Phishing Threat, While OWASP Releases AI Security Resources

Tenable

Meanwhile, cybercriminals have amplified their use of malware for fake software-update attacks. Once access has been gained, the threat actor may pursue additional activity, such as deploying malicious code to achieve persistent access to the target’s network,” CISA’s alert reads.