From Meta’s purge of 6.8 million scam-linked WhatsApp accounts to mounting threats against critical infrastructure, August 2025 brought a wave of impactful cybersecurity developments. ESET Chief …

Cyberattacks now unfold at breakneck speed. Lateral movement can begin within minutes; in 2024, the average breakout time was 48 minutes (22% faster than 2023), while mean time to contain is still …

Tight budgets, inflation, and pension worries are pushing many people to chase better returns. Scammers are exploiting this moment with AI-enhanced financial fraud, including deepfake videos that …

Are hidden supply chain dependencies your biggest resilience blind spot? Recent insights from DEF CON 33 highlight why understanding upstream and downstream reliance is now central to operational …

International Youth Day (August 12) celebrates the digital impact of young people. But being always connected also widens the attack surface. Research consistently shows Gen Z and Millennials are …

ESET researchers warn that a newly discovered WinRAR zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-8088, is being actively exploited by the Russia-aligned RomCom group in targeted espionage operations. The flaw is a …

Immediate action required: ESET Research uncovered an in-the-wild WinRAR zero-day (CVE-2025-8088) abused by the Russia-aligned RomCom group. The flaw uses alternate data streams (ADSes) to hide …

Black Hat USA 2025 insight: a sky-high cyber insurance premium doesn’t always reflect your security posture. Sometimes it signals your insurer’s own risk limits—especially around vendors in your …

At Black Hat USA 2025, a policy panel dispelled the myth of a single, sweeping fix for cyber risk. The consensus: cybersecurity resilience is a team sport—built through collaboration among CISOs, …

Black Hat USA 2025 opened with sharp reflections on how culture, geopolitics, and measurement shape modern cybersecurity—and how today’s quiet success can seed tomorrow’s risk. Jeff Moss: Technology …