Tailing Hackers, Columbia University Uses Logging to Improve Security Summary Columbia University has strengthened its cybersecurity posture by leaning heavily on network logging and observability, using Sumo Logic to collect…
How Architectural Controls Help the AI Security Gap Content Summary In a Dark Reading News Desk interview from Black Hat USA 2025, David Brauchler (NCC Group) argues that relying on…
Hackers Abuse VPS Infrastructure for Stealth, Speed Summary Security vendor Darktrace published research showing attackers increasingly abusing commercial VPS services to spin up attack infrastructure cheaply, quickly and with minimal…
K-12 School Incident Response Plans Fall Short Summary This DarkReading piece examines how K-12 schools remain prime targets for ransomware and other cyberattacks because of ageing systems, limited IT resources…
Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to a Decade in Prison Summary Noah Michael Urban, 20, pleaded guilty in April and has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison plus three…
Video Game Anti-Cheat Systems: A Cybersecurity Goldmine Summary This is a write-up of a Dark Reading interview conducted at Black Hat USA 2025 with Sam Collins and Marius Muench from…
System Shocks? EV Smart Charging Tech Poses Cyber-Risks Summary At Black Hat USA 2025, Trend Micro senior threat researcher Salvatore Gariuolo warns that ISO 15118 — the global communications standard…
Scattered Spider affiliate given 10 year sentence, ordered to pay $13 million in restitution Summary A federal judge sentenced Noah Michael Urban, 20, to 10 years in prison, plus three…
Apple rushes out fix for active zero-day in iOS and macOS Summary Apple has issued emergency updates to patch CVE-2025-43300, an out-of-bounds write bug in the ImageIO framework used to…
Colt changes tune, admits data theft as Warlock gang begins auction Summary UK telco Colt Technology Services has confirmed that some data was stolen after a cyberattack attributed to the…
