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Westcon-Comstor enters Balkans market with acquisition of specialist distributor REAL Security

Strategic move gives Westcon-Comstor a presence in the region, providing a platform for accelerated growth and shared success.

Editorial Team • 3 min read

News

Spanish Authorities Dismantle Major "Black Axe" Fraud Network

An 15-year criminal investigation has led to 34 arrests in Spain. Linked to the global Black Axe organization, the group is accused of causing nearly €6 million in total damages through various fraudulent activities.

SC • 2 min read

Business Shield

The 24-Hour Recovery Myth: Why CISOs are Prioritizing Resilience

New comprehensive research from Absolute Security exposes a "recovery reality gap." With 0% of organizations achieving sub-24-hour recovery, the industry is shifting focus from detecting threats to the speed of restoring business operations.

Editorial Team • 2 min read

News

WEF 2026: NCSC Warns of Increased Cyber Risks

With the World Economic Forum approaching, the NCSC is warning of a surge in cyber disruptions. From DDoS attacks to credential theft, here are the essential steps the Swiss government recommends for maintaining digital resilience.

SC • 2 min read

Latest

Cyber Watch

FreeBSD IPv6 Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks

A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD's IPv6 auto-configuration feature (CVE-2025-14558) scores 9.8/10 and allows attackers on the same network to execute arbitrary commands with a single malicious packet.

SL • 5 min read

News

2025 Cyber Year in Review: AI Attacks, Data Breaches & Takedowns

From React2Shell's perfect CVSS 10.0 score to the first autonomous AI cyberattack, 2025 pushed cybersecurity to its limits. This comprehensive analysis covers the top 10 breaches, critical vulnerabilities, why ransomware economics is slowly collapsing and big LEA operations against cybercriminals.

Editorial Team • 17 min read

Expert Decode

The Critical Role of Human Expertise in Securing Machine-Generated Code

Automated code generation introduces critical security gaps. Learn why human expertise remains essential for identifying vulnerabilities in machine-written code.

Editorial Team • 6 min read

News

How ICSS Conference 2026 Reframes ICS Security Priorities

Industrial incidents linked to ransomware and exploited network devices are no longer edge cases in Japan. They are forcing factory shutdowns, disrupting supply chains, and pulling executive teams into security decisions that once sat deep in engineering departments. Against this backdrop, the Control System Security Conference 2026 (ICSS 2026) arrives

SL • 4 min read

Emerging Tech

BSI Warns of Quantum Computing Threats to Encryption by 2040

Germany's BSI revises quantum computing study, estimating crypto-breaking devices by 2040 amid error correction progress. It warns of 'store now, decrypt later' threats and urges quantum-resistant encryption for data protection.

LC • 2 min read

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Cyber Watch

MongoBleed Alert: CVE-2025-14847 Exploited in the Wild

Dubbed "MongoBleed," CVE-2025-14847 allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate sensitive data from MongoDB heap memory. With 87,000 instances exposed, active exploitation is now confirmed.

Editorial Team • 3 min read

Threat Horizon

Npm Registry Weaponized in Spearphishing Campaign Against Critical Infrastructure

A five-month spearphishing operation has transformed the npm registry into a durable hosting layer for AiTM credential theft, specifically targeting sales teams in the manufacturing and healthcare industries.

Editorial Team • 3 min read

News

Swiss Government Assesses AI's Role in Bolstering and Threatening Cybersecurity

Swiss Federal Council reviews AI's impact on cybersecurity, from phishing risks to threat detection benefits, updating NCS for transparency.

LC • 1 min read

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