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Benchmarking Large Language Models for IoC Recovery under Adversarial Code Obfuscation and Encryption

Software obfuscation and encryption present persistent challenges for program comprehension and security analysis, particularly when adversaries conceal Indicators of Compromise IoCs such as IP addresses within source code. While Large Language Models LLMs have recently demonstrated remarkable...

API Security Operations: How to Move from Visibility to Measurable Risk Reduction

A five-level operating model for turning API security visibility into measurable risk reduction, faster remediation, and confident digital growth — without slowing development. What is API security operationalization? API security operationalization is the process of converting API discovery and...

Securing the Web with HSTS-Enforced

TLS stripping attacks expose sensitive web traffic by forcing secure HTTPS connections to fall back to unencrypted HTTP. At present, protection against these attacks relies on website operators explicitly opting into security by deploying mechanisms such as HTTP Strict Transport Security HSTS...

Breaking the code: Multi-stage ‘code of conduct’ phishing campaign leads to AiTM token compromise

In this article 1. Multi-step social engineering campaign leading to credential theft 2. Mitigation and protection guidance 3. Microsoft Defender detections 4. Hunting queries 5. Indicators of compromise Phishing campaigns continue to improve sophistication and refinement in blending social...

suricata-detections

suricata-detections Network IDS signature development grounde...

DNG File Security Scanner for Detecting Malformed Metadata and Overflow Indicators

This Python script is a defensive security tool designed to analyze DNG Digital Negative image files and detect signs of structural corruption or potentially malicious metadata manipulation. It performs low-level parsing of TIFF/DNG structures by reading the file header and iterating through Imag...

5 Places where Mature SOCs Keep MTTR Fast and Others Waste Time

Security teams often present MTTR as an internal KPI. Leadership sees it differently: every hour a threat dwells inside the environment is an hour of potential data exfiltration, service disruption, regulatory exposure, and brand damage. The root cause of slow MTTR is almost never "not enough...

​​Supply Chain Compromise Impacts Axios Node Package Manager​

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is releasing this alert to provide guidance in response to the software supply chain compromise of the Axios node package manager npm.1 Axios is an HTTP client for JavaScript that developers commonly use in Node.js and browser environments...

MetInfo CMS 8.1 XML Endpoint Behavior Analysis Tool

This script is a PHP-based analysis tool designed to interact with MetInfo CMS 8.1 endpoints through an XML-based interface. It uses cURL to send structured requests to a specific MetInfo module endpoint and evaluates the HTTP responses for basic fingerprinting indicators such as known keywords a...

CVE-2026-34179

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-04-09 07:10:23+00:00| published-proof-of-concept| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-c3h3-89qf-jqm5 2026-04-09 10:18:40+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/thehackerwire.bsky.social/post/3mj2lfkl4z627 2026-04-09...

Cybersecurity Metrics Every CISO Should Report to the Board

Cybersecurity Metrics Every CISO Should Report to the Board After twenty years of leading security teams and presenting to boards at companies like Tripwire and RiskIQ, I can tell you this: the metrics that matter to your SOC team are not the metrics that matter in the boardroom. Boards do not wa...

Comprehensive List of User Deception Techniques in Emails

Email remains a central communication medium, yet its long-standing design and interface conventions continue to enable deceptive attacks. This research note presents a structured list of 42 email-based deception techniques, documented with 64 concrete example implementations, organized around th...

Critical F5 BIG-IP Flaw Upgraded to 9.8 RCE, Exploited in the Wild

F5 BIG-IP APM flaw CVE-2025-53521 escalates to critical 9.8 RCE, actively exploited. Patch now, check IoCs, and secure vulnerable systems immediately...

K000160486: Indicators of Compromise for c05d5254

Topic This article provides the known indicators of compromise IOCs associated with malicious software c05d5254 and related activity, and actions to take if IOCs are discovered. Important : Customers that were using BIG-IP APM on a vulnerable version at any point in time regardless of current...

When tax season becomes cyberattack season: Phishing and malware campaigns using tax-related lures

In this article 1. A wide range of tax-themed campaigns 2. How to protect users and organization against tax-themed campaigns 3. Microsoft Defender detection and hunting guidance 4. Indicators of compromise During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of...

GHSA-5H2M-4Q8J-PQPJ FastMCP OAuth Proxy token reuse across MCP servers

While testing the OAuth Proxy implementation, it was noticed that the server does not properly respect the resource parameter submitted by the client in the authorization and token request. Instead of issuing the token explicitly for this MCP server, the token is issued for the baseurl passed to...

Rapid7 Detection Coverage for Iran-Linked Cyber Activity

The tension arising out of the conflict in Iran is beginning to show signs of expanding beyond a strictly regional crisis. Following our recent published advisories, this communication is intended to outline and summarize the detection and enrichment coverage available to Rapid7 customers, broadl...

Post-Quantum Federated Learning: Secure and Scalable Threat Intelligence for Collaborative Cyber Defense

Collaborative threat intelligence via federated learning FL faces critical risks from quantum computing, which can compromise classical encryption methods. This study proposes a quantum-secure FL framework using post-quantum cryptography PQC to protect cross-organizational data sharing. We expose...

Cyber Threat Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence Systems

As artificial intelligence AI becomes deeply embedded in critical services and everyday products, it is increasingly exposed to security threats which traditional cyber defenses were not designed to handle. In this paper, we investigate how cyber threat intelligence CTI may evolve to address...