DoubleFinger A Sneaky Loader Targets Cryptocurrency

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A sophisticated campaign utilized an advanced multi-stage DoubleFinger loader to deploy the GreetingGhoul malware, which is designed to steal cryptocurrency credentials. To receive real-time threat...

RA Group’s Custom Ransomware Hits US & South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The emergence of the RA ransomware group highlights the utilization of the recently leaked Babuk ransomware source code as they employ it to develop their variant of the malware. To receive real-time...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 27 March to 2 April 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, they identified a total of Nine attacks that were executed...

Summary of Vulnerabilities & Threats: February 2023

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What Makes a Vulnerability Management Dashboard Effective?

Let's be direct: a high CVSS score doesn't mean a vulnerability is a top priority for your organization. Attackers don't care about theoretical scores; they care about clear, exploitable pathways to your critical assets. If your vulnerability management dashboard is only showing you generic...

Vulnerability Remediation: The Complete Guide to Fixing Security Weaknesses

Your scanners find thousands of vulnerabilities every cycle. Your team triages, assigns, and patches what they can. But weeks later, the same critical CVEs still sit open, SLAs blow past their deadlines, and the backlog keeps growing. The problem is rarely a lack of detection. It is a broken...

The Best Vulnerability Scanning Tools for 2026: A Complete Guide

Your vulnerability scanner found 14,000 issues last quarter. Your team patched 800. The other 13,200 are sitting in a spreadsheet that nobody opens anymore. This is the reality for most security teams. The scanner works. It finds vulnerabilities. But without context, prioritization, or a clear pa...

The Complete Vulnerability Management Lifecycle: A 6-Stage Framework for Proactive Security

The National Vulnerability Database adds over 2,000 new CVEs every month. No security team can patch them all, and trying to do so is a fast track to burnout. The organizations that stay ahead of breaches aren't the ones that scan the most. They're the ones that follow a structured, repeatable...

What Is Threat Exposure Management? A Complete Guide

Most security teams can tell you how many vulnerabilities they found last quarter. Very few can tell you which of those vulnerabilities an attacker could actually exploit to breach a critical system. That gap between "found" and "actually dangerous" is the problem threat exposure management was...

How Hive Pro Brings Comprehensive Security to  CrowdStrike and SentinelOne

& How HivePro Vulnerability Exposure Management VEM extends and amplifies the value of your existing endpoint security/EDR investments - turning detection strength into enterprise-wide vulnerability and exposure intelligence. The Challenge Your EDR is world-class. Your exposure visibility isn't...

AI Is Not Your Security Stack

There's a debate I keep hearing in security circles: now that large language models like Claude are so capable, do we still need dedicated cybersecurity tools? I understand the appeal of the question. AI can summarize threat reports, help write detection logic, interpret vulnerability advisories,...

Attackers Don’t Need Signatures. Neither Should Your Defense.

How signatureless detection closes the most dangerous gap in enterprise vulnerability management — and why CISOs are rethinking their approach to exposure. Continuous Threat Exposure Management The Hidden Limitation Costing You Sleep Every CISO faces the same unanswered question after a board...

Why Replace Kenna with Hive Pro? A Full Comparison

If your security team is drowning in alerts and spending more time triaging than remediating, you know the old approach to vulnerability management is broken. Chasing endless CVEs and trying to stitch together data from a dozen different tools leads to burnout and leaves critical gaps in your...

How to Modernize Your Vulnerability Management Program A Helpful Resource Guide For CISOS and Vuln teams

Running a vulnerability scan can feel like opening Pandora's box. You’re suddenly faced with a report listing thousands of potential weaknesses, and the pressure to "fix everything" is immense. But this approach is a recipe for burnout, leaving your team chasing low-impact issues while a real...

Inside Hive Pro: A Complete Platform Review

Knowing you have a vulnerability is one thing; knowing if you’re truly exposed is another. A critical vulnerability might exist on a server, but can an attacker actually reach it? Will your firewall block the attempt? Will your EDR detect the payload? Traditional vulnerability management can't...

What is CTEM? Your Guide to Reducing Cyber Risk

Trying to explain security priorities to your board using CVSS scores is a tough sell. A long list of technical flaws doesn't translate to business impact, making it difficult to justify budgets and get buy-in for critical initiatives. Security leaders need a better way to frame the conversation...

A Guide to Exposure Management Cybersecurity Best Practices

Attackers don't think in terms of CVE scores. They look for the path of least resistance, whether it's a forgotten server, a misconfigured cloud bucket, or an exposed API. While your team is busy prioritizing a long list of software flaws, a real threat could be exploiting a simple oversight that...

Geopolitical Aggression Trigger Digital Sabotage on Critical Infrastructure

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. The modern battlefield isn't just on the ground; it's online, and the digital front continues to...

The Exposure Convergence: Why Identity, Infrastructure, and Intelligence Are Converging

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. The cybersecurity industry is experiencing a fundamental convergence around "exposure management" ...

The Pressure Is Building: Why CAASM Is Becoming a Strategic and Regulatory Imperative

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Click right here to hear it all on CAASM & CDMB Inefficiencies! Some things in cybersecurity becom...

From Searching in the Dark to Seeing Ahead With Hive Pro’s Enhanced BAS

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Click right here to hear it all on Hive Pro's Enhanced BAS! During a recent incident response, I...

Surge in QR Code Phishing Attacks, Hits Chinese Citizens

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A Flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Enables Malicious Extension Distribution

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer allows attackers to gain unauthorized access, compromise systems, and distribute malicious extensions, posing a significant security risk. To...

CTEM for Telecom Companies

Protect Network Infrastructure. Prevent Service Disruption. Secure 5G, IoT, and Subscriber Data. Telecommunications companies operate the most interconnected infrastructure on the planet. Your networks carry voice, data, and critical services for millions of subscribers, enterprises, and governme...

A Guide to Continuous Monitoring for Cyber Threats

A Guide to Continuous Monitoring for Cyber Threats Most security teams still rely on periodic vulnerability scans and annual penetration tests to assess their risk. The problem? Attackers do not work on your schedule. Between those snapshots, new vulnerabilities emerge, configurations drift, and...

What Is Threat Hunting? A Complete Guide for Security Teams

What Is Threat Hunting? A Complete Guide for Security Teams Security tools catch a lot. They do not catch everything. Automated detection systems rely on known signatures, predefined rules, and behavioral baselines. Sophisticated adversaries know this and design their operations to slip through t...

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment: The Complete Guide for Security Leaders

Most security teams treat risk assessments as a compliance checkbox, a periodic exercise that generates a thick report, collects dust for six months, and then gets repeated. The result? Organizations discover their biggest exposures only after an incident, not before. A cybersecurity risk...

Threat and Vulnerability Management: Building a Unified Program

Most security teams run threat intelligence and vulnerability management as separate operations. Threat analysts track adversary campaigns and emerging exploits. Vulnerability teams run scans, generate reports, and chase patches. The two groups rarely share a workflow, a priority list, or even a...

What Is Exposure Management? A Modern Guide

Attackers don't just look for a single high-severity vulnerability; they look for a path of least resistance. They connect the dots between a misconfigured cloud service, an exposed credential, and an unpatched server to reach their goal. To build a strong defense, you need to see your environmen...

How HiveForce Labs Finds Threats Before They Hit

There’s often a huge gap between knowing about a threat and knowing if you’re protected from it. A threat feed might tell you about a new attack campaign, but that information lives in a report. It doesn't tell you what would happen if that same attack hit your network. This is the difference...

The 6-Step Threat and Vulnerability Management Process

Think of your security program as a house. You can have the best locks and alarm systems, but if the foundation is cracked, the whole structure is at risk. Threat and vulnerability management TVM is that foundation. It’s the continuous process of finding weaknesses in your systems, figuring out...

What Is Security Control Validation? A Practical Guide

A fully-stocked security arsenal can create a dangerous false sense of security. You might have the best technology on the market, but misconfigurations, policy gaps, or a lack of integration can leave you just as exposed as having no tools at all. Relying on a defense that only looks good on pap...

What Is Threat Exposure Management? A CISO’s Guide

Trying to secure your organization without understanding an attacker’s perspective is like trying to defend a castle without knowing where the enemy will strike. You can patch walls all day, but you might miss the one weak spot they’re planning to exploit. Threat exposure management gives you tha...

The Difference Between Vulnerability and Exposure Management Explained

To build a truly effective defense, you have to learn to see your organization through an attacker's eyes. Attackers don't care about your internal vulnerability scan reports or how many patches you applied last week. They look for one thing: an open door. They search for an accessible pathway th...

Houston CISO Meetup: The Strategic Shift from Mass Vulnerability Scanning to Proactive Exposure Reduction

Key takeaways from a CISO dinner with Al Lindseth and Hive Pro's Critt Golden. If you were one of the many CISO’s, CIO’s or cybersecurity leaders who joined our Threat Exposure Management dinner at Del Frisco’s Steak House in Houston yesterday, thank you for joining an oversold event! If you didn...

Navigating the Cyber Threat Landscape in 2025: Key Insights for Security Leaders

2025 is half way done already and it has been evolving at an unprecedented pace, presenting new challenges and opportunities for security leaders. Last week, we launched The Hive Pro Cyber Horizons Annual Threat Report 2025. The report sheds light on the most pressing threats and offers actionabl...

No CWE? No Excuse. Why Classification Gaps Are a Hacker’s Dream

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Click right here to hear it all on CAASM & CDMB Inefficiencies! In cybersecurity, we obsess over...

What is CTEM? A Modern Approach to Cyber Risk

To effectively defend your organization, you need to think like an attacker. Attackers don’t care about a vulnerability’s CVSS score; they care about whether they can exploit it to reach a valuable target. Traditional security often misses this crucial context, leaving you to guess which of the...

The New Frontline: Why DevOps Became a Cyber Target

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Click right here to hear it all on CAASM & CDMB Inefficiencies! Your developers didn't become...