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12 February 2026
Windows will have runtime safeguards enabled by default, ensuring that only properly signed software runs.
The post Microsoft to Enable ‘Windows Baseline Security’ With New Runtime Integrity Safeguards appeared first on SecurityWeek.
12 February 2026
Threat actors from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran have been observed launching attacks.
The post Hacktivists, State Actors, Cybercriminals Target Global Defense Industry, Google Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
12 February 2026
A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers (available here) reveals a stark divide forming between organizations – one that has nothing to do with budget size or industry and everything to do with a single framework decision. Organizations implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) demonstrate 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point
12 February 2026
The company will use the investment to scale operations and deepen intelligence and automation.
The post Nucleus Raises $20 Million for Exposure Management appeared first on SecurityWeek.
12 February 2026
Impacting the ‘dyld’ system component, the memory corruption issue can be exploited for arbitrary code execution.
The post Apple Patches iOS Zero-Day Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated Attack’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.
12 February 2026
A significant chunk of the exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) can be traced back to a single IP address on bulletproof hosting infrastructure offered by PROSPERO.
Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise said it recorded 417 exploitation sessions from 8 unique source IP addresses between February 1 and 9, 2026. An estimated 346
12 February 2026
Apple on Wednesday released iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS updates to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in sophisticated cyber attacks.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20700 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as a memory corruption issue in dyld, Apple's Dynamic Link Editor. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an
11 February 2026
Officials said data will now be classified as one of four categories: “public,” “sensitive,” “confidential” or “restricted.”
The post Nevada Unveils New Statewide Data Classification Policy Months After Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they said is the first known malicious Microsoft Outlook add-in detected in the wild.
In this unusual supply chain attack detailed by Koi Security, an unknown attacker claimed the domain associated with a now-abandoned legitimate add-in to serve a fake Microsoft login page, stealing over 4,000 credentials in the process. The activity has been
11 February 2026
For the past week, the massive "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting the The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and secure online communications. I2P users started reporting disruptions in the network around the same time the Kimwolf botmasters began relying on it to evade takedown attempts against the botnet's control servers.
11 February 2026
Gain practical insights on balancing security, user experience, and operational efficiency while staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated threats.
The post Webinar Today: Identity Under Attack – Strengthen Your Identity Defenses appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
Indian defense sector and government-aligned organizations have been targeted by multiple campaigns that are designed to compromise Windows and Linux environments with remote access trojans capable of stealing sensitive data and ensuring continued access to infected machines.
The campaigns are characterized by the use of malware families like Geta RAT, Ares RAT, and DeskRAT, which are often
11 February 2026
The secrets security company has raised more than $100 million since its creation in 2017.
The post GitGuardian Raises $50 Million for Secrets and Non-Human Identity Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
The Conduent data breach affects at least 25 million individuals, up from 10 million estimated a few months ago.
The post Conduent Breach Hits Volvo Group: Nearly 17,000 Employees’ Data Exposed appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
The startup relies on AI agents to identify software vulnerabilities and validate them before reporting.
The post Zast.AI Raises $6 Million for AI-Powered Code Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 11, 2026 –Read the full story in ZDNet ZDNet recently published “10 ways AI can inflict unprecedented damage in 2026,” that deserve every business leader’s attention: 1. AI-enabled malware will unleash
The post Ransomware Remains A Top 10 AI Threat In 2026 appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.
11 February 2026
It's Patch Tuesday, which means a number of software vendors have released patches for various security vulnerabilities impacting their products and services.
Microsoft issued fixes for 59 flaws, including six actively exploited zero-days in various Windows components that could be abused to bypass security features, escalate privileges, and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Elsewhere
11 February 2026
Security failures don’t always start with attackers, sometimes they start with missing truth.
The post Security in the Dark: Recognizing the Signs of Hidden Information appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
After a decade and a half of service, the current certificates will expire, and new ones will be rolled out.
The post Microsoft to Refresh Windows Secure Boot Certificates in June 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 February 2026
Day became a professional hacker by choice. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a natural hacker.
The post Hacker Conversations: Professional Hacker Douglas Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.