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Google Just Patched a Chrome Flaw Hackers Were Already Using Against Real Targets

Google Just Patched a Chrome Flaw Hackers Were Already Using Against Real Targets

When Google releases an emergency security update outside its normal schedule, that’s not routine maintenance. That’s a signal that something serious is happening right now, and waiting to respond is not a safe option. Earlier this month, Google pushed an urgent patch for a Chrome zero-day vulnerability that attackers were ac­tually exploiting in the wild […]

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Why Hackers Love the Holiday Season Almost as Much as You Do

Why Hackers Love the Holiday Season Almost as Much as You Do

Most organizations spend the final weeks of the year thinking about budgets, performance reviews, and holiday parties. Cybercriminals spend those same weeks thinking about you. The end-of-year password reset cycle that feels like routine security hygiene is, from an attacker’s perspective, one of the most predictable and exploitable events on the corporate calendar. New research […]

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The Security Tool Meant to Protect You Just Became the Weapon Used Against You

The Security Tool Meant to Protect You Just Became the Weapon Used Against You

There’s a deeply unsettling assumption built into most corporate security strategies. It goes something like this: the antivirus is on our side. Whatever else might go wrong, the protection software is trustworthy by definition. Researchers at Google’s Mandiant and Threat Intelligence Group just dismantled that assumption in the most uncomfortable way possible, uncovering an attack […]

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Your Employees’ Browsers Are the Security Gap Hackers Are Counting On

Your Employees’ Browsers Are the Security Gap Hackers Are Counting On

Most business owners sleep a little easier knowing they’ve invested in firewalls, endpoint protection, and data loss prevention tools. That investment is worthwhile, but a newly released report suggests it’s leaving a significant and largely unguarded attack surface wide open. The Browser Security Report 2025 from LayerX reveals that the browser sitting on every employee’s […]

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Small Mistakes, Major Consequences: The Email Security Risk Most Businesses Overlook

Small Mistakes, Major Consequences: The Email Security Risk Most Businesses Overlook

When you have already invested in firewalls, antivirus software, and phishing awareness training, it is easy to feel confident about your company’s cybersecurity posture. However, there is a sneaky threat hiding in plain sight that does not require malware or a sophisticated hacker to cause serious damage. It simply waits for someone on your team […]

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