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Illumio unveils AI Insights Agent to cut alert fatigue and accelerate threat response

Illumio has released Insights Agent, a new capability within Illumio Insights, the company’s AI-driven cloud detection and response (CDR) solution. Agent is an AI-powered, persona-driven guide designed to reduce alert fatigue, accelerate threat detection, and enable containment by delivering real-time, tailored alerts and instant one-click remediation recommendations. This extension of Insights helps security teams stay focused and move quickly to contain threats before they escalate. “Security teams are overwhelmed by noise, and we don’t need … More → The post Illumio unveils AI Insights Agent to cut alert fatigue and accelerate threat response appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CISA warns of Windows SMB flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2025-33073)

CVE-2025-33073, a Windows SMB Client vulnerability that Microsoft fixed in June 2025, is being exploited by attackers. The confirmation comes from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which has added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, presumably based on credible reports. About CVE-2025-33073 CVE-2025-33073 allows for privilege escalation, enabling attackers to gain SYSTEM (highest) privileges on a vulnerable Windows or Windows Server system. “To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could execute a … More → The post CISA warns of Windows SMB flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2025-33073) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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DataDome secures MCP infrastructure for trusted agentic AI

DataDome announced a new capability to secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server infrastructure. With a standard DataDome integration module, enterprises can now gain visibility into and protect MCP interactions, enabling them to build agentic customer experiences on a foundation of trust and security. Securing MCP servers for trusted Agentic AI Forrester reports that 36% of U.S. consumers are interested in using AI agents to transact online. Meanwhile, businesses see the opportunity to revolutionize e-commerce experiences … More → The post DataDome secures MCP infrastructure for trusted agentic AI appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Dataminr’s $290 million ThreatConnect deal expands AI for real-time cyber defense

Dataminr has announced its intent to acquire ThreatConnect in a transaction valuing the company at $290 million. The fusion of Dataminr’s AI platform for public data signals with ThreatConnect’s deep internal data capabilities will create agentic AI-powered, client-tailored intelligence. Dataminr’s AI agents will dynamically reason across both internal and external data domains to deliver real-time intelligence that is context-aware, personalized, and adaptive to the unique needs of each customer. “We are thrilled to be joining … More → The post Dataminr’s $290 million ThreatConnect deal expands AI for real-time cyber defense appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Veeam acquires Securiti AI for $1.725 billion

Veeam Software has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI for $1.725 billion. Veeam and Securiti AI unify data resilience with DSPM, privacy, governance, and AI trust spanning production and secondary data. Together, they will help customers understand their full data estate, while providing security, along with recovery and rollback, to unleash the value of their data for AI. With the acquisition of Securiti AI, Veeam eliminates the challenge of managing fragmented data across … More → The post Veeam acquires Securiti AI for $1.725 billion appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Official Xubuntu website compromised to serve malware

The official website for Xubuntu, a community-maintained “flavour” of Ubuntu that ships with the Xfce desktop environment, has been compromised to serve Windows malware instead of the Linux distro. The malicious download Reports about a potential compromise began popping up on Reddit on Sunday, with users saying that instead of pointing to .torrent files, the download page served Xubuntu-Safe-Download.zip, containing a suspicious executable (TestCompany.SafeDownloader.exe) and a text file (tos.txt). “The TOS starts with Copyright (c) … More → The post Official Xubuntu website compromised to serve malware appeared first on Help Net Security.
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