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Businesses tighten IT spending plans amid Trump tariff threats

Shifts in U.S. trade policy pushed companies into a wait-and-see mode, S&P Global Market Intelligence Research Analyst Malav Parekh said.
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Phishing campaign targets U.S. Department of Education’s G5 portal

A new phishing campaign is targeting users of the U.S. Department of Education’s G5 portal, a site used by educational institutions and vendors to manage grants and federal education funding. Threat researchers at BforeAI uncovered a cluster of lookalike domains designed to steal user credentials by mimicking the official G5.gov login page. Cloned version of the G5 portal (Source: BforeAI) The attack uses deceptive domains like g5parameters.com and g4parameters.com, among others, that copy the visual … More → The post Phishing campaign targets U.S. Department of Education’s G5 portal appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Akeyless NHI Federation manages machine identities across cloud environments

Akeyless launched NHI Federation, a solution that delivers Single Sign-On (SSO) for machines. As organizations increasingly operate workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud environments, platform and security teams face growing challenges in enabling secure and seamless access across these diverse ecosystems. Akeyless Non-Human Identity (NHI) Federation solution addresses this complexity by providing a unified SaaS-based solution that facilitates secure authentication and access control across heterogeneous environments. Its patented Distributed Fragments Cryptography (DFC) underpins a zero-knowledge architecture, … More → The post Akeyless NHI Federation manages machine identities across cloud environments appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ManageEngine strengthens identity threat defenses

ManageEngine announced identity risk exposure management and local user MFA features in AD360, its converged identity and access management (IAM) platform. The release enables security teams to detect privilege escalation risks and secure unmanaged local accounts, two common identity attack vectors that attackers continue to exploit at scale. Identity remains the primary attack vector in modern enterprises, as shown by Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, which found that credential abuse was the initial access … More → The post ManageEngine strengthens identity threat defenses appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cervantes: Open-source, collaborative platform for pentesters and red teams

Cervantes is an open-source collaborative platform built for pentesters and red teams. It offers a centralized workspace to manage projects, clients, vulnerabilities, and reports, all in one place. By streamlining data organization and team coordination, it helps reduce the time and complexity involved in planning and executing penetration tests. As an open-source solution under the OWASP umbrella, it understands the specific needs of penetration testers from managing targets to organizing vulnerabilities, proof-of-concepts and remediation recommendations. … More → The post Cervantes: Open-source, collaborative platform for pentesters and red teams appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Phishing simulations: What works and what doesn’t

Phishing is one of the oldest and most effective scams used by cybercriminals. No one is immune to them, not even internet security experts, as seen in the case of Troy Hunt, who recently fell for a phishing email. Before AI became mainstream, phishing emails often gave themselves away. They were full of grammar mistakes and awkward wording, making them easier to spot. That’s changed. Today’s phishing attacks are much more convincing, often looking just … More → The post Phishing simulations: What works and what doesn’t appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The fraud trends shaping 2025: Pressure builds on online retailers

Fraud is growing faster than revenue in eCommerce. That’s one of the first things PwC and Forter point out in their new report, and it’s a wake-up call for online retailers. Fraud is rising faster than ever Right now, eCommerce leaders are dealing with a mix of challenges: economic ups and downs, political uncertainty, more cyber threats, and new fraud rules kicking in on 1st September. The report focuses on what’s happening outside the business. … More → The post The fraud trends shaping 2025: Pressure builds on online retailers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9538, (Wed, Jul 23rd)

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VA loses 7,500 employees in veteran-facing roles as part of workforce cuts

The VA, so far this fiscal year, has sharply rolled back its use of recruitment, retention and relocation (3R) incentives. The post VA loses 7,500 employees in veteran-facing roles as part of workforce cuts first appeared on Federal News Network.
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