Sophos Firewall v22: Health Check

Mandiant researchers found the routers of several unnamed organizations (likely telcos and ISPs) were hacked by UNC3886, and contained a custom backdoor called “TinyShell.”

One of 2024’s most active ransomware outfits has been asleep through early 2025, thanks to reality-show-style, behind-the-scenes drama.

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A year after Microsoft announced passkeys support for consumer accounts, the tech giant has announced a big change that pushes individuals signing up for new accounts to use the phishing-resistant authentication method by default. “Brand new Microsoft accounts will now be ‘passwordless by default,’” Microsoft’s Joy Chik and Vasu Jakkal said. “New users will have…

AI is everywhere—and your company wants in. Faster products, smarter systems, fewer bottlenecks. But if you’re in security, that excitement often comes with a sinking feeling. Because while everyone else is racing ahead, you’re left trying to manage a growing web of AI agents you didn’t create, can’t fully see, and weren’t designed to control….

Organizations in the region should expect to see threat actors accelerate their use of AI tools and mount ongoing “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks for various malicious use cases.