TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Autonomous AI Attacks Pose 'Clear and Present Danger' to Critical Infrastructure
July's Taiwan intrusions were the first real-world AI-agent attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Vol 341 · Issue 2
Security — Archive · Vol 341 Issue 2
20 articles that week
TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Weak IAM Affects Up to 98% of Cloud Environments
Intruder's 2026 index finds weak identity and access management in 80-98% of cloud accounts.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
AI Cyberattacks: How Threat Actors Use AI in Real Intrusions
Three tracked groups used AI across reconnaissance, credential harvesting, and infrastructure upkeep.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
How AI Helps Defenders Keep Up and Where It Still Falls Short
AI's real value to defenders is deciding what deserves human attention first, not doing more work.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Cybercriminals Turn to Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks
Subscription tools starting around $150 a month embed hostile instructions in email, PDFs, and invites.
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Researchers Find AI-Powered Hacking Tools for Sale in Underground Forums
Trellix found AI attack services on dark web forums that hand novices APT-grade attack plans.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Cybersecurity Professionals Who Ignore AI Are Arming Their Enemies
Security teams running manual processes cannot match AI-equipped attackers, making AI fluency a core skill.
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5 Key Takeaways From Black Hat USA 2026
Malicious AI 'skills' hit 1.7 million downloads, and reactive patching is losing to AI-speed bug discovery.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
What Black Hat 2026 Revealed About the Future of Security Operations
AI is transforming security operations by automating investigation while humans retain consequential decisions.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Beyond the Password
Organizations must adopt passwordless authentication such as passkeys to defend against AI-driven identity threats.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Why AI Is Accelerating Old Cyber Risks, Not Creating New Ones
AI changes the speed and scale of exploitation rather than introducing genuinely new categories of risk.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Cybersecurity's Identity Crisis: Why Trust Can No Longer Begin and End at Login
Authentication is only a snapshot in time, so trust must be continuously verified through behavioral signals.
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Walmart Takes a 'Trusted Agent' Approach to Purple Teaming
Walmart colocates red and blue teams and embeds blue observers in red campaigns to kill win-lose dynamics.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Container Security Is Moving From Detection to Attack Surface Reduction
Container security strategy shifts from vulnerability scanning to eliminating unnecessary components before deployment.
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How to Build an AI Security Program
A framework for implementing operational security controls across AI systems using six components.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Why Managers Are Ransomware's Top Targets Now - and 6 Ways to Stay Safe
Almost two-thirds of victims in one ransomware campaign held managerial positions or higher.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk
Only 15 of 154 countries with cybercrime statutes offer any legal protection for good-faith research.
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What Happened at Black Hat
A first-time attendee's account of Black Hat 2026 vendor events, the NOC tour, and community moments.
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Cyber Risk Is Business Risk: The Three Pillars of Cyber Risk
Quantifying cyber risk across direct loss, opportunity cost, and reputation aligns security with executive decisions.
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Black Hat USA 2026: Field Report and Cybersecurity Findings
A reporter's field notes from Black Hat USA 2026 on AI messaging, exploitability, and supply-chain security.
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