Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-fake-solar-plant-for-cybersecurity-research-part-3 . Defensive lessons from an exposed ICS/IoT honeypot: keep OT protocols private, block egress, kill default credentials, segment networks, and log behaviour. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/agentic-ai-the-next-cybersecurity-challenge . Agentic AI can reason, plan, and act—but it also creates new security risks that traditional governance models were never built to handle. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #cyber...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/spycloud-report-finds-phishing-attacks-surge-as-employee-data-is-exposed-at-86percent-of-fortune-100 . New SpyCloud research highlights the expansion of phishing attacks as AI and phishing-as-a-service fuel enterprise targeting. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-companies-rewiring-the-future-of-ai . Training a frontier AI model means convincing hundreds of thousands of chips to act like one giant computer. The hard part isn't the chips — it's the wiring. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive conte...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/gitguardian-announces-endpoint-protection . Across software supply chain incidents and SaaS compromises over the past 12 months, the pattern is the same every time: attackers land on a developer or privil Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-censorship-vs-vpn-arms-race . VPN Providers Race to Counter AI-Driven Internet Censorship as Filtering Systems Expand Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #vpn , #ai-censorship , #ai-censorship-vs-vpn-arms-race , #ai-censorsh...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/anatomy-of-a-critical-sql-injection-lessons-from-cve-2020-24932 . A look at CVE-2020-24932, the critical SQL injection in Complaint Management System v1.0 that allowed full database disclosure through a single parameter. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-enterprise-security-appliances-keep-breaking-the-same-way . Ivanti, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco keep shipping the same pre-auth bug on the same exposed surface. Why perimeter security appliances fail, and what to do. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can al...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-the-war-on-vpns-will-be-lost . From Gutenberg to Tor: a privacy founder's historical case for why every government crackdown on information tech has failed — and why this one will too. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #v...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-zero-day-exploit-clock-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-ticking . The gap between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation is shrinking toward zero — and AI is accelerating it. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #cyb...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/privacy-is-not-compliance-it-is-competitiveness . Privacy is a competitive edge for trust and growth. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #data-privacy , #data-security , #data-analysis , #data-protection , #privacy , #privacy-...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cloud-security-report-finds-fragmented-tools-widening-the-cloud-complexity-gap . Based on a survey of 1,163 IT and cybersecurity professionals, the report shows the strain: 66% lack strong confidence in their ability to detect and respond to Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersec...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/one-empty-header-to-admin-how-an-auth-bypass-breaks-openbullet2 . Five vulnerabilities in OpenBullet2: an empty API key, path traversal, RCE, and an NTLM hash leak. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #ethical-hacking , #rce ,...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-do-you-handle-false-positives-in-automated-scans . False positives are an unavoidable part of automated security scanning, but effective management can improve detection accuracy and reduce alert fatigue. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclus...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-safer-burp-suite-extensions-for-api-security-testing . Learn how to build safer Burp Suite extensions for API security testing, with practical checks for JWT, BOLA, mass assignment and rate limits. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusiv...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/halo-security-honored-with-2026-msp-today-product-of-the-year-award . Attack Surface Management Platform Recognized for Exceptional Innovation and Successful Deployment Through The Channel Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive content about #c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/securitymetrics-wins-most-promising-smb-cybersecurity-award-from-cyber-defense-magazine . SecurityMetrics has won an award for their Shopping Cart Monitor tool (SCM) which helps SMBs strengthen their cybersecurity posture. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can als...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-built-an-aws-pipeline-that-reviews-secures-and-heals-itself . A deep dive into an AI-powered AWS DevSecOps pipeline that combines EKS, Bedrock, Inspector, DevOps Guru, and automated incident remediation. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-we-built-liveview-moving-fastnetmon-from-the-terminal-to-the-operational-surface . FastNetMon LiveView adds real-time traffic visibility, DDoS observability, and operational governance to automated network mitigation workflows. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . Yo...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-built-an-ai-agent-that-runs-autonomous-osint-investigations-from-your-terminal . OpenOSINT is an open-source, MCP-native OSINT framework with 14 intelligence tools, an AI-powered interactive REPL, a web UI, and a CLI, Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/supply-chain-security-under-nis2-the-clause-nobody-is-preparing-for . NIS2 Article 21 makes your vendors' security posture your legal problem. Most enterprise teams aren't ready. Here's what the clause actually demands. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-attacks-are-coming-for-mac-users-a-guide-to-staying-safe . The proliferation of AI means Mac users face a greater threat from cyberattacks than ever before. Here are some practical steps you can take. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive c...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/disaster-recovery-as-a-governance-system . Disaster recovery fails when decision ownership is unclear. Learn how to treat DR as a governed process with explicit modes, approvals, and audit evidence. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive conten...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/reverselookup-is-helping-users-navigate-modern-interactions . ReverseLookup helps users identify unknown digital contacts while uncovering broader trends in online communication, trust, and user behavior. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity . You can also check exclusive...

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/devsecops-is-failing-because-security-is-still-being-sold-as-a-product-not-a-practice . A security product gives you a tool and a dashboard. A security practice gives you a discipline that gets embedded into how your engineers work every day. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cyberse...