Mandiant, which was acquired by Google Cloud in 2022, paints a picture of global cyber threats from last year in order to help readers be better prepared this year.

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25.04.2025

Microsoft Resumes Recall Feature Rollout After Privacy Backlash, Adds Security Functions | TechRepublic

Microsoft is expanding the rollout of Recall after months of testing and the addition of new security features.

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24.04.2025

Developers Beware: Slopsquatting & Vibe Coding Can Increase Risk of AI-Powered Attacks

Slopsquatting and vibe coding are fueling a new wave of AI-driven cyberattacks, exposing developers to hidden risks through fake, hallucinated packages.

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24.04.2025

Google Chrome Keeps Third-Party Cookies Settings, Lets Users 'Make an Informed Choice'

Privacy Sandbox, originally pitched as an alternative to cross-site ad tracking, will not show a standalone prompt. Instead, Chrome is readying a different “informed choice.”

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23.04.2025

Fake Google Security Alert Hides a Phishing Scam | TechRepublic

A developer reported the scam after noticing a slight discrepancy in the email address. The scam passed Google’s own DKIM checks.

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18.04.2025

Network Security at the Edge for AI-ready Enterprise

The widespread use of AI, particularly generative AI, in modern businesses creates new network security risks for complex enterprise workloads across various locations.

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18.04.2025

Apple Patches Two Zero-Days Used in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attacks

Find out the specifics of these iOS and macOS vulnerabilities, as well as which Apple devices were impacted.

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18.04.2025

'No AI Agents are Allowed.' EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings

In a presentation delivered this month by the European Commission, a meeting etiquette slide stated “No AI Agents are allowed.”

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17.04.2025

Developers Beware: Slopsquatting & Vibe Coding Can Increase Risk of AI-Powered Attacks

Slopsquatting and vibe coding are fueling a new wave of AI-driven cyberattacks, exposing developers to hidden risks through fake, hallucinated packages.

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16.04.2025

Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Innovation Disruptors

A Gartner distinguished VP analyst offers TechRepublic readers advice about which early-stage technologies that will define the future of business systems to prioritize.

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16.04.2025

UK’s Cyber Crime Down in 2024: Better 'Cyber Hygiene Among Small Businesses

A UK government survey of 2024 data shows phishing remains the top cyber threat, ransomware cases doubled, and fewer boards include cyber experts despite steady attack rates.

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15.04.2025

How to Use LastPass Password Manager (Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn how to use LastPass to manage your passwords securely. Follow this step-by-step guide to enhance your online security with ease.

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10.04.2025

Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware'

Microsoft warns CVE-2025-29824 lets attackers with user access escalate privileges to deploy ransomware via a flaw in Windows CLFS.

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10.04.2025

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 134 Vulnerabilities, Including 1 Zero-Day

One CVE was used against “a small number of targets.” Windows 10 users needed to wait a little bit for their patches.

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08.04.2025

Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers & Outperforms Rivals by 11%

Sec-Gemini v1 has access to real-time cybersecurity data from trusted sources including Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant’s attack reports, and the Open Source Vulnerabilities database.

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05.04.2025

DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns | TechRepublic

Hackers now use AI and botnets to launch powerful DDoS attacks, bypassing security and overwhelming servers as law enforcement struggles to keep up.

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04.04.2025

Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’ | TechRepublic

While the latest iteration of Qwen2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek-V3 on security, the AI model lags behind its competition in several other areas.

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04.04.2025

Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option | TechRepublic

Microsoft is killing the Windows 11 bypass trick — soon, all setups will require internet and a Microsoft Account, leaving privacy-conscious users with fewer options.

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04.04.2025

North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies

The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. "Europe needs to wake up fast,” according to Google’s Jamie Collier.

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04.04.2025

Google DeepMind Proposes AI ‘Monitors’ to Police Hyperintelligent Models

DeepMind’s approach to AGI safety and security splits threats into four categories. One solution could be a “monitor” AI.

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04.04.2025

Payment Fraud Detection and Prevention: Here's All To Know

With 60% of online businesses facing payment fraud, learn key detection and prevention strategies to protect your transactions from evolving threats.

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03.04.2025

Apple Rolls Out iOS 18.4 With New Languages, Emojis & Apple Intelligence in the EU

Apple’s iOS 18.4 lets EU users choose default navigation apps like Google Maps or Waze, complying with the Digital Markets Act for more competition and user control.

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03.04.2025

KeePass Review (2025): Features, Pricing, and Security

KeePass’ customizability is ideal for tech savvy users, but its lack of features and complicated user experience prevent it from being the best choice among competitors.

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03.04.2025

3 Ways the UK Government Plans to Tighten Cyber Security Rules with New Bill

There are three main goals of the new bill: expanding the regulatory scope, strengthening the powers of regulators, and allowing the government to make changes at will.

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03.04.2025

Apple Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in iOS 15 and 16

Apple has also fixed vulnerabilities in iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5, as well as its recently released iOS 18.4.

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02.04.2025

Google's Present to Enterprise Gmail Users: End-to-End Encryption

The new feature is more accessible than S/MIME because it eliminates the need for certificate management.

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02.04.2025

OpenAI Seeks Feedback About Open Model That Will Be Revealed ‘In the Coming Months’

Find out how to provide OpenAI with your input about its upcoming open language model, which Sam Altman stated will be a "reasoning" model like OpenAI o1.

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28.03.2025

Android Malware Exploits a Microsoft-Related Security Blind Spot to Avoid Detection

Microsoft’s .NET MAUI lets developers build cross-platform apps in C#, but its use of binary blob files poses new risks by bypassing Android’s DEX-based security checks.

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27.03.2025

Update VMware Tools for Windows NOW: High-Severity Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication

CVE-2025-22230 is described as an "authentication bypass vulnerability" by Broadcom, allowing hackers to perform high-privilege operations without the necessary credentials.

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27.03.2025

Which Top Cybersecurity Role of 2024 Was Featured in 64,000+ Job Postings? | TechRepublic

IT and security workforce management firm CyberSN surveyed job listings from 2022 to 2024. Yes, decreases in demand for some job titles may be related to AI.

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26.03.2025

Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect

“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.

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26.03.2025

Microsoft Adds Even More AI to Its Security Copilot

Microsoft is partnering with top firms to launch new AI security tools, boosting breach analysis, threat detection, and AI model protection across cloud platforms.

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20.03.2025

FBI 'Increasingly Seeing' Malware Distributed In Document Converters

FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.

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20.03.2025

Agentic AI’s Role in the Future of AppSec | TechRepublic

Overwhelmed AppSec teams are turning to agentic AI to handle the tedious manual work of security reporting, threat modeling, and code reviews, but successful implementation requires careful human oversight.

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20.03.2025

TechRepublic Exclusive: New Ransomware Attacks are Getting More Personal as Hackers ‘Apply Psychological Pressure'

Ransomware attackers know where your kids go to school and they want you to know it, according to professional negotiators at Sygnia.

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20.03.2025

Stealthy Apache Tomcat Critical Exploit Bypasses Security Filters

By simply sending HTTP requests, attackers can trigger the deserialisation of malicious data in Tomcat's session storage and gain control.

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19.03.2025

Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to 'Turbocharge Improved Cloud Security’

Google’s agreement to buy cloud security startup Wiz will face antitrust scrutiny amid Alphabet’s ongoing legal battles.

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19.03.2025

Dashlane Review: Features, Pricing, Security, Pros & Cons

Dashlane is a secure password manager with top-tier encryption and a sleek user interface. Read our 2025 review on its features, pricing, pros, and cons.

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18.03.2025

iPhone-Android: A Major Privacy Upgrade is Coming Soon

This breakthrough will finally allow secure, encrypted messaging between different mobile platforms.

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Developers Beware: Slopsquatting & Vibe Coding Can Increase Risk of AI-Powered Attacks

Google Chrome Keeps Third-Party Cookies Settings, Lets Users 'Make an Informed Choice'

Fake Google Security Alert Hides a Phishing Scam | TechRepublic

Network Security at the Edge for AI-ready Enterprise

Apple Patches Two Zero-Days Used in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attacks

'No AI Agents are Allowed.' EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings

Developers Beware: Slopsquatting & Vibe Coding Can Increase Risk of AI-Powered Attacks

Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Innovation Disruptors

UK’s Cyber Crime Down in 2024: Better 'Cyber Hygiene Among Small Businesses

How to Use LastPass Password Manager (Step-by-Step Guide)

Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware'

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 134 Vulnerabilities, Including 1 Zero-Day

Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers & Outperforms Rivals by 11%

DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns | TechRepublic

Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’ | TechRepublic

Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option | TechRepublic

North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies

Google DeepMind Proposes AI ‘Monitors’ to Police Hyperintelligent Models

Payment Fraud Detection and Prevention: Here's All To Know

Apple Rolls Out iOS 18.4 With New Languages, Emojis & Apple Intelligence in the EU

KeePass Review (2025): Features, Pricing, and Security

3 Ways the UK Government Plans to Tighten Cyber Security Rules with New Bill

Apple Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in iOS 15 and 16

Google's Present to Enterprise Gmail Users: End-to-End Encryption

OpenAI Seeks Feedback About Open Model That Will Be Revealed ‘In the Coming Months’

Android Malware Exploits a Microsoft-Related Security Blind Spot to Avoid Detection

Update VMware Tools for Windows NOW: High-Severity Flaw Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication

Which Top Cybersecurity Role of 2024 Was Featured in 64,000+ Job Postings? | TechRepublic

Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect

Microsoft Adds Even More AI to Its Security Copilot

FBI 'Increasingly Seeing' Malware Distributed In Document Converters

Agentic AI’s Role in the Future of AppSec | TechRepublic

TechRepublic Exclusive: New Ransomware Attacks are Getting More Personal as Hackers ‘Apply Psychological Pressure'

Stealthy Apache Tomcat Critical Exploit Bypasses Security Filters

Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to 'Turbocharge Improved Cloud Security’

Dashlane Review: Features, Pricing, Security, Pros & Cons

iPhone-Android: A Major Privacy Upgrade is Coming Soon

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