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News alert: SquareX research finds browser AI agents are proving riskier than human employees - The Last Watchdog
Palo Alto, Calif., Jun. 30, 2025, CyberNewswire--Every security practitioner knows that employees are the weakest link in an organization, but this is no longer the case. SquareX’s research reveals that Browser AI Agents are more likely to fall prey to cyberattacks than employees, making them the new weakest link that enterprise security teams need to
STRATEGIC REEL: APIs are the new perimeter — and business logic attacks are slipping through - The Last Watchdog
APIs have become the digital glue of the enterprise — and attackers know it. Related: API security - the big picture In this debut edition of the Last Watchdog Strategic Reel (LWSR), A10 Networks’ Field CISO Jamison Utter cuts through the noise from RSAC 2025 with a sharp breakdown of today’s API threatscape. From 15,000
News alert: Halo Security’s attack surface management platform wins MSP Today’s top award - The Last Watchdog
Miami, June 18, 2025, CyberNewswire -- Halo Security today announced that its attack surface management solution has been named a 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year Award winner by TMC, a leading global media company recognized for building communities in technology and business through live events and digital marketing platforms. The MSP Today Product
MY TAKE: Microsoft takes ownership of AI risk — Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI look the other way - The Last Watchdog
Last week at Microsoft Build, Azure CTO Mark Russinovich made headlines by telling the truth. Related: A basis for AI optimism In a rare moment of public candor from a Big Tech executive, Russinovich warned that current AI architectures—particularly autoregressive transformers—have structural limitations we won’t engineer our way past. And more than that, he acknowledged
GUEST ESSAY: The AI illusion: Don’t be fooled, innovation without guardrails is just risk–at scale - The Last Watchdog
Artificial intelligence is changing everything - from how we search for answers to how we decide who gets hired, flagged, diagnosed, or denied. Related: Does AI take your data? It offers speed and precision at unprecedented scale. But without intention, progress often leaves behind a trail of invisible harm. We are moving fast. Too fast.
News alert: Arsen launches AI-powered vishing simulation to help combat voice phishing at scale - The Last Watchdog
Paris, Jun. 3, 2025, CyberNewswire--Arsen, the cybersecurity startup known for defending organizations against social engineering threats, has announced the release of its new Vishing Simulation module, a cutting-edge tool designed to train employees against one of the fastest-growing attack vectors: voice phishing (vishing). This new module uses AI-generated voices and adaptive dialogue systems to simulate
SHARED INTEL Q&A: A sharper lens on rising API logic abuse — and a framework to fight back - The Last Watchdog
In today’s digital enterprise, API-driven infrastructure is the connective tissue holding everything together. Related: The DocuSign API-abuse hack From mobile apps to backend workflows, APIs are what keep digital services talking—and scaling. But this essential layer of connectivity is also where attackers are gaining traction, often quietly and with alarming precision. Jamison Utter, a cybersecurity
RSAC Fireside Chat: Operationalizing diverse security to assure customers, partners–and insurers - The Last Watchdog
Catastrophic outages don’t just crash systems — they expose assumptions. Related: Getting the most from cyber insurance At RSAC 2025, I met with ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe to trace a quiet but growing convergence: endpoint defense, cyber insurance, and monoculture risk are no longer separate concerns. They’re overlapping — and reshaping how security
Shared Intel Q&A: Can risk-informed patching finally align OT security with real-world threats? - The Last Watchdog
Cyber threats to the U.S. electric grid are mounting. Attackers—from nation-state actors to ransomware gangs—are growing more creative and persistent in probing utility networks and operational technology systems that underpin modern life. Related: The evolution of OT security And yet, many utility companies remain trapped in a compliance-first model that often obscures real risks rather
News alert: Seraphic launches BrowserTotal™ — a free AI-powered tool to stress test browser security - The Last Watchdog
Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9, 2025, CyberNewswire -- Seraphic Security, a leader in enterprise browser security, today announced the launch of BrowserTotal, a unique and proprietary public service enabling enterprises to assess their browser security posture in real-time. The launch coincides with the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, where Seraphic will be showcasing the
MY TAKE: Are we ‘Super f**cked’ by AI? — debate gets 10 million-plus views on YouTube - The Last Watchdog
The day after my column dissecting Chris Sacca's viral outburst went live—his now-notorious claim that we are "super f**ked" by artificial intelligence—I stumbled onto another AI conversation that had already amassed over 10 million views: a roundtable debate hosted by Steven Bartlett on his widely watched YouTube show, Diary of a CEO. Related: Ordinary folks
News alert: $198K in Grants Awarded to Boost Cybersecurity Workforce in Massachusetts - The Last Watchdog
Boston, MA, Jun. 4, 2025, – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) MassCyberCenter awarded $198,542 to four Massachusetts-based programs focused on preparing professionals for the cybersecurity workforce. MassTech provided the funds through the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program, a statewide effort to support young adults and retrain existing professionals with alternative options to
MY TAKE: Are we ‘Super f**ked’ by agentic AI — or finally able to take charge of what comes next? - The Last Watchdog
When VC mogul Chris Sacca declared AI is the death knell for professional services, I flinched. Not because he’s wrong — but because it’s only half the story. Related: GenAI grows up - at RSAC 2025 As a journalist who’s covered multiple technology shifts from the inside, I’ve learned to distinguish hype from real inflection
News alert: Aembit brings ‘Workload IAM’ to Microsoft stack, secures hybrid AI and app access - The Last Watchdog
Silver Spring, MD, June 3, 2025, CyberNewswire -- Aembit, the workload identity and access management (IAM) company, today announced a major expansion of its platform to support Microsoft environments. With this launch, enterprises can now enforce secure, policy-based access for software workloads and agentic AI running on Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and
SHARED INTEL Q&A: When every IoT Device and AI assistant has an identity — who’s in control? - The Last Watchdog
As enterprise adoption of generative AI accelerates, security teams face a new identity dilemma — not just more users and devices, but a growing swarm of non-human agents and autonomous systems requesting access to sensitive assets. Related: Top 10 Microsoft Copilot risks At the same time, traditional identity and access management (IAM) tools are buckling
RSAC Fireside Chat: Human and machine identity risks are converging — and they’re finally visible - The Last Watchdog
Non-human service accounts have quietly become one of the biggest liabilities in enterprise security. Related: Why identity is the cornerstone of cyber defense These machine credentials — used to automate connections between systems — now outnumber humans by 30 to 1. That gap is likely even wider in cloud-intensive environments. Yet despite their scale, service
RSAC Fireside Chat: Cyber risk mitigation turns personal–defending the CEO as an attack vector - The Last Watchdog
Executives are under digital siege—and most don't even know it. Related: Shareholders sue over murder At RSAC 2025, I sat down with Chuck Randolph, SVP of Strategic Intelligence and Security at 360 Privacy, to unpack a trend reshaping the threat landscape: the weaponization of personal data against corporate leaders and high-net-worth individuals. For a full
RSAC Fireside Chat: ‘Purple’ teams dismantle the reactive trap — and can help restore cyber readiness - The Last Watchdog
Reactive security isn’t just outdated — it’s become a liability. Attackers have figured out how to weaponize speed, and defenders are struggling to keep pace. Related: Mastering adversary emulation At RSAC 2025, I spoke with Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and Global VP of Threat Intelligence at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, about how and why the
News Alert: Halo Security reaches SOC 2 milestone, validating its security controls and practices - The Last Watchdog
Miami, Fla., May 22, 2025, CyberNewsWire -- Halo Security, a leading provider of attack surface management and penetration testing services, today announced it has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance following a comprehensive audit by Insight Assurance. This certification validates that Halo Security's security controls and practices are properly designed and implemented to meet
SHARED INTEL Q&A: Visibility, not volume — reframing detection for the AI-enabled SOC - The Last Watchdog
For years, network security has revolved around the perimeter: firewalls, antivirus, endpoint controls. But as attackers grow more sophisticated — and as operations scatter to the cloud, mobile, and IoT — it’s increasingly what happens inside the network that counts. Related: The NDR evolution story Enter Network Detection and Response (NDR) — a space once
News alert: INE Security, Abadnet Institute partner to deliver cybersecurity training in Saudi Arabia - The Last Watchdog
Cary, NC. May 22, 2025, CyberNewswire -- INE Security, a global leader in Cybersecurity training and certifications, has announced a strategic partnership with Abadnet Institute for Training, a Riyadh-based leader in specialized Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Networking training. The collaboration leverages INE Security's internationally recognized cybersecurity training content and Abadnet's established presence in the Saudi
News alert: Attaxion integrates its EASM Platform with ENISA’s EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) - The Last Watchdog
Dover, Del., May 21, 2025, CyberNewswire -- Attaxion, the external attack surface management (EASM) vendor with industry-leading asset coverage, announces the integration of the European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) into its platform. Operated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the EUVD is a publicly accessible vulnerability repository developed in response to the NIS2 Directive.
RSAC Fireside Chat: Enterprise browsers arise to align security with the modern flow of work - The Last Watchdog
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in enterprise workspace security. The browser has effectively become the new operating system of business. Related: Gartner's enterprise browser review It didn’t happen all at once. But as SaaS took over, remote work went mainstream, and generative AI entered the picture, the browser quietly assumed a central role.
News alert: DataHub secures $35M Series B to enable AI to safely manage and use data - The Last Watchdog
Palo Alto, Calif., May 21, 2025 – DataHub, by Acryl Data, the leading open source metadata platform, today announced it has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. This latest round brings the company's total funding to $65 million, enabling accelerated development of its context management platform that provides discovery,
MY TAKE: Semantics aside, “agentic AI” is already reshaping how we work, think, envision what’s next - The Last Watchdog
Stephen Klein didn’t just stir the pot. He lit a fire. Related: Klein's LinkedIn debate In a sharply worded post that quickly went viral on LinkedIn, the technologist and academic took direct aim at what he called the “hype-as-a-service” business model behind so-called agentic AI. His critique was blunt: what the industry is selling as
SHARED INTEL Q&A: AI in the SOC isn’t all about speed — it’s more so about smoothing process - The Last Watchdog
The SOC has long been the enterprise’s first line of defense. But despite years of investment in threat feeds and automation platforms, the same question persists: why does intelligence still struggle to translate into timely action? Related: IBM makes the AI speed argument for SOCs The 2023 disclosure of Volt Typhoon was a case in
GUEST ESSAY: Cybercrime for hire: small businesses are the new bullseye of the Dark Web - The Last Watchdog
Small businesses make up 90% of all companies worldwide and account for half of global GDP. Yet despite their importance, many lack the cybersecurity expertise and resources to fend off a rising tide of digital threats. Related: Protecting lateral networks in SMBs Rich in sensitive data and often connected to larger supply chains, small businesses
News alert: INE Security highlights monthly CVE Labs aimed at sharpening real-world defense - The Last Watchdog
Cary, NC, May 14, 2025, CyberNewswire -- INE Security, a global leader in hands-on cybersecurity training and certifications, today highlighted how ongoing real-world practice with the latest CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) is essential for transforming security teams from reactive to proactive defenders. With over 26,000 new CVEs documented in the past year, security teams
News Alert: INE Security outlines top 5 training priorities emerging from RSAC 2025 - The Last Watchdog
Cary, NC, May 13, 2025, CyberNewswire --Fresh from a high-impact presence at RSAC 2025, where INE Security welcomed thousands of visitors to its interactive booth at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the global cybersecurity training and certification provider is addressing some of the top cybersecurity priorities emerging from the industry-leading event. As an exhibitor that engaged
Author’s Q&A: It’s high time for CISOs to start leading strategically — or risk being scapegoated - The Last Watchdog
The cybersecurity landscape has never moved faster — and the people tasked with defending it have never felt more exposed. Related: How real people are really using GenAI Today’s Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) operate in a pressure cooker: responsible for protecting critical assets, expected to show up in the boardroom with fluency, yet rarely
MY TAKE: Beyond agentic AI mediocrity — the real disruption is empowering the disenfranchised - The Last Watchdog
Is agentic AI accelerating mediocrity? Plenty of folks on LinkedIn seem to think so. Related: The 400th journalist A growing chorus of academics, tech workers, and digital culture watchers are pointing out the obvious: the more we prompt, the more we flatten. Across marketing, B2B, and even journalism, GenAI is churning out clean, inoffensive, structurally
RSAC Strategic Reel: Cyber experts on the front lines unpack ‘Shadow AI,’ ‘Ground Truth’ - The Last Watchdog
The response to our first LastWatchdog Strategic Reel has been energizing — and telling. Related: What is a cyber kill chain? The appetite for crisp, credible insight is alive and well. As the LinkedIn algo picked up steam and auto-captioning kicked in, it became clear that this short-form format resonates. Not just because it’s fast
Benchmarks Q&A: What the finance sector’s new X9 PKI standard signals for other industries - The Last Watchdog
As organizations brace for the rising tide of machine identities and prepare for a post-quantum cryptographic era, a quiet but crucial shift is underway in the financial sector: the deployment of a new, private PKI standard designed specifically to meet banking’s complex operational and compliance needs. Related: Why crypto-agility is a must have While the
INTRODUCING: LastWatchdog strategic LinkedIN reels – insights from the ground floor at RSAC 2025 - The Last Watchdog
Every year at RSAC, the cybersecurity conversation swells with new terms, emerging threats, and fresh takes on familiar problems. What exactly is 'agentic AI?' At RSAC 2025, the volume knob turned to AI — its potential, its peril, and its increasingly complex role in enterprise defense. But behind the keynote gloss, what often resonates most
MY TAKE: RSAC 2025’s big takeaway — GenAI is growing up fast, but still needs human direction - The Last Watchdog
SAN FRANCISCO — The cybersecurity industry showed up here in force last week: 44,000 attendees, 730 speakers, 650 exhibitors and 400 members of the media flooding Moscone Convention Center in the City by the Bay. Related: RSAC 2025 by the numbers Beneath the cacophony of GenAI-powered product rollouts, the signal that stood out was subtler:
MY TAKE: RSAC 2025 – Conversing with vendors hanging out in the Marriott Marquis mezzanine - The Last Watchdog
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes, the best insights come not from the keynote stage, but from the hotel lobby. Related: RSAC 2025 top takeaways In between sessions at RSAC 2025, I slipped over to the Marriott lobby and held quick, off-the-cuff interviews with a handful of cybersecurity vendors — each doing something genuinely different, often radical,
News alert: Link11 integrates DOSarrest, Reblaze to deliver advanced, integrated security platform - The Last Watchdog
Frankfurt, Apr.30, 2025, CyberNewswire – Link11, DOSarrest, and Reblaze have combined their strengths into a single, integrated platform with a new brand identity. The result: a consistent user experience, maximum efficiency, and seamless security. As a European provider, Link11 addresses the current business risks associated with geopolitical uncertainties and growing compliance requirements. At the same
RSAC Fireside Chat: Shift left, think forward — why MDR is emerging as cyber’s silver bullet - The Last Watchdog
With RSAC kicking off next week, the conversation is shifting—literally. Cybersecurity pros are rethinking how “shift left” applies not just to code, but to enterprise risk. Related: Making sense of threat detection In this Fireside Chat, I spoke with John DiLullo, CEO of Deepwatch, who makes a compelling case for how Managed Detection and Response
News alert: At RSAC 2025, SecAI unveils platform that fuses agentic AI, contextual threat intelligence - The Last Watchdog
San Francisco, Calif., Apr 29, 2025, CyberNewswire -- SecAI, an AI-enriched threat intelligence company, made its official debut today at RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco, marking the company’s first public appearance on the global cybersecurity stage. At the event, the SecAI team is showcasing the latest version of its platform to security professionals from
News alert: Case dismissed against VPN executive, affirms no-logs policy as a valid legal defense - The Last Watchdog
Toronto, Canada, Apr. 28, 2025, CyberNewswire -- Windscribe, a globally used privacy-first VPN service, announced today that its founder, Yegor Sak, has been fully acquitted by a court in Athens, Greece, following a two-year legal battle in which Sak was personally charged in connection with an alleged internet offence by an unknown user of the