Login Subscribe

7secure Coverage

Articles

Search and filter the broader reporting stream across incidents, AI security, policy, and operational coverage.

AI Security & Threats

AI‑Driven Micro‑Segmentation Supercharges Zero‑Trust Rollout

AI‑Driven Micro‑Segmentation Supercharges Zero‑Trust Rollout

VMware’s latest blog post details how its AI engine can automatically analyze network traffic, identify communication patterns, and generate micro‑segmentation policies that align with Zero‑Trust principles. The system continuously refines these policies as traffic evolves, reducing the need for manual rule creation and speeding up the initial

Compliance & Regulation

vDefend DFW: Rapid Zero‑Trust Micro‑segmentation Blueprint for VCF Defenders

vDefend DFW: Rapid Zero‑Trust Micro‑segmentation Blueprint for VCF Defenders

VMware’s vDefend DFW 1‑2‑3‑4 methodology gives security teams a step‑by‑step playbook to roll out Zero‑Trust micro‑segmentation across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) workloads. The approach splits the deployment into four clear phases—Planning, Policy Creation, Automation, and Validation—so defenders can map workload

GitHub Mulls AI Pull‑Request Kill Switch to Block Low‑Quality, Risky Code

GitHub Mulls AI Pull‑Request Kill Switch to Block Low‑Quality, Risky Code

GitHub’s engineering team is debating a new “kill switch” that would automatically reject pull requests identified as being generated by AI code tools. The proposed feature would scan incoming contributions for signatures of AI‑produced snippets and halt the merge process unless a human reviewer explicitly overrides the block.

APT TA423 Uses Watering‑Hole on Australian News Sites to Deploy ScanBox Keylogger

APT TA423 Uses Watering‑Hole on Australian News Sites to Deploy ScanBox Keylogger

A series of watering‑hole attacks attributed to the China‑based APT group TA423 have been observed targeting popular Australian news websites. The attackers inject malicious JavaScript that loads the ScanBox reconnaissance framework onto the browsers of any visitor. ScanBox includes a lightweight keylogger that records keystrokes, gathers system details,

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

CISA Unveils Tool Map: Detect the Public Scripts Fueling Global Attacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory that compiles a catalog of publicly available hacking utilities—such as credential dumpers, remote access frameworks, and network scanners—that have been directly linked to recent cyber‑incidents worldwide. Each entry pairs the tool with its typical command‑line arguments,

Malware & Ransomware

Falcon Earns 100% Ransomware Detection in SE Labs Independent Test

Falcon Earns 100% Ransomware Detection in SE Labs Independent Test

SE Labs conducted a controlled, hands‑on evaluation of leading endpoint protection platforms using a mix of recent, real‑world ransomware families and attack vectors. CrowdStrike Falcon identified and blocked every malicious payload, achieving a perfect 100 % detection rate while also demonstrating effective remediation capabilities across the full test matrix.

Threat Intelligence

AI‑Driven Threats Surge: Synthetic Phishing and Autonomous Malware Spike in 2026

AI‑Driven Threats Surge: Synthetic Phishing and Autonomous Malware Spike in 2026

Check Point’s 2026 Cyber Security Report, built on real‑time threat‑cloud telemetry and analyst expertise, reveals a sharp uptick in AI‑powered attacks. Synthetic phishing campaigns that generate hyper‑realistic, context‑aware messages now account for over 40% of all phishing incidents, while autonomous malware—code that can

Vulnerabilities & Exploits

CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Customers’ Choice for ASPM—Boosting Threat Prioritization for Defenders

CrowdStrike Wins Gartner Customers’ Choice for ASPM—Boosting Threat Prioritization for Defenders

CrowdStrike has been named a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report for Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) tools. The accolade reflects strong user sentiment from organizations in travel, hospitality, IT services, and banking, who cite the platform’s ability to cut through noisy