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Fortinet FortiClient EMS Improper Access Control Vulnerability 

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Vulnerability Number: CVE‑2026‑35616  Severity Level: Critical  Executive Summary  Fortinet has disclosed an improper access control flaw in FortiClient EMS versions 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests. The vulnerability is rated CVSS 3.1 9.8 (Critical) and appears in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with a remediation deadline of 9 April 2026.  Details  Technical description: A missing access‑control check in FortiClient EMS permits crafted…

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How to Hire Top Cybersecurity Experts for Your Financial Firm (What You Should Really Look For)

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If you’re responsible for cybersecurity at a financial firm, you already know this isn’t a decision you can afford to get wrong. The stakes are high, the threats are constant, and the expectations from regulators and clients continue to rise. At some point, most firms reach the same realization: what you have in place today…

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Remote Code Execution in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access 

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Vulnerability Number: CVE-2026-1731  Severity Level: Critical 9.9  Executive Summary  BeyondTrust has disclosed a pre‑authentication remote code execution flaw in its Remote Support and older Privileged Remote Access products. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted WebSocket ”remoteVersion” parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating‑system commands with high privileges. Active exploitation has been observed in the wild, including deployment of web shells, ransomware‑like tools,…

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Malicious Browser Extensions Steal ChatGPT & DeepSeek Chat Logs from Users 

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Executive Summary  Two Chrome extensions posing as AI productivity helpers were found exfiltrating users’ sensitive ChatGPT and DeepSeek conversations to attacker-controlled servers. The extensions abused browser permissions to capture complete chatbot histories, browsing data, internal corporate URLs, and authentication tokens, putting both personal and company data at risk. This recent threat demonstrates two of the latest attacker trends of creating imposter AI tools through an often unprotected vector of browser extensions.  Details  Security researchers uncovered the…

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Analysis of the Verizon DBIR and IBM Data Breach Report

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Every year, the major breach reports drop, and the 2025 versions from Verizon and IBM are packed with insights that security teams should pay attention to. The big picture is pretty clear. Attacks are getting easier for criminals to launch, and the cost of a breach continues to put real pressure on mid-sized organizations. Simple…

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Cyber Leaders Group Chat: Hot Takes, Real Talk

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What if you could peek into the real conversations cyber leaders are having behind closed doors? This expert leadership panel pulls back the curtain on what security professionals are actually saying to each other: the tools they think are overrated, the investments that actually move the needle, and the uncomfortable truths about where most organizations get it wrong.   We…

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Business Continuity Blueprint: Cloud and Infrastructure Strategies for an Always On World

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Downtime is not just an inconvenience. It costs revenue, erodes customer trust, and disrupts operations across every department. Business continuity used to mean backups and a disaster recovery runbook tucked in a binder somewhere. Today, it means designing your cloud and infrastructure so services stay available even when systems fail, cyberattacks occur, or your primary…

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From Penetration Test to Recovery Plan: Steps to Creating an Immutable Defense

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Most organizations run a penetration test, get a report, assign tickets, and call it progress. The problem is simple: identifying vulnerabilities is not the same as building resilience. Real cyber maturity begins after the test, when you turn findings into a structured path toward zero trust, rapid remediation, and guaranteed recovery. This guide walks through…

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