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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Gen AI threats and quantum computing exposures must be accounted for. Williams Brandon Williams , CTO, Conversant Group Predictions for 2025 point to attack speeds increasing by up to 100X, necessitating faster detection and response times. Attacks targeting identities rose 71% last year, with valid accounts as the top entry point.

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Patch Tuesday, May 2025 Edition

Krebs on Security

Tracked as CVE-2025-32701 & CVE-2025-32706 , these flaws are present in all supported versions of Windows 10 and 11, as well as their server versions. Chris Goettl at Ivanti points out that the Windows 11 and Server 2025 updates include some new AI features that carry a lot of baggage and weigh in at around 4 gigabytes.

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Patch Tuesday, April 2025 Edition

Krebs on Security

The zero-day flaw already seeing exploitation is CVE-2025-29824 , a local elevation of privilege bug in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. “For the past two years, elevation of privilege flaws have led the pack and, so far in 2025, account for over half of all zero-days exploited,” Narang wrote.

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LW ROUNDTABLE:  Predictive analytics, full-stack visualization to solidify cyber defenses in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Shashanka Dr. Madhu Shashanka , Chief Data Scientist, Concentric AI Generative AI in 2025 will bring transformative opportunities but heightened cybersecurity risks, including data exposure, AI misuse, and novel threats like prompt injection attacks. Real-time defense and a robust security mindset are crucial to staying resilient.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls In Automation: Keep Humans In the Loop

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. 📆 May 14, 2025 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward.

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20 Million OpenAI accounts offered for sale

Malwarebytes

Post by emirking A translation of the Russian statement by the poster says: When I realized that OpenAI might have to verify accounts in bulk, I understood that my password wouldnt stay hidden. I have more than 20 million access codes to OpenAI accounts. Monitor your account for any unusual activity or unauthorized usage.

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Attackers exploited SonicWall SMA appliances since January 2025

Security Affairs

Threat actors are actively exploiting a remote code execution flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances since January 2025. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that threat actors actively exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20035 (CVSS score of 7.1), in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) since at least January 2025.

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