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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable. Blockchain: Developed primarily for cryptocurrency applications and maligned for manipulating those markets, blockchain can be a valuable security tool, as its universe of connected nodes is almost impossible to corrupt or destroy.

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New HEH botnet wipes devices potentially bricking them

Security Affairs

Researchers from from Netlab, the network security division of Chinese tech giant Qihoo 360, have discovered a new botnet, tracked as HEH, that contains the code to wipe all data from infected systems, such as routers, IoT devices, and servers. In the current version, each node cannot send control command to its peers.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. Somehow, more attention and security processes need to be focused on APIs without blunting their usefulness. APIs represent a huge emerging attack vector, much bigger than people realize,” Spanbauer observes.

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Lumma Stealer – Tracking distribution channels

SecureList

Fake Telegram channels for pirated content and cryptocurrencies. The attackers create Telegram channels with names containing keywords related to cryptocurrencies or pirated content, such as software, movies, etc. When a user searches for such content, the fraudulent channels appear at the top of the search. shop stogeneratmns[.]shop

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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

Akamai Security Research discovered a new evasive Golang-based malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. ” concludes the report.

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NASA Audit: Cyber Risk Skyrockets with 'Work from Home'

SecureWorld News

The audit also spells out that cyberattacks against NASA's networks come from all directions: from those using NASA's supercomputing power to make money to nation-states looking for secrets. NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture.

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Andrew Hay’s 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions

Andrew Hay

As payments via cryptocurrencies grow harder to track due to improved privacy tools, law enforcement agencies will face mounting challenges in pursuing perpetrators. Zero-trust architecture will evolve beyond network security to encompass cloud workloads, supply chains, and even individual devices.