CISO Briefing 2026-09-27

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 27, 2026 ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle’s PeopleSoft, Google says — CNA China’s grand strategy, and what Nepal must understand — Khabarhub.com Bitget pauses withdrawals after $387.5M hack, CEO assures funds safe — Crypto Briefing Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security — The Conversation Africa CISA warns of Sharepoint, WSO2, Adobe Commerce flaws exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack | TechCrunch — TechCrunch In Other News: Clop Leak Site Takeover, Docker Botnet Hunts AI Keys, Water Utility Exposure — Securityweek.com CISA Unveils Election Security Plan Ahead of 2026 Midterms — Infosecurity Magazine Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild — Internet 8 insights from Proofpoint Protect: Security bets on intent as AI agents join the workforce — SiliconANGLE News CISA warns of Sharepoint, WSO2, Adobe Commerce flaws exploited in attacks. This attack highlights the need for organizations to prioritize vulnerability management and ensure that their systems are up-to-date with the latest security patches. A CISO should conduct a thorough risk assessment and implement a robust patching process to minimize the impact of such vulnerabilities. ...

September 27, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-26

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 26, 2026 8 insights from Proofpoint Protect: Security bets on intent as AI agents join the workforce — SiliconANGLE News Trust and the enticing consultancy offer — Talosintelligence.com Exclusive: Trump Admin Releases Blueprint To Protect Election Infrastructure Ahead Of Midterms — The Federalist Banks should deploy FCNR(B) funds in coming months: RBI DG Rohit Jain — Business Standard Hackers now exploit critical Roundcube flaw in code injection attacks — BleepingComputer Google to critical infra orgs: Our AI scanners won’t be evil, promise — Theregister.com DHS Announces Release of 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan — Globalsecurity.org Keralam gears up for data driven governance: Chief Minister — BusinessLine EU warns Q-Day could arrive before quantum computers are commercially viable — Crypto Briefing UK Government Shifts to Service-Led Cyber Governance After Stinging Audit — Infosecurity Magazine The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued new guidance on implementing anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for virtual asset service providers (VASPs). This move aims to strengthen the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, increasing transparency and risk management requirements for VASPs. A CISO should review their organization’s current policies and procedures to ensure compliance with these new guidelines. ...

September 26, 2026 · 3 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-25

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 25, 2026 Europe’s technology backbone is becoming a cyber target — Help Net Security Containment is dead: Five takeaways from the AI ROI in Contact Center Summit — SiliconANGLE News FBI investigates apparent theft of its personnel data by hackers — BBC News Check Point warns of hackers exploiting Security Gateway VPN RCE flaw — BleepingComputer Worries about AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenario — Business Standard Someone’s attacking a critical 0-day RCE in F5 BIG-IP APM — Theregister.com Why Are Water Treatment Plants Still Connected to the Internet? — Gizmodo.com Malicious AI agents steal 600K credit cards, infect 100+ sites with skimmers — BleepingComputer Cyber resilience in banking sector — BusinessLine Arista patches actively exploited VeloCloud Orchestrator zero-day — BleepingComputer The increasing threat to Europe’s critical infrastructure is a serious concern for businesses operating in the region, as highlighted in the latest Enisa EU Cyber Threats Report. ...

September 25, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-24

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 24, 2026 F5 patches BIG-IP APM zero-day flaw exploited in RCE attacks — BleepingComputer ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report — Securityweek.com Check Point warns of Management Server zero-day exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer D-Link warns of max severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers — BleepingComputer AI malware can rewrite itself to evade detection — Fox News Attacker compromised nearly 1000 Zyxel switches since August (CVE-2026-7273) — Help Net Security CISA orders feds to patch Zyxel flaw exploited for data theft — BleepingComputer Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 22, 2026 — Help Net Security Linux users beware — CISA flags three major security issues you need to patch right now — TechRadar Georgia Election Committee Holds Meeting Weighing Risks and Recommendations — Daily Signal F5 patches BIG-IP APM zero-day flaw exploited in RCE attacks, which has significant business risk implications as it could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. The exploitation of this vulnerability by attackers highlights the need for timely patching and robust security measures to prevent similar incidents. ...

September 24, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-23

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 23, 2026 Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 22, 2026 — Help Net Security Linux users beware — CISA flags three major security issues you need to patch right now — TechRadar Georgia Election Committee Holds Meeting Weighing Risks and Recommendations — Daily Signal CISA alerts of active exploitation of three Linux kernel flaws — BleepingComputer SEI Defines Framework for National Security Cyber Research — PRNewswire FCIA’s FC-SP-3: A Standard Ready for the Quantum-Computing World — Storagereview.com From Love Letters to AI Agents: Cybersecurity’s Evolution — Cisco.com ⚡ Weekly Recap: Cisco 0-Day, AI Agent RCE, ClickFix Attacks, ClickFix Surge, and Browser Hijacks — Internet 카스퍼스키, 보안 시스템 갈아엎지 않고 필요한 기능만 추가…SMB용 5개 모듈 공개 — Venturesquare.net CHAD WOLF: Congress has a chance to stop China from turning your car into a Chinese spy — Fox News CISA flags three major security issues in Linux kernel that need to be patched right now, including a critical issue with the IPv6 protocol stack. This highlights the ongoing risk of unpatched vulnerabilities in widely used software, particularly in environments where patch management can be challenging. A CISO should work with the development team to prioritize patches and ensure that all affected systems are updated promptly. ...

September 23, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-22

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 22, 2026 Drone Warfare Is Coming to America … And We’re Dangerously Unprepared — Naturalnews.com Cybercrime feud erupts on dark web as notorious group claims hijack of rival’s website — The Times of India Turning security complexity into useful intelligence: What’s new in Red Hat Lightspeed — Redhat.com AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks — Hurriyet Daily News Week in review: Cisco patches exploited email gateway 0-day, Revolut breach — Help Net Security AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks — Digital Journal Siemba Named a Sample Vendor in Three 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports for the Third Consecutive Year — PRNewswire CrowdStrike CEO warns on AI safety, stock jumps 14% — Crypto Briefing ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gang — BleepingComputer ciso-assistant-community — Kitploit.com The increasing threat of drone warfare and its implications for national security and cybersecurity are a major concern. As drones become more sophisticated and capable, the risk of them being used for malicious purposes increases, potentially leading to a major disruption in global security. ...

September 22, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-21

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 21, 2026 AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks — Digital Journal Siemba Named a Sample Vendor in Three 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ Reports for the Third Consecutive Year — PRNewswire CrowdStrike CEO warns on AI safety, stock jumps 14% — Crypto Briefing ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gang — BleepingComputer ciso-assistant-community — Kitploit.com AI could ‘kill all humans’: How safe are Nigerians? — Vanguard CRWD Stock Keeps Climbing. Should You Climb On? — Trefis OpenAI Thinks An Advanced AI Model Can Talk Across 2 Air-Gapped, Isolated Computers By Running The CPU Hot And Using Thermal Changes As A Morse Code — Wccftech White hat hackers just breached OpenAI using Anthropic’s Claude in less than 72 hours — and it is a case study in just how fast AI is advancing — TechRadar Rising cyberattacks push Indian SMEs to boost security spending: Report — Business Standard The US Department of Defense’s FY 2024 budget allocates $3.2 billion for cybersecurity, up from $1.8 billion in 2019. ...

September 21, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-20

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 20, 2026 AI could ‘kill all humans’: How safe are Nigerians? — Vanguard CRWD Stock Keeps Climbing. Should You Climb On? — Trefis OpenAI Thinks An Advanced AI Model Can Talk Across 2 Air-Gapped, Isolated Computers By Running The CPU Hot And Using Thermal Changes As A Morse Code — Wccftech White hat hackers just breached OpenAI using Anthropic’s Claude in less than 72 hours — and it is a case study in just how fast AI is advancing — TechRadar Rising cyberattacks push Indian SMEs to boost security spending: Report — Business Standard Brevo Supply Chain Attack Injects Malware Into 100,000 Websites — Securityweek.com Claimed Bug Bounty Hunter Likely Used LLM to Build PhantomRaven npm Stealer — Internet Pentagon reports tenfold rise in cybersecurity vulnerabilities due to AI — Crypto Briefing CMSSF highlights cyber Guardians’ role in creating joint decision advantage — Globalsecurity.org OmniSec-Hex — Kitploit.com AI-powered attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with a recent report suggesting that an advanced AI model can breach even isolated systems. This raises significant business risk for organizations, particularly those in industries heavily reliant on digital infrastructure. ...

September 20, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-19

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 19, 2026 Pentagon reports tenfold rise in cybersecurity vulnerabilities due to AI — Crypto Briefing CMSSF highlights cyber Guardians’ role in creating joint decision advantage — Globalsecurity.org OmniSec-Hex — Kitploit.com Spain reports first data breach involving autonomous AI agent — Help Net Security Cisco warns of max severity ISE zero-day exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer Cisco Warns of New Zero-Day ISE Auth Bypass (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Active Attacks — Internet Active Exploitation Triggers Emergency Patch for Cisco ISE Zero-Day — Securityweek.com Hackers who targeted Novo now hit Copenhagen Municipality’s IT supplier — Ing.dk Middle East cyber threats enter a new phase as ransomware surges and AI joins the attacker’s toolkit — Digital Journal Responsible-Alliance-Protocol — Kitploit.com The Pentagon’s report on a tenfold rise in cybersecurity vulnerabilities due to AI highlights the growing concern of using artificial intelligence to enhance security, but also creates new risks. As AI becomes more pervasive in our systems, it also introduces potential entry points for attackers who can exploit these weaknesses. ...

September 19, 2026 · 3 min · Jason, Cyber Professional

CISO Briefing 2026-09-18

Today’s Stories, Governance Lens — September 18, 2026 Cisco warns of max severity ISE zero-day exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer Cisco Warns of New Zero-Day ISE Auth Bypass (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Active Attacks — Internet Active Exploitation Triggers Emergency Patch for Cisco ISE Zero-Day — Securityweek.com Middle East cyber threats enter a new phase as ransomware surges and AI joins the attacker’s toolkit — Digital Journal Responsible-Alliance-Protocol — Kitploit.com Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers — Internet The 23rd Annual Globee® Awards for Cybersecurity Invite Artificial Intelligence Security Achievement Nominations Worldwide — PRNewswire Hackuity raises $19M to help security teams sort through AI-found vulnerabilities — The Next Web Threat Intelligence Alone Won’t Close the Exploitation Gap — Internet Critical ScreenConnect flaw now actively exploited in attacks — BleepingComputer Cisco’s recent warnings about zero-day exploits in their Identity Service Engine (ISE) highlight the ongoing threat landscape, where a single vulnerability can be exploited to compromise large-scale networks. This vulnerability, combined with the growing sophistication of cyber attackers, underscores the need for robust threat intelligence and incident response planning. To mitigate this risk, I recommend that our organization conduct a thorough review of our current threat intelligence processes and ensure that they are aligned with industry best practices. ...

September 18, 2026 · 2 min · Jason, Cyber Professional