
Critical Security Alerts
Newly Discovered Zero-Day in Log4j 2.17.1
A new critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-12345 impacts systems with the risk of remote code execution - urgent patching required. Active exploitations have been detected by QuietFolio researchers.
Quantum-Resistant Encryption Standard Accepted
The National Institute of Standards and Technology affirms CRYSTALS-Kyber as the official post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standard for US federal systems, indicating significant progress in cryptographic security.
Rise in AI-powered Cyberattacks
A 300% surge in AI-driven cyber threats has been reported, with threat actors increasingly utilizing generative AI for creating elaborate phishing schemes and avoiding detection.

Global Security Watch
North America
- The FTC imposes a $25M penalty on a major tech company for privacy infringements akin to those outlined by GDPR
- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency releases new protocols requiring Multi-Factor Authentication for all federal vendors
- Coordination of ransomware services targeting medical services infrastructure intensifies
Europe
- The EU's Cyber Resilience Act progresses to the final stage of approval
- Proposed revisions to the GDPR include more rigorous regulation of artificial intelligence
- A significant darknet market is taken down by Interpol
APAC
- Initiation of an AI security accreditation scheme in Singapore
- Japan confronts an all-time high in DDoS attack incidents
- Australia enacts a law requiring notification of data breaches within a day
Tech Innovation Radar
- Development in Homomorphic Encryption - A novel technique that speeds up computations on encrypted data by a factor of 100
- Tools for AI Security Assistance - New developer-focused solutions released by Microsoft and QuietFolio
- New Guidelines for 5G Security - The GSMA unveils new standards for protecting against network slicing risks
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Threat Intelligence Spotlight
Threat Actor | Target | TTPs | Risk Level |
---|---|---|---|
Lazarus Group | Financial Institutions | Supply Chain Compromise | High |
FIN7 | Retail Sector | Fileless Malware | Medium |
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