Cyber (In)Security #208
The fortnightly newsletter of the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) — Issue #208, 17 August 2026. This issue leads with crypto custody governance and our autumn mentorship intake, plus two serious CVEs, the latest from our members, and a spotlight on OSINT.
In this issue
- From the CyAN Community: Kamran Israr Mirza (Kim) publishes Stablecoin and Crypto Asset Wallet Types: Custody and Security Requirements, mapping five wallet classes and four custody models against PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001, NIST CSF 2.0 and the EU AI Act.
- CyAN Announcements: applications are now closed for CyAN’s autumn 2026 mentorship programme. Thanks to all those who applied!
- White Hat CVE of the Week, courtesy of White Hat IT Security, led by CyAN member Sándor Féher: CVE-2026-18577 in N-able N-central and CVE-2026-63077 in JetBrains TeamCity.
- News from Around the World: the US water utility campaign widens to at least 12 states, a cyberattack on CEVA Logistics disrupts European retail fulfilment, a ransomware crew hijacks a hospital system’s Facebook page, the ICO details three undetected intrusions at the UK criminal records office, and Germany moves to give its intelligence agencies hacking and sabotage powers.
- Tagged by Our Members: Kim Chandler McDonald on what happens when digital harm is the only thing coming out of your tap, and Bharat Raigangar on why annual security questionnaires give boards a false sense of comfort.
- Partners & Community: CyAN backs the Trust & Safety Festival Sydney, and MaTeCC returns to Rabat for a fourth edition on 2 and 3 December 2026.
- Member Spotlight: Sylvain Hajri, founder and CEO of Epieos and co-founder of OSINT-FR.
- Upcoming Events: GISEC GLOBAL 2026 (16 to 18 September, Dubai, updated dates), Ai Everything Abu Dhabi (6 October), Trust & Safety Festival Sydney (8 to 9 October) and MaTeCC 2026 (2 to 3 December, Rabat).
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