Tag: cybersecurity

Week 5 – Trusted by Default: Why Microsoft Office Remains a Prime Target

26 Jan – 1 Feb 2026 This week’s CVE of the Week highlights an actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office is an office suite and a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft.It’s one of the 

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 186

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 186

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Beyond Compliance: Building Continuous Confidence in Risk, Governance, and Cybersecurity by Pathan Humam

Across industries, organizations are investing heavily in cybersecurity controls, compliance frameworks, and assurance programs. Yet many leadership teams still struggle to answer a simple but critical question with confidence: “What is our risk posture right now—and can we trust it?” As cyber threats accelerate, regulatory 

Week 4 – Actively Exploited Zero-Day RCE Hits Cisco Unified CM and Webex Calling

12 – 18 Jan 2026 This week’s CVE of the Week is about the recent remote code execution vulnerability in Cisco’s Unified Communications (CM) products and Webex Calling Dedicated Instance, that has been actively exploited as a zero-day. This vulnerability is due to improper validation 

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 185

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 185

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Week 3 – AI Agents Under Attack: High-Risk Vulnerability in ServiceNow

12 – 18 Jan 2026 Our CVE of the Week series continues with an AI Agent vulnerability that affected ServiceNow, one of the most popular cloud-based platforms for IT and business process automation. The CVE-2025-12420 vulnerability, assigned with a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3, allows 

Week 2 – Wake up from this “Ni8mare”

5 – 11 Jan 2026 A new year, the same mission: raising awareness of critical vulnerabilities. Our CVE of the Week series continues in 2026 to help you stay ahead of emerging security risks. Let’s get started. Our first choice in 2026 is a vulnerability 

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 184

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 184

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Real Estate’s Data Reckoning Was Always Coming

Real Estate’s Data Reckoning Was Always Coming

In September 2024, I published an article on LinkedIn titled The Cost of Convenience: How Data Mismanagement and Ticket-Clipping Models are Failing Renters. It was written out of growing unease, not hindsight. At the time, the concern was simple but deeply uncomfortable: real estate agencies 

When “Just a Tool” Stops Being a Defence

When “Just a Tool” Stops Being a Defence

Over the past three days, a pattern has emerged that is difficult to dismiss as coincidence, mischief, or edge-case misuse. Investigations reported by reputable outlets, including The Guardian, reveal that Grok, an AI image generation tool, has been used to produce sexualised fake images of