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"Cisco VPNs, email services hit in separate threat campaigns."

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Dec.​ 22,​ 2025 View in browser Daily Edition Today’s news and analysis for cybersecurity professionals Cisco VPNs, Email Services Hit in Separate Threat Campaigns The company suffered one sophisticated five-alarm campaign and one messy spray-and-pray attack, mere days apart. LongNosedGoblin Caught Snooping on Asian Governments New China-aligned APT group is deploying Group Policy to sniff through government networks across Southeast Asia and Japan. A Good Year for North Korean Cybercriminals North Korea shifted its strategy to patiently target "bigger fish" for larger payouts, using sophisticated methods to execute attacks at opportune times. Identity Fraud Among Home Care Workers Puts Patients at Risk [From The Edge]:  Reports of patients being cared for by unqualified home-care aides with fake identities continue to emerge, highlighting a need for more stringent identity authentication. Securing the Network Edge: A Comprehensive Framework for Modern Cybersecurity [From DR TECHNOLOGY]: The future of cybersecurity means defending everywhere. Securing IoT, cloud, and remote work requires a unified edge-to-cloud strategy. (First in a three-part series.) Read more → Commentary A Cybersecurity Playbook for AI Adoption AI adds real value to cybersecurity today, but it cannot yet serve as a single security guardian. Here's how organizations can safely combine AI-driven analysis with deterministic rules and proven security practices. The Future of Quantum-Safe Networks Depends on Interoperable Standards Technology Talk: As quantum computing advances, secure, interoperable standards will be critical to making quantum key distribution (QKD) practical, trusted, and future-proof. More commentary → Elsewhere in cyber Cybersecurity Dive State-linked and criminal hackers use device code phishing against M365 users Malwarebytes The ghosts of WhatsApp: How GhostPairing hijacks accounts SearchSecurity DevSecOps vs. SecDevOps: Which is better for your organization? Send us a news tip →