Maria Korolov

The Windows Active Directory vulnerability is severe, and blueprints for exploiting it are open source.

The colocation provider says it’s managed to mitigate successfully. Other victims weren’t so lucky.

Researchers who found the path transversal vulnerability also found hundreds of exposed servers via the internet.

Securing data while in use opens doors from the on-prem data center to the cloud for more applications.

The vulnerability has been fixed with an upgrade, but unpatched systems risk the deletion of databases and virtual machines, or even having an attacker gain admin privileges.

An advanced cyberespionage group is designing malware that can “jump” across air gaps, researchers say.

The acquisition reflects a broader shift in cybersecurity, driven by containerization.