Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! A massive breach. Stand by for the phishing…

Researchers believe AI tools are fueling a dramatic 42% surge in the amount of leaked credentials circulating for sale on the dark web. Each year, automated scrapers and human-operated groups comb through dark web forums, paste sites, and underground marketplaces to collect and repackage hundreds of millions of username–password pairs. Many organizations remain unaware of the full scope of these leaks until it’s too late, because breach disclosures are often delayed or incomplete.

Vulnerability attacks often exploit gaps in outdated software, weak access controls, and user behavior. From remote login to enterprise VPNs, entry points vary, but risk is constant.

Our DevOps environment moves fast. Cloud instances spin up and down. Containers launch and retire. New APIs appear without warning. Trying to track it all with scripts, spreadsheets, and one-off scans meant I often missed things. A TLS certificate would slip through. An open port would go unnoticed. I’d spend hours chasing down who owned an asset.

Most Microsoft 365 users aren’t aware of this recently growing serious email threat vector. I have been teaching about the risks of Microsoft email rules, forms and connectors on email clients and servers for decades. Both can be created by an attacker learning your email address and logon credentials (e.g., password or MFA codes).

By 2025, non-human identities (like service accounts, API keys, and bots) will outnumber human identities by 45:1 in cloud environments. Yet many organizations still rely on static IAM roles and manual provisioning, leaving them exposed to credential sprawl, insider risk, and compliance violations. That’s where modern Enterprise Identity Management (EIM) comes in. Enterprise software development is increasingly cloud native.

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