NorDefs Fully Managed Pentesting as a Service

8 Ways NorDef’s Fully Managed Pentesting as a Service Solves What Others Overlook

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, companies are constantly searching for efficient, cost-effective solutions to safeguard their digital assets. NorDef, Nordic Defender’s crowd-sourced platform, offers next-gen, fully managed penetration testing.  What truly sets NorDef apart from other Next-Gen Penetration Testing services, is its dedicated team of expert security engineers—known as moderators—who manage the entire pentesting …

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OpenSSH vulnerabilities - MITM & DoS CVE-2025

OpenSSH Vulnerabilities Expose Clients to MITM and DoS Attacks

Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in OpenSSH affecting both the client and server. These flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-26465 and CVE-2025-26466, enable attackers to impersonate servers and cause denial-of-service conditions. Both vulnerabilities have been present for extended periods, with mitigations available. CVE-2025-26465: MITM Attack on OpenSSH Client CVE-2025-26465 affects the OpenSSH client and enables a …

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PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability

Palo Alto PAN-OS Zero-Day Vulnerability Enables Authentication Bypass

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a zero-day PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-010. The flaw allows attackers to access certain PHP scripts on the management web interface without authentication. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.8 and affects multiple PAN-OS versions. Vulnerability Overview The issue stems from missing authentication controls in the …

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Fortinet CVE-2025-24472 Patch

Fortinet Confirms CVE-2025-24472 Was Patched in January 2024

Fortinet recently disclosed CVE-2025-24472, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that allows attackers to gain super-admin privileges through crafted CSF proxy requests. This vulnerability affects: Fortinet patched the issue in January 2024 with updates to: Clarification on Exploitation and Patching In an update on February 11, 2025, Fortinet confirmed that CVE-2025-24472 is …

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Microsoft patches zero-day vulnerabilities

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities – Immediate Action Required

Microsoft has released its February 2025 security updates, addressing 67 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, Visual Studio, and Remote Desktop Services. The update includes patches for two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities that require immediate mitigation. Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Both vulnerabilities are listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, indicating active exploitation. Publicly Disclosed Vulnerabilities Other …

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Veeam vulnerability in Backup code execution

Critical Veeam Vulnerability Enables Code Execution via Man-in-the-Middle Attack

Veeam has patched a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-23114, CVSS 9.0) in its Backup software that allows remote code execution through a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack. The issue resides in the Veeam Updater component, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges on affected systems. Affected Versions The vulnerability impacts the following products and versions: Patched …

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AI-Driven Skill Matching for Crowd Source Pentesting

NorDef’s AI-Driven Skill Matching for Optimized Crowdsourced Pentesting

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations face a constant barrage of threats. To stay ahead, businesses need access to the most skilled and experienced security professionals. However, finding the right talent can be a time-consuming and costly endeavor.  That’s where AI-driven skill matching comes in and enhances NorDef’s Next-Gen Crowd-Sourced Pentesting. Introducing AI-Driven Expertise-Matching: …

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DeepSeek AI database data leak.

DeepSeek AI Database Exposure Leaks Sensitive Data

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek exposed a ClickHouse database, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data, including API secrets, chat logs, and backend details. Unauthorized Database Exposure A misconfigured ClickHouse database at oauth2callback.deepseek[.]com:9000 and dev.deepseek[.]com:9000 was left exposed, allowing anyone to execute SQL queries without authentication. This provided full access to stored data and potential privilege escalation …

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DeepSeek AI Security Privacy Risks

DeepSeek AI Faces Security and Privacy Concerns Amid Rapid Growth

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has restricted new user registrations following large-scale cyberattacks targeting its services. The company cited “malicious attacks” as the reason for the temporary limitation while ensuring that existing users remain unaffected. Security Risks and Vulnerabilities DeepSeek’s latest AI model, DeepSeek R1, has drawn attention for its advanced reasoning capabilities. However, security researchers …

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apple cve-2025-24085 patch zero day

Apple Fixes Actively Exploited Zero-Day in iOS, macOS, and Other Platforms

Apple has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day, CVE-2025-24085. This use-after-free issue in the Core Media component allows a malicious application already installed on a device to escalate privileges. The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild, primarily affecting versions of iOS before 17.2. Apple has patched the issue …

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