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There's a comforting myth in cybersecurity: that the most dangerous threats are the newest ones. What actually causes breaches, ransomware, and long, awkward incident calls is something far less exciting — old vulnerabilities that never got fixed.

Six actively exploited Microsoft zero-days hit February Patch Tuesday, critical CVEs in SAP CRM, Catalyst, and Apache Druid demand immediate patching, and Anywhere Real Estate discloses a 17,000-record ERP breach.

Microsoft's February 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses six zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, along with 54–59 CVEs spanning Windows, Office, Exchange, and Azure.

ShinyHunters escalated their campaign by publishing datasets from Harvard and UPenn, critical patches for MediaTek SoCs and Autodesk 3ds Max, plus this week's key trends in data extortion tactics.

In vulnerability management, severity ratings quietly shape behaviour. High and Critical CVEs trigger alerts, emergency patch windows, and executive attention. Low and Medium CVEs, by contrast, tend to sink into the backlog—scheduled, deferred, or ignored entirely. That complacency is increasingly misplaced.

This week's cybersecurity brief covers Microsoft's emergency patch for the actively exploited Office zero-day CVE-2026-21509, critical vulnerabilities in Cisco UC products and Ivanti EPMM, plus the Nike ransomware breach exposing 1.4TB of data.

Under Armour investigates claims of a 72M customer record breach. Critical patches for Microsoft Excel RCEs, Veeam Backup RCE, and Cisco ISE. Ransomware operators continue targeting MSPs and supply chains.

Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered fixes for 114 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, SharePoint, SQL Server, and related components, including eight Critical bugs and one actively exploited flaw now in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday dropped on January 13, delivering fixes for 114 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and server components—making it one of the heavier releases to kick off the year.

Cybersecurity professionals in healthcare infrastructure face a uniquely high-stakes threat landscape in 2026, where exploited CVEs directly correlate with patient harm, ransomware lockdowns, and regulatory scrutiny.

Google’s January 2026 Android Security Bulletin has highlighted a critical zero-click vulnerability affecting the Dolby Digital Plus Codec. The Threat: Attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash a device simply by sending a manipulated audio file.

An in-depth analysis of the September 2025 Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack that cost the UK economy nearly £2 billion. Learn how unpatched vulnerabilities and supply chain weaknesses led to the most devastating cyber event in British history.

As the volume of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) continues to skyrocket, traditional manual triage methods are becoming obsolete. Security...

Learn how to leverage the BrilliantDog API to build custom alerts and integrate vulnerability data into your existing workflows.

It's rarely laziness. Explore the cognitive biases and organizational pressures that lead to "patch paralysis" and how to overcome them.

Move beyond simple scanning and create a risk-based vulnerability management program that actually reduces your attack surface.

Modern applications are 90% open source code. Understand the risks hiding in your node_modules and how to secure your software supply chain.
A critical SQL injection flaw in MOVEit Transfer is being actively exploited by the Cl0p ransomware gang, affecting hundreds of organizations worldwide. Here's what happened and how to respond.
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Ivanti's VPN products have been hammered by multiple zero-days this year. Here's what went wrong and what it means for enterprise VPN security.
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SQL injection has been around for decades, yet it remains one of the most common and dangerous vulnerabilities. Why haven't we solved this problem?
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Most organizations approach patching reactively. Here's how to build a patch management program that actually reduces risk without breaking everything.
Let's get technical. How did CVE-2023-34362 actually work, and what can developers learn from it?