Articles by 'Eric Corcoran'

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 10/20 Microsoft Dominates Phishing Impersonations in Q3 2025 (Check Point) According to Check Point Research’s Brand Phishing Report for Q3 2025, Microsoft accounted for 40% of all brand impersonation attempts this quarter, holding its place as the most targeted company worldwide. The dominance of major tech players in phishing campaigns shows no sign of slowing. https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/microsoft-dominates-phishing-impersonations-in-q3-2025/ AI, Quantum Computing and Other Emer... read more.

• October 24, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 10/13 Pure Storage Unveils High-density QLC Flash Advancements (Pure Storage) A new software-defined architecture from Pure Storage leverages high-density QLC flash and host-based flash management to cost-effectively deliver industry-leading performance density, power, and space efficiency for AI and other hyperscale workloads. https://blog.purestorage.com/news-events/pure-storage-unveils-high-density-qlc-flash-advancements/ Understanding Indicators of Compromise and Their Role in Cybersecurity (... read more.

• October 17, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 10/6 The invisible threat: Machine identity sprawl and expired certificates (CyberArk) Without central visibility, security teams inherit overlapping responsibilities and no clear ownership, allowing keys and secrets to remain unrotated or misconfigured and certificates to expire silently. That is, until they break something critical. https://www.cyberark.com/resources/blog/the-invisible-threat-machine-identity-sprawl-and-expired-certificates Tuesday 10/7 5 Essential Cyber Security Tips for Cybe... read more.

• October 10, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 9/29 The emerging use of malware invoking AI (Wiz) AI has been used by threat actors for all sorts of use cases for the past few years where victims have received the output of AI (such as LLM generated phishing emails), but in this latest evolution we’re seeing the payload contains prompts to LLMs and executes the output in the victim environment.  https://www.wiz.io/blog/the-emerging-use-of-malware-invoking-ai Persuasion engineering: how to influence humans, LLMs, and AI ag... read more.

• October 03, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 9/22 What is Shadow AI and what is the risk to your organization? (Delinea) Shadow IT issues are not new to organizations. Think unauthorized cloud purchases, unmanaged bring your own device (BYOD) programs, and rogue access points. Shadow AI is a natural consequence of governance lag. Users will always innovate with new technology faster than governance and security people can work to establish sane policies and effective guardrails. https://delinea.com/blog/what-is-shadow-ai-and-what-is-the-risk... read more.

• September 26, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 9/15 npm Supply Chain Attack via Open Source maintainer compromise (Snyk) The open source developer fell victim to a phishing email that allowed an attacker to gain access to their npm account. This enabled the attacker to inject malicious code into many highly popular npm packages, creating a supply chain attack. https://snyk.io/blog/npm-supply-chain-attack-via-open-source-maintainer-compromise/ The 2025 Cybersecurity Hall of Shame: 10 Mistakes People Still Make Many cybersecurity mistakes cont... read more.

• September 19, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 9/8 What Is a Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Why It Matters (Palo Alto Networks) A hardware-only approach leaves gaps at the edge, while cloud-only firewalls can’t provide consistent protection across on-premises infrastructure. The result is operational complexity with blind spots and an expanding attack surface. https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/08/hybrid-mesh-firewall-and-why-it-matters/ Cybersecurity Stop of the Month: BEC Attacks Targeting Government Agencies (Proofpoint) What make... read more.

• September 12, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Tuesday 9/4 What Is a Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Why It Matters (Palo Alto Networks) A hardware-only approach leaves gaps at the edge, while cloud-only firewalls can’t provide consistent protection across on-premises infrastructure. The result is operational complexity with blind spots and an expanding attack surface. https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2025/08/hybrid-mesh-firewall-and-why-it-matters/ Cybersecurity Stop of the Month: BEC Attacks Targeting Government Agencies (Proofpoint) What mak... read more.

• September 05, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 8/25 The Value of IR Planning and Incident Readiness (Arctic Wolf) Whether dealing with ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), or other cyber threats, IR planning is vital to a strong IR process, as it can shorten response and remediation time, help identify and prepare key stakeholders, streamline when and how to initiate complex processes like digital forensics, and support business continuity and executive management. https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/the-value-of-ir-planning-and-inci... read more.

• August 29, 2025

By Eric Corcoran, Posted in Technology Week in Review

Monday 8/18 Speed kills: AI coding tools revive old-school hacks (ReversingLabs) The adoption of AI coding tools has exploded in recent years with their promise of speeding development and automating time-consuming manual tasks such as code audits. But the tools bypass a wide range of accepted security standards — and introduce serious risks for development teams, the researchers warned.  https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/ai-coding-tools-old-school-hacks DataOps: Optimizing the Data Experien... read more.

• August 22, 2025