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Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Fractional CISO & Founder of CybersecTools | Strategic Security Advisor for B2B Scale-Ups & Cybersecurity Vendors

200 Security Leadership Articles

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Brief #137: Chrome Extension Supply Chain Attack, MCP Servers Expose AWS Keys, Record CVE Year

15.28% of employees run unverified MCP servers accessing credentials with zero visibility. Experienced CISSP holders apply to 100+ jobs for single interview as AI screening dominates. Manufacturing hit hardest by Google Cloud phishing at 19.6% of targets.

Jan 4 8 min read
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Brief #136: Cisco Gateway Attacks Require Full Rebuild, 97% CISOs Adopt Hybrid, MongoDB Critical Patch

Anthropic's Deputy CISO forces AI chatbot on community despite votes, causing mass exodus. Actor lands consultant role in 2 years, CompTIA certs beat traditional degrees.

Dec 28 9 min read
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Brief #135: GitHub Enables Cross-Cloud Attacks, AI Agents Risk 76% of Orgs, Entry Salaries Drop 30%

WhatsApp Silent Whisper flaw enables covert tracking with just phone numbers. Security incidents with $200K+ damages doubled to 13% as hybrid IT adoption hits 77%.

Dec 21 8 min read
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Brief #134: Google Drive Backdoor, AI Beats Human Pen Testers, Worst Job Market in 15 Years

NANOREMOTE blends attacks through Google's API undetected. AI agents now surpass most human security testers in live enterprise assessments.

Dec 14 8 min read
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Brief #133: Next.js RCE Affects 39% Cloud Environments, AI Agents Steal $4.6M, Supply Chain Breach Crisis

ServiceNow acquires Veza for $1B+ to expand identity security. Security leaders face burnout managing cloud, AI, and compliance with understaffed teams and limited autonomy.

Dec 7 8 min read
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How a vCISO Accelerates Enterprise Sales and Compliance: The Reality No One Talks About

Stop losing million-euro enterprise deals: learn the brutal truth about how a vCISO rapidly accelerates sales and achieves ISO 27001 by focusing only on what truly closes deals.

Dec 4 7 min read
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Brief #132: Microsoft Defender Bypass, Chinese AI Autonomous Hacking, Salaries Go Down

Shai-Hulud 2.0 compromises 25,000+ npm repositories for credential harvesting. Early AI security adopters see 67% security posture improvement and 70% breach risk reduction.

Nov 30 8 min read
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Brief #131: Sturnus Trojan Bypasses WhatsApp Encryption, ServiceNow AI Agents Exploited, CISO Pay Up 6.7%

Azure mitigated a record-breaking 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack from 500K+ IPs. Security budgets grew only 4% while executive compensation surged, creating resource allocation challenges.

Nov 23 8 min read
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How Founders and CTOs Can Build a Security Program in 90 Days (Without Losing Their Mind)

Build an ISO 27001 and SOC 2-aligned security program in 90 days to win enterprise deals. Practical guide for founders and CTOs with limited time.

Nov 20 14 min read

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