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The Mandos Brief gives you a quick, 3-minute rundown of the week's top cybersecurity updates. It's your go-to source for staying informed and cyber-aware, fast.

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Brief #96: Apache Tomcat RCE Exploit, Google's $32B Wiz Acquisition, Copilot and Cursor Coding Backdoors

From a software engineer to landing a security role at Microsoft. Machine identities pose 7.5x higher risk than human users. AWS enhances VPC endpoint visibility.

Mar 23 9 min read
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Brief #95: GitHub Action Backdoor, Microsoft Zero-Days, GitGuardian's Secrets Report

A major GitHub Action used by 23,000+ repos was compromised, leaking CI/CD secrets. Google's Red Team simulates real-world attacks. New AI security agents learn organizational context for better threat detection.

Mar 16 9 min read
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Brief #94: ESXi Server Attacks, Webcam-Based Ransomware, Google's AI Red Team Path

80% of organizations struggle to identify high-risk data in hybrid clouds. State actors bypass MFA via LinkedIn/WhatsApp social engineering. Anthropic's Claude outperforms GPT-4o in security testing.

Mar 9 9 min read
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Brief #93: Trump Drops Russia Threats, Microsoft Copilot Leaks Private Data, NVIDIA's AI Red Teams

Two critical Microsoft Copilot vulnerabilities exposing private repos and corporate data. Orange Group confirms 12,000 files stolen by HellCat ransomware affiliate. jQuery dominates high-risk OSS flaws.

Mar 2 9 min read
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Brief #92: Russian APTs Target Signal, GitHub Security Issues, Importance of Career Growth

Security architects face limited career growth, GoLang backdoor using telegram as C2 channel, 86% of orgs have exposed secrets in private GitHub repos

Feb 23 9 min read
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Brief #91: AWS AMI Attack, NVIDIA Container Escape, InfoSec Salaries

Malicious AI models found on Hugging Face. Multiple PE firms compete for Trend Micro. Security leadership salaries reach $261.5K median

Feb 16 9 min read
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Brief #90: Microsoft Outlook RCE, Cloud Security Certs, OpenAI EU Data Centers

Major ASP.NET security breach affects thousands. AI platforms face new security challenges as malicious code discovered in ML models

Feb 9 9 min read
mandos brief cybersecurity leadership newsletter week 5 of 2025

Brief #89: DeepSeek AI Breach, TeamViewer Zero-Day, AWS Security Automation

Critical vulnerabilities in TeamViewer and Apple M-Series chips expose millions to attacks. ESXi ransomware actors evolve tactics using SSH tunneling

Feb 2 9 min read
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Brief #88: PayPal Security Fine, Cisco's AI-SOC, Critical Palo Alto Vulnerabilities

Subaru's admin panel flaw enabled unauthorized vehicle control. ChatGPT crawler vulnerability enables DDoS attacks.

Jan 26 9 min read

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