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Accelerate security investigations with Kiro CLI
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Accelerate security investigations with Kiro CLI

When a security event occurs in your Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment, rapid response is critical. However security teams often struggle with time-consuming, manual processes that slow down investigations. Analysts must recall complex AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) syntax for multiple services, manually correlate findings across Amazon GuardDuty, AWS CloudTrail, and other security tools,

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Close Encounters of the Human Kind
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Close Encounters of the Human Kind

In the latest Threat Source, Hazel channels her inner Spielberg to explore why humans are delightfully irrational, reminding us that while security best practices are simple in theory, they’re a lot harder to pull off when you’re busy dealing with real life.

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‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm
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‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm

For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week, researchers from multiple security firms concluded that the Popa botnet is linked to NetNut, a “residential proxy” provider operated by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: ALAR].

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Spring 2026 SOC 1 and 2 reports are now available in OSCAL format
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Spring 2026 SOC 1 and 2 reports are now available in OSCAL format

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to release the Spring 2026 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 and 2 reports in machine-readable OSCAL format alongside the PDF version of the reports. The reports cover 188 services over the 12-month period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, giving customers a full year of assurance.

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From package to postinstall payload: Inside the Mastra npm supply chain compromise by Sapphire Sleet
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From package to postinstall payload: Inside the Mastra npm supply chain compromise by Sapphire Sleet

A poisoned npm package infected 140+ projects with a hidden payload. This report highlights how to detect, hunt, and defend against supply chain attacks using Microsoft Defender and actionable threat intelligence. The post From package to postinstall payload: Inside the Mastra npm supply chain compromise by Sapphire Sleet appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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