Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: March 2025

Leaked Black Basta Chats Suggest Russian Officials Aided Leader’s Escape from Armenia

The recently leaked trove of internal chat logs among members of the Black Basta ransomware operation has revealed possible connections between the e-crime gang and Russian authorities. The leak, containing over 200,000 messages from September 2023 to September 2024, was published by a Telegram user @ExploitWhispers last month. According to an analysis of the messages […]

Cyber News

The Future of Data Center Power Management: Efficiency & Sustainability

The Future of Data Center Power Management: Efficiency & Sustainability Introduction As the demand for digital services surges, data centers are under increasing pressure to manage power efficiently while minimizing environmental impact. Efficient power management is crucial for reducing costs, ensuring uptime, and meeting sustainability goals. With energy consumption accounting for 1% to 2% of […]

Power, Cooling & Energy

Watch This Webinar to Learn How to Eliminate Identity-Based Attacks—Before They Happen

In today’s digital world, security breaches are all too common. Despite the many security tools and training programs available, identity-based attacks—like phishing, adversary-in-the-middle, and MFA bypass—remain a major challenge. Instead of accepting these risks and pouring resources into fixing problems after they occur, why not prevent attacks from happening in the first place? Our upcoming […]

Cyber News

ClearFake Infects 9,300 Sites, Uses Fake reCAPTCHA and Turnstile to Spread Info-Stealers

The threat actors behind the ClearFake campaign are using fake reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile verifications as lures to trick users into downloading malware such as Lumma Stealer and Vidar Stealer. ClearFake, first highlighted in July 2023, is the name given to a threat activity cluster that employs fake web browser update baits on compromised WordPress […]

Cyber News

5 Identity Threat Detection & Response Must-Haves for Super SaaS Security

Identity-based attacks are on the rise. Attackers are targeting identities with compromised credentials, hijacked authentication methods, and misused privileges. While many threat detection solutions focus on cloud, endpoint, and network threats, they overlook the unique risks posed by SaaS identity ecosystems. This blind spot is wreaking havoc on heavily SaaS-reliant organizations big and small. The […]

Cyber News

Critical mySCADA myPRO Flaws Could Let Attackers Take Over Industrial Control Systems

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two critical flaws impacting mySCADA myPRO, a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system used in operational technology (OT) environments, that could allow malicious actors to take control of susceptible systems. “These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could grant unauthorized access to industrial control networks, potentially leading to severe operational disruptions […]

Cyber News

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in GitHub Action Supply Chain Compromise

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a vulnerability linked to the supply chain compromise of the GitHub Action, tj-actions/changed-files, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-30066 (CVSS score: 8.6), involves the breach of the GitHub Action to inject malicious code that enables a remote […]

Cyber News

Scaling for the Future: How Smart Project Management Ensures Long-Term Data Center Growth

Scaling for the Future: How Smart Project Management Ensures Long-Term Data Center Growth Introduction As digital transformation accelerates, businesses must ensure their data centers can scale efficiently to meet growing demands for compute power, storage, and network capacity. Whether expanding an existing facility, integrating hybrid cloud environments, or building new infrastructure, smart project management is […]

Project Management for Datacenter Deployments

Why Onsite Project Oversight is Critical for Data Center Success

Why Onsite Project Oversight is Critical for Data Center Success Introduction Data center deployments are complex, high-stakes projects that require precision, coordination, and adaptability. While remote project management tools and automation have improved efficiency, onsite project oversight remains critical for ensuring success. A data center is a physical, infrastructure-heavy environment where real-time decision-making, hands-on problem-solving, […]

Project Management for Datacenter Deployments