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A Ruby on Rails framework logo-adjacent visual of server logs cascading down, with red error indicators and file-access permission hierarchies highlighted
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Hackers Are Actively Exploiting a Near-Perfect-Score Flaw in Ruby on Rails

A critical vulnerability in the popular web framework lets criminals read files off a server and run their own code on it, and the official patch only closes half the door.

3 min read
A web application login page displayed on a monitor with a padlock icon, while in the background a network diagram shows multiple breach points, red lines indic
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Why Modern Hackers Walk In Through the Front Door of Your Website

Security teams have spent years locking up their networks and servers. A new wave of attacks shows that criminals are now coming in through web applications instead, and most defences are not keeping up.

3 min read
An expansive network diagram showing multiple interconnected systems—applications, cloud services, and accounts—with red lines tracing a complex attack path tha
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Fixing One Hole at a Time Is No Longer Enough: Why Security Must Follow the Full Attack Path

Criminals no longer stop at the front door. They chain weaknesses across apps, accounts, and cloud systems, and security teams testing each piece in isolation are missing the bigger picture.

4 min read
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U.S. Government Gives Agencies Two Weeks to Patch Four Actively Exploited Flaws

Critical security holes in Adobe ColdFusion, Langflow, and Joomla extensions are already being used by attackers. Federal agencies have until July 10 to fix them.

3 min read
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