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Quote of the dayTuesday 6 October
“You can't hold firewalls and intrusion detection systems accountable. You can only hold people accountable.”
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All news →- SecurityWeek··Phishing & Social Engineering·Notable
Social Engineering Detection Moves Into the Live Conversation
- Infosecurity Magazine··Ransomware·High
Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds
- DarkForums··Data Breaches·High
Indonesian Ministry of Labor kemnaker.go.id - 1M - 2025
- The Hacker News··Vulnerabilities & CVEs·Critical·CVE-2026-21589
Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products
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