The problem isn’t that we lack threat intelligence. It’s that we lack the right kind of intelligence, intelligence that connects what’s happening inside your environment with what attackers are planning outside it. That’s why two types of threat intelligence matter: internal and external. Alone, each tells part of the story. Together, they create clarity. Why Threat Intelligence Alone Falls Short Most organizations subscribe to multiple threat feeds. They pour in from every direction, generic, fragmented, and often delayed. Instead of clarifying risk, they confuse it. “Organizations still make critical decisions based on incomplete or underrefined threat data.” — Gartner, The […]

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As malware evades detection by hiding inside password-protect zip files, new Threat Emulation capabilities enable inspecting and blocking malicious ZIP files without requiring their password. As cyber defenses evolve, so do attacker tactics. One of the most persistent evasion techniques in the wild involves embedding malware inside password-protected ZIP files, making it difficult for traditional security tools to inspect their content. The Challenge: Breaking the Password Delivery Chain Attackers have adapted. Their new strategy? Splitting the delivery path: The malicious ZIP file is sent via email. The password arrives through an out-of-band channel, often SMS or messaging apps. This multi-channel […]

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Overview This report documents a large-scale phishing campaign in which attackers abused legitimate software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms to deliver phone-based scam lures that appeared authentic and trustworthy. Rather than spoofing domains or compromising services, the attackers deliberately misused native platform functionality to generate and distribute emails that closely resembled routine service notifications, inheriting the trust, reputation, and authentication posture of well-known SaaS providers. The campaign generated approximately 133,260 phishing emails, impacting 20,049 organizations. It is part of a broader and rapidly escalating trend in which attackers weaponize trusted brands and native cloud workflows to maximize delivery, credibility, and reach. Observed brands […]

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Cyber security is often framed as a problem for enterprises, governments, and seasoned professionals. But by the time organizations begin searching for talent, the damage has often already been done. Threat actors don’t wait for workforce pipelines to catch up and our approach to cyber security education shouldn’t either. Today’s digital threats target schools, hospitals, municipalities, and small businesses just as aggressively as large enterprises. Ransomware attacks shut down classrooms. Phishing campaigns exploit young users as easily as experienced employees. Yet cyber security education is still treated as a late-stage specialization, introduced only when individuals enter the workforce or pursue […]

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Overview This report describes a phishing campaign in which attackers abuse Microsoft Teams functionality to distribute phishing content that appears to originate from legitimate Microsoft services. The attack leverages guest invitations and phishing-themed team names to impersonate billing and subscription notifications, encouraging victims to contact a fraudulent support phone number. Campaign scale Total phishing messages: 12,866 Daily average: 990 Affected customers: 6,135 Method of attack The attacker begins by creating a new team in Microsoft Teams and assigning it a malicious, finance-themed name designed to resemble an urgent billing or subscription notice. An example of the naming pattern observed includes […]

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Of course, organizations see risk. It’s just that they struggle to turn insight into timely, safe action. That gap is why exposure management has emerged, and also why it is now becoming a foundational security discipline. What the diagram makes clear is that risk doesn’t stay flat while organizations deliberate. From the moment an exposure is discovered and is reachable, exploitable, and known – the clock starts ticking. As time passes, environments change, dependencies grow, and attackers adapt faster. Remediation workflows fall behind. Manual coordination, unclear ownership, and fear of disruption all extend what is increasingly referred to as ‘exposure […]

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Simplifying Cloud Network Security When securing cloud landscapes, it’s critically important to eliminate any downtime or performance degradation that firewall or gateway implementation may cause. To address these challenges, Check Point is proud to announce our support for Google Cloud Network Security Integration. This innovation creates a nondisruptive approach to cloud firewall deployment, increasing network security without negatively impacting performance. Scaling Hybrid Cloud Network Security Network security and performance are critical to any organization, but this is especially true for industries under heavy regulations like financial services, healthcare, and government. So over time these organizations gain comfort, expertise, and confidence […]

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This report describes a phishing campaign in which attackers impersonate legitimate Google generated messages by abusing Google Cloud Application Integration to distribute malicious emails that appear to originate from trusted Google infrastructure. The emails mimic routine enterprise notifications such as voicemail alerts and file access or permission requests, making them appear normal and trustworthy to recipients. In this incident, attackers sent 9,394 phishing emails targeting approximately 3,200 customers over the past 14 days. All messages were sent from the legitimate Google address noreply-application-integration@google.com, which significantly increased their credibility and likelihood of reaching end users’ inboxes. Method of attack Based on […]

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