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MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a lightweight messaging protocol designed to provide efficient data transmission over wireless networks, such as those found in the Internet of Things (IoT). It is commonly used for device management and monitoring, allowing for real-time communication between devices and back-end servers. MQTT is known for its low overhead and high scalability, making it an ideal choice for large-scale IoT deployments. One of the primary concerns with MQTT is security. Without proper authentication measures in place, unauthorized devices can access sensitive data and even modify or disrupt the functionality of other devices on the network. For example, a rogue device could send forged messages to other devices, causing them to malfunction or behave unpredictably. Additionally, without authentication, attackers could gain access to the MQTT broker itself, compromising the security of all connected devices. To address these concerns, it is essential to enable authentication for MQTT…

Veeam has released urgent security updates for its widely deployed Backup & Replication platform after identifying multiple high-severity vulnerabilities, including flaws that could allow remote code execution (RCE) under certain conditions. The issues affect Veeam Backup & Replication v13.0.1.180 and earlier v13 builds. Organizations running affected versions should apply the latest patches immediately. What's at Risk? The newly released update (v13.0.1.1071) addresses several vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could allow authenticated users to execute code with elevated privileges. While some of these vulnerabilities require specific roles or access levels, they remain high-risk in real-world environments where credential compromise is common. Key issues include: Remote code execution as the postgres user via manipulated interval or order parameters Remote code execution as root through maliciously crafted backup configuration files Arbitrary file write as root, which can be chained with other flaws for full system compromise Command execution via parameter injection leading to privilege…

AI is not coming. It's already sitting in your environment. Not as a chatbot. As something more dangerous and more useful. An agent. An agent can take actions. It can pull data. It can send email. It can open tickets. It can query systems. It can automate workflows. It can do what employees do, except faster, longer, and without boredom. That's the part everyone celebrates. Here's the part they miss. Agents require access. And access is where everything breaks. Agents behave like humans, but scale like machines A human might make one mistake a week. An agent can make a mistake a thousand times before lunch. A human might forget to close a session. An agent might run nonstop, with persistent tokens, forever. So when organizations bolt agents onto existing systems without governance, they don't just add productivity. They add a new class of identity that is often overprivileged and…

I have nothing against audits. I have nothing against pen tests. They still matter. But if you treat them as proof you are safe, you are going to learn the hard way that compliance is not the same thing as resilience. I have seen too many organizations get hit right after "passing." Then they're sitting in a conference room staring at a report that looks clean, while their reality is on fire. Here's why that happens. Scope is the first lie The biggest weakness in most security programs is not technology. It's scope. Pen tests are scoped.Audits are scoped.Assessments are scoped. And the modern breach often lives outside that scope. It lives in identity.It lives in SaaS.It lives in delegated trust.It lives in app-to-app integrations.It lives in the places nobody "thought to include" because the organization is still thinking like it's 2012. So the report looks good. It's not because…