#security-operations

#security-operations

Pakistan has been battling a separatist movement in Balochistan for decades, where rebels target state forces, foreign nationals and non-locals. At least eight policemen have been killed by suspected separatists who launched coordinated attacks in multiple cities across Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said. Several police stations in the provincial capital of Quetta were targeted by alleged ethnic Baloch gunmen in an attack that began at about 3am local time (01:00 GMT) on Sunday.

Next week the Winter Olympic Games will return to Italy for the first time in two decades. From the fashion capital of Milan to the dramatic peaks of Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Milano Cortina Games the first to be co-hosted by two cities will stretch across northern Italy blending world-class winter sport with a strong sense of history and ambition. Sixteen sports and more than 110 gold medals await, from the raw speed of alpine skiing and bobsleigh to the tactical endurance of biathlon and cross-country.

Agents from the United States' divisive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help support US security operations for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told the AFP news agency. At the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations, the agency said in a statement.

AI-enabled supply chain attacks are exploding in scale and sophistication - Malicious package uploads to open-source repositories jumped 156% in the past year. AI-generated malware has game-changing characteristics - It's polymorphic by default, context-aware, semantically camouflaged, and temporally evasive. Real attacks are already happening - From the 3CX breach affecting 600,000 companies to NullBulge attacks weaponizing Hugging Face and GitHub repositories.

A comprehensive survey of 282 security leaders at companies across industries reveals a stark reality facing modern Security Operations Centers: alert volumes have reached unsustainable levels, forcing teams to leave critical threats uninvestigated. You can download the full report here. The research, conducted primarily among US-based organizations, shows that AI adoption in security operations has shifted from experimental to essential as teams struggle to keep pace with an ever-growing stream of security alerts.

Britain is set to welcome Donald Trump for a historic second state visit this week. The King will host the US president and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle, where they will be feted with a ceremonial welcome, a 150-guest state banquet, and a flypast by the Red Arrows and UK and US F-35 military jets. The Trumps are due to arrive at the castle's private estate on Tuesday evening,

CrowdStrike and Meta are jointly introducing CyberSOCEval, a new suite of open source benchmarks to evaluate the performance of AI systems in security operations. The collaboration aims to help organizations select more effective AI tools for their Security Operations Center. Meta and CrowdStrike are addressing a growing challenge by introducing CyberSOCEval, a suite of benchmarks that help define what effective AI looks like for cyber defense. The system is built on Meta's open source CyberSecEval framework and CrowdStrike's frontline threat intelligence.

The metrics we often call vanity metrics aren’t just for show; they often reflect teams' limited scope for measurement in the evolving data-driven security landscape.

Syrian authorities reported that they have killed three ISIL fighters and arrested four others in a coordinated operation in Aleppo, marking a significant action against the group.

The U.S. Embassy promptly clarified that the individuals in the photo were actually Mexican agents, not U.S. law enforcement, to ease rising tensions.