
Alison Willains is a cybersecurity expert interested in analytics intelligence. Her work has been featured in leading tech publications worldwide and contributes to best practice guidelines in monitoring, evaluating, and defending organizations against cyber threats. In her writing, she provides invaluable industry insights and tips that help businesses and governments protect their online data.
While much of the world was unwinding during the Christmas 2025 holiday, a different kind of activity was ramping up in the digital shadows, turning a season of rest into a period of heightened cyber risk for organizations globally. This strategic timing highlights a dangerous evolution in
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has sounded a significant alarm across the federal government and the private sector, issuing a critical directive in response to the active exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in the widely used MongoDB NoSQL database. Identified
The long-dreaded intersection of artificial intelligence and malicious code has officially moved from the realm of science fiction into the stark reality of today's digital battleground, signaling a paradigm shift in cybersecurity. What was once a theoretical discussion among security experts
A critical vulnerability lurking within MongoDB's data compression logic has rapidly escalated into a global security crisis, with attackers now actively exploiting the flaw to steal sensitive credentials from thousands of unpatched servers. This guide outlines the essential best practices for
A recently discovered and highly critical vulnerability within MongoDB Server is now being actively exploited, creating a significant and immediate threat to thousands of internet-facing databases across the globe. Identified as CVE-2025-14847 and given the evocative name "MongoBleed,
The impending reality of the 2026 cybersecurity landscape is not one of incremental change but of a fundamental and irreversible paradigm shift, driven by the deep integration of artificial intelligence into the very fabric of digital conflict. Forecasts synthesized from leading industry experts,
A sweeping, month-long law enforcement initiative coordinated across 19 countries has culminated in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of millions of dollars, representing a significant blow to the increasingly sophisticated cybercrime networks operating across Africa. This massive undertaking,


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