• PJ Bradley
    Contributing Writer Security Buzz

    PJ Bradley is a writer from southeast Michigan with a Bachelor's degree in history from Oakland University. She has a background in school-age care and experience tutoring college history students.

    Currently, PJ is focused on building a career in higher education while freelancing as a writer. A lover of literature and art, she dedicates much of her free time to creative writing and reading.

Articles by PJ Bradley
China-based threat actors
Inside the Four-Month Espionage Campaign by Suspected Chinese Threat Actors
January 16, 2025
In mid-2024, a large U.S. organization with sizeable operations in China was targeted by a persistent attack thought to originate from Chinese actors. The reported intrusion lasted four months, from April to August, with the…
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CVE-2014-2120 Cisco ASA vulnerability
Cisco ASA Vulnerability Resurfaces as Active Threat
January 07, 2025
A security vulnerability from ten years ago has recently been exploited in the wild again: CVE-2014-2120, first recognized in March 2014, is a vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance’s (ASA) WebVPN login page. In November…
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SLED cyber resilience
US SLED Leaders Struggle to Find Balance Between Innovation and Risk
December 30, 2024
Managed security service provider LevelBlue has released the 2024 LevelBlue Futures Report: Cyber Resilience in U.S. State and Local Government and Higher Education (SLED), exploring the state of cyber resilience in U.S. SLED institutions. The…
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Finastra data security breach
Finastra's Secure File Transfer Platform Breached: 400GB of Data at Risk
December 28, 2024
Finastra is a leading financial technology firm that serves over 8,000 institutions across the globe, providing software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks. Reporting $1.9 billion in revenue last year, Finastra…
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Arctic Wolf Cylance
Arctic Wolf Acquires Cylance: Redefining Endpoint Security with AI
December 19, 2024
Cybersecurity solutions and services provider Arctic Wolf has entered into an agreement to purchase BlackBerry’s Cylance assets, the companies announced in a press release on Monday. The acquisition of Cylance’s AI-based endpoint protection is set…
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The Hidden Cyber Threats Endangering U.S. Drinking Water Systems
December 13, 2024
In January of 2024, several water and wastewater plants in Texas were targeted by hackers, later linked to a Russian group, who gained access to certain supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Fortunately, consequences…
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Operation Lunar Peak Palo Alto Networks
Operation Lunar Peek: A New Cyber Threat Targets Vulnerable PAN-OS Systems
December 04, 2024
An emerging cyberattack campaign has been identified and dubbed “Operation Lunar Peek,” affecting Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software. Exploiting two critical PAN-OS vulnerabilities, the campaign has already had a significant impact, compromising over 2,000 devices…
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holiday scams
Holiday Scams on the Rise: How Cybercriminals Exploit the Season of Giving
December 02, 2024
The holiday season is always a time of heavy activity for cybercriminals, as they take advantage of the heightened emotions, increased shopping and travel activity, and busy preparations to create ripe targets for attacks. Many…
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Remcos RAT trap Fortinet
The Remcos RAT Trap: How Phishing Campaigns Are Exploiting Old Vulnerabilities for Remote Control
November 19, 2024
The manipulation of remote administration tools (RATs) for cyberattacks is on the rise, with bad actors evading security measures to exploit known vulnerabilities. The dangers here are many, as leveraging RATs grants attackers high levels…
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Lumma Stealer CAPTCHA phishing
Tricked By a CAPTCHA: How Cybercriminals are Using Fake Verifications to Steal Sensitive Data
November 12, 2024
One of the most ubiquitous security measures on the internet, CAPTCHA is not generally seen as a potential threat vector, but bad actors can leverage fake CAPTCHA pages to harvest sensitive information from their targets.…
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Mandiant exploitation time cybersecurity
Cybercriminals Shave Exploitation Times to Record Lows: Can Organizations Keep Pace?
November 06, 2024
The amount of time it takes for a vulnerability to be exploited after discovery, or time-to-exploit (TTE), is on the decline as cybercriminals are always honing their techniques and adapting their attacks for optimal efficiency…
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Bugcrowd Inside the Mind of a Hacker
71% of Hackers Say AI Boosts Hacking Efficiency but Introduces New Risks
November 04, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in recent years, as rapidly evolving technological capabilities have been increasingly adopted for both business and personal use. This trend has included the use of AI for…
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Cyber Resilience in Compliance: Transforming a Costly Requirement into a Competitive Edge
October 30, 2024
With compliance demands mounting, businesses are discovering that regulatory mandates can drive more than just red tape. Understanding and following all of the applicable laws and regulations can be daunting enough on its own, and…
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cybersecurity budget CISO
Are Your Cybersecurity Budgets Misaligned? A New Approach to Spending Smarter
October 17, 2024
As technology and cybersecurity continue to evolve, it is important for organizations to adapt their budgets over time. What may have been cutting-edge protection five years ago can be ineffective, inefficient, or downright obsolete today.…
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AI for cybersecurity
Why AI is Both Your Best Defense and Biggest Threat
October 10, 2024
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) are sophisticated technologies that organizations and individuals alike can use to their advantage. In recent years, the increasing availability and popularity of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has put…
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phishing email Slack Teams
Beyond Email: How Multi-Channel Phishing is Redefining Security Boundaries
October 03, 2024
Phishing has been one of the most common threats for as long as cyberattacks have existed. As the internet has grown more and more popular, threat actors have become no less reliant on social engineering…
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MSP managed service provider cybersecurity supply chain
The Cyber Supply Chain Problem: Are MSPs the Weak Link?
September 23, 2024
The global interrelation of the economy and cyber operations has led to a landscape with an increasing risk of cyberthreats leading to supply chain compromise. Each organization and individual user can be connected to scores…
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