CSO US First Look
The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
June 07, 2025
Donât give hacktivists what they really want
Overload attacks such as DDoSes hurt society for the moment, but keeping our reactions to a reasonable level can help avoid an unproductive blame-the-victims response.
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53% of cyber department leaders eyeing the exit
Security functional leads are increasingly dissatisfied, with designs on new positions, surveys show. But a softening job market could give CISOs time to address the unique challenges high-performing security leaders face in their roles and career growth.
6 hard truths security pros must learn to live with
Increasingly sophisticated attacks, breach blame and inevitability, a relentless workload â working in cybersecurity requires accepting difficult certainties and pushing forward anyway.
Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers under threat again after critical exploit details go public
Security experts call vulnerability a 'textbook case' of dangerous coding practices; Cisco issues urgent patch.
AI gives superpowers to BEC attackers
Attackers use business email compromise to pretend to be company executives, vendors, or other trusted parties and trick employees into sending them money. AI makes these attacks more effective -- but also puts new tools in the hands of defenders.
Hackers use Vishing to breach Salesforce customers and swipe data
Employees are tricked into granting enterprise access to a modified Salesforce tool through fake IT support calls.
Google patches third zero-day flaw in Chrome this year
The vulnerability in the Chrome V8 JavaScript engine is rated as high severity and was discovered by Googleâs Threat Analysis Group.
