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5G Network Slicing Is Creating New Attack Vectors
As enterprises adopt 5G with network slicing, attackers are targeting misconfigured slices to access internal traffic or impersonate critical services. This tech is powerful—but poorly understood.
Treat each slice like a separate network zone. Apply Zero Trust policies, isolate workloads, and monitor inter-slice traffic just like lateral movement in a LAN.
Residual Forensics Gaps Are Undermining Incident Response
In many recent breaches, IR teams couldn’t trace attacker behavior due to missing logs, overwritten cloud trails, or devices outside EDR coverage.
Design IR playbooks with forensics in mind—longer retention, redundant logging, and coverage of nontraditional endpoints like kiosks and smart screens.
Local Admin Rights Are Still Granted Far Too Often
Despite policy, many employees still retain or request local admin rights—especially developers and remote workers. This creates fertile ground for malware persistence and lateral escalation.
Enforce privilege elevation via request-based tools. Log all admin activity and auto-revoke elevated sessions after use.
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Edge Devices Are Being Used as Pivot Points
Smart sensors, signage, and building controls are being compromised and used to pivot into the corporate network. Attackers are chaining edge-to-core attacks in stealth mode.
Segment edge devices on separate VLANs, disable unused protocols (like Telnet or SMBv1), and monitor for abnormal traffic leaving these devices.
Auto-Scaling Infrastructure Is Failing at Security Scale
Auto-scaling groups in cloud environments often deploy workloads with outdated images, unpatched dependencies, or excessive IAM roles—replicating risk at scale.
Integrate image scanning into your CI/CD pipeline and freeze base images with known-good configs. Scale securely, not just quickly.
Post-Breach Comms Templates Are Still Too Generic
Breach disclosure emails and internal alerts are often vague, legal-heavy, or slow. This delays response, erodes trust, and invites speculation.
Prepare post-breach communication templates in advance, tailored by audience—legal, technical, customer. Use AI to speed redrafting but review closely before release.
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