🔒 Cybersecurity [23-Dec-2025]

 🔒CYBERSECURITY

 Software Security & Critical Vulnerabilities

• WatchGuard Firewall RCE Vulnerability CVE-2025-14733 Actively Exploited (December 22, 2025) - Critical RCE flaw CVE-2025-14733 impacts over 115,000 WatchGuard Firebox firewalls running Fireware OS 11.x and later, with active exploitation confirmed in the wild.
  Source: BleepingComputer
• Fortinet CVE-2025-59718 & CVE-2025-59719 Authentication Bypass (December 22, 2025) - Critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiGate, FortiOS, and FortiWeb are being actively exploited, allowing attackers to bypass security controls and access sensitive data.
  Source: Check Point Research
• 2025 Cybersecurity Threat Analysis - 86% of Exploited Flaws Were High-Severity (December 2025) - Industry analysis reveals that over 86% of exploited vulnerabilities in 2025 were high-severity flaws, many with publicly available exploits, highlighting critical patch management challenges.
  Source: InformationWeek

 Threat Intelligence & Incident Response

• Android Malware Operations Combining Droppers and SMS Theft (December 2025) - Coordinated Android malware campaigns merge multiple attack vectors - fake app distribution, SMS theft, and remote access trojans - primarily targeting users in Uzbekistan.
  Source: The Hacker News
• OAuth Device Code Phishing Attacks Target Microsoft Accounts (December 2025) - Threat actors are abusing Microsoft OAuth device authorization flows in sophisticated phishing campaigns to bypass MFA and gain persistent access to enterprise accounts.
  Source: CSO Online
• Kaspersky Warns: 2025 Telecom Threats Continue into 2026 with AI-Driven Risks (December 2025) - Kaspersky security report confirms that APT campaigns, supply chain attacks, and DDoS operations from 2025 will persist, with new AI-driven attack vectors creating additional operational risks.
  Source: Kaspersky Press Releases
• Hackers Abuse Nezha Monitoring Tool as Trojan for System Control (December 2025) - Security researchers discovered that attackers are weaponizing Nezha, a legitimate server health monitoring tool, to maintain stealth access and complete control over compromised systems.
  Source: HackRead

 User/Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Identity Management Remains Top Cybersecurity Challenge - 29% of Organizations Struggle (December 2025) - According to the 2025 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index, 29% of organizations struggle most with securing identity and access management, making it the second-highest challenge after network security.
  Source: InformationWeek / Cisco

 Cybersecurity Metrics & Trends

• Critical CVE Count Dropped in 2025 - 3,753 vs. 4,629 in 2023 (December 2025) - Analysis shows the number of critical vulnerabilities discovered in 2025 decreased to 3,753 compared to 4,629 in 2023 and 4,283 in 2024, though quality concerns remain.
  Source: BitSight
• Ransomware Attack Volumes Plateau in November, But Methods Evolve (December 22, 2025) - NCC Group's Cyber Threat Intelligence Report shows global ransomware attack volumes plateaued in November, even as threat actors diversify and evolve attack methodologies.
  Source: Automation.com
• Cisco AsyncOS Exploitation and Industry-Wide Vulnerability Concerns (December 2025) - Security researchers report active exploitation of Cisco AsyncOS vulnerabilities, with evidence suggesting that the next major cyber exploit is a matter of when, not if.
  Source: ET Edge Insights