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WhatsApp führt „strikte Kontoeinstellungen“ für mehr Sicherheit ein
WhatsApp integriert eine neue Funktion namens „strikte Kontoeinstellungen“, die erweiterte Datenschutz- und Sicherheitsfunktionen mit einem Klick aktiviert.

Clover Security, whose AI agents plug into developer platforms like GitHub to predict and detect security flaws, raised $36M led by Notable Capital and Team8 (Sam Sabin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/25/clover-security-funding-wiz-crowdstrike-no…

Exclusive: Wiz founders back AI security agent startup
Clover Security provides agentic tools that help companies embed security throughout their products and ensure that their products remain secure during their lifecycle.

“you can just supply an IP address of a MongoDB instance and it’ll start ferreting out in memory things such as database passwords (which are plain text), AWS secret keys etc. The exploit specifically looks for those class of credentials and secrets, too.”
https://doublepulsar.com…

Merry Christmas Day! Have a MongoDB security incident.
Somebody from Elastic Security decided to post an exploit for CVE-2025–14847 on Christmas Day.

Watchdog group demands answers after 'unbelievable security lapse' by Trump's Secret Service team (Geoff Earle/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/watchdog-group-demands-answers-after-unbelievable-security-lapse-by-trumps-secret-service-team/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251227/p38#a251227p38

The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse - 15/15\15 https://www.15-15-15.org/webzine/2025/12/24/the-securitization-of-minerals-in-the-eu-why-europe-is-not-immune-to-…

The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse
Joám Evans shows how the EU’s securitization of mineral supply legitimizes environmental rollback.

Spielzeug: EU-Parlament beschließt Sicherheitsregeln mit digitalem Produktpass
Alle in der EU verkauften Spielzeuge müssen laut neuer Verordnung einen digitalen Produktpass tragen, der die Einhaltung von Sicherheitsvorgaben bescheinigt.

Sources: ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy corporate data management and security startup Veza for $1B in a deal as early as next week (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/servicenow-advanced-talks-buy-security…

ServiceNow in Advanced Talks to Buy Security Startup For At Least $1 Billion
ServiceNow, an IT and HR software provider, is in advanced talks to buy five-year-old security startup Veza for more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the deal. Veza’s subscription software helps businesses see which of their employees, as well as AI agents that automate ...

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
MongoDB: kritische Sicherheitslücke in NoSQL-Datenbank
https://www.…

Upwind Security, which filters out false security alerts in cloud apps to let security teams address actual risks, raised a $250M Series B at a ~$1.5B valuation (Angus Loten/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/upwind-rai…

Sicherheit zuerst: Schwarz-Rot will Transparenzpflichten bei Kritis einschränken
CDU/CSU und SPD fordern Vorrang für Sabotageschutz vor Info-Rechten. Ein Antrag zum Kritis-Dachgesetz sieht auch schnellere Warnwege und mehr Kontrollen vor.