Today’s stories remind us that cybersecurity isn’t just about what we block — it’s about what we leave behind. Secrets in code. Slow crisis responses. Legacy authentication. As tools evolve and AI begins shaping our response timelines, the core principle remains: security must become the default, not the afterthought.
🧪 Attackers Are Actively Hunting Developer Secrets in Code
New research shows a significant uptick in attackers scanning public and private repositories for leaked API keys, secrets, and tokens. DevOps pipelines are fast — but secrets management often lags behind. Automation without hygiene is just chaos.
🔗 https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/attackers-targeting-developer-secrets
🧠 AI Enhances Cyber Crisis Response
In this op-ed, CyberDefense Magazine lays out how AI is now helping crisis response teams assess incident scope, recommend containment steps, and prioritize communications. It’s not a silver bullet — but it’s a powerful co-pilot when panic sets in.
🔗 https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/strengthening-cyber-crisis-response-through-ai/
☁️ The Cloud Security Playbook for 2025
A timely guide for securing cloud environments — from IAM refinement to visibility layering and least-privilege enforcement. In 2025, cloud is no longer optional — and that means security can’t be experimental.
🔗 https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/the-cloud-security-playbook-safeguarding-data-in-the-digital-era/
🛠️ How to Automate CVE and Vulnerability Intelligence Collection
A practical walkthrough from The Hacker News explores scripting and API-based approaches to continuously track CVEs across platforms like NVD, GitHub, and vendor feeds. It’s a must-read for SOC teams trying to escape the spreadsheet trap.
🔗 https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/how-to-automate-cve-and-vulnerability.html
🔐 Microsoft Sets Passkeys as Default for New Accounts
Microsoft has officially made passkeys the default sign-in option for new consumer accounts. It’s a major push away from passwords — and toward biometrics, device-bound trust, and phishing-resistant authentication.
🔗 https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/microsoft-sets-passkeys-default-for-new.html
🦑 Friday Squid Blogging: Pyjama Squid!
Because even in the middle of CVE chaos and cloud fire drills, sometimes you just need a squid. Bruce Schneier shares a delightful snapshot of the rare “pyjama squid” — a good reminder that curiosity powers both security and science.
🔗 https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/friday-squid-blogging-pyjama-squid.html
💭 Reflection
Day 122 brings focus back to the fundamentals: visibility, automation, identity. Secrets left in Git repos will always matter more than zero-days. Passkeys won’t fix everything, but they move us closer to a secure baseline. And AI won’t replace us — but it will reshape how we respond, recover, and rethink.
In a field that never sleeps, we don’t need heroes. We need habits. 🔁🛡️🧠
