If you've been in cybersecurity long enough, you develop a reflex: dramatic claims usually aren't true. So when a tweet started circulating in early April 2026 alleging 10 petabytes of data had been stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin—including defense documents and missile research—my reaction was the same as most practitioners: prove it. This brings us to the crucial question: did it really happen?
Topics: Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing, Monitoring, MXDR, Policies & Procedures, china
ProCircular has been monitoring a troubling uptick in ClickFix attacks—a sneaky form of social engineering that tricks users into running harmful scripts on their systems. This type of attack is particularly clever, masquerading as legitimate interactions to catch users off guard.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Security Awareness Training, MXDR, social engineering
The FCC’s Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot program is now open for FCC Form 484 Part 1and we’d like to take a moment to help qualifying organizationsget the most bang from their submission.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Protection, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, Monitoring, MXDR
MXDR (Managed Extended Detection and Response) is a professionally managed combination of tools that use powerful AI to correlate readings from different security monitoring tools. The process for implementing MDXR depends on the tools you already have in place. Switching to a new tool can be tricky if you’re mid-contract with another vendor. It’s a good idea to talk to a defensive cybersecurity expert to get set up with the right stack of tools for your organization!
Topics: Cybersecurity, SIEM, MXDR