The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council has launched a Public Health Cybersecurity Readiness Survey to assess the cybersecurity preparedness of state, local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies. The survey, expected to take 15 minutes, will help identify potential enhancements and inform recommendations for federal grant funding. The launch comes amid increasing cyber threats to the healthcare sector, with the UN warning of increasing ransomware attacks impacting global healthcare infrastructure.

IXON VPN Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Gain Access to Windows & Linux Systems
A security assessment by Shelltrail revealed three critical vulnerabilities in the IXON VPN client, allowing privilege escalation on Windows and Linux. Identified as CVE-2025-ZZZ-01, CVE-2025-ZZZ-02,