Black Lotus Labs®, the threat research team at Lumen, has uncovered a previously unreported Linux malware family called Showboat, used in a campaign targeting telecommunications organizations across multiple regions. In this post, we break down how the malware works, what our telemetry reveals about the infrastructure behind it, and why these findings matter for defenders […]
When AI Reads Code Like an Attacker: What This Means for APAC Security
AI’s emerging ability to reason across complex software systems is reshaping how organisations think about cybersecurity, in both defence and attack. This World Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day, we reflect on a notable development in cybersecurity over the past year: AI’s growing ability to review codebases, reason through application logic, and uncover vulnerabilities that traditional rule-based […]
Your SOC is Working Hard. But is it Working Smart?
Why APAC security leaders need to rethink their Security Operations Centre — before the next breach does it for them. Lumen Technologies | Security Operations | 7mins read There’s a question that keeps coming up in boardrooms across Asia Pacific — and it’s not the one you’d expect. It’s not “Why didn’t we detect it?” […]
Your Cloud Bill Is Exploding – And Nobody Knows Why or What to Do About It
Lumen Technologies | FinOps Solutions | 7 mins read Why Cloud FinOps Matters in the Age of AI What is Cloud FinOps? Why your business probably needs it – and why “just cut costs” isn’t the answer. Imagine this…. Your Finance Director is staring at a cloud invoice that’s tripled since last quarter. Somewhere in the background, a GPU cluster is humming away — spun up for an AI proof-of-concept, […]
How to Pick a Cloud FinOps Partner (Without Getting Sold a Dashboard)
Lumen Technologies | Cloud FinOps Solutions | 7 min read A no-fluff guide for Finance and IT executives tired of paying for clouds they can’t see. Let’s start with some honesty: your cloud bill probably has a few line items that would make your CFO’s eye twitch. Maybe it’s a fleet of oversized VMs idling every weekend like a very expensive screensaver. Maybe it’s the three observability tools bought […]
Lumen Unveils 2026 Defender Threatscape Report: Upstream Network Visibility is the New Front Line of Cyber Defence
Black Lotus Labs reveals why upstream network visibility is essential to detecting and disrupting disguised proxies, edge exposure, and AI-driven attacks Australia, 9 April 2026 – Lumen Technologies (Lumen) has released its 2026 Lumen Defender Threatscape Report, identifying a fundamental shift in the digital battlefield: the most critical threat signals no longer live on the endpoint, but upstream in the network […]