Intezer has announced Custom Agents, a new capability that lets security teams build their own AI agents directly inside the Intezer platform. The launch builds on Intezer’s core approach, that lets autonomous agents do the security work and humans supervise…
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Non-interactive SSH attacks dominate after login
Anyone who runs a server with SSH exposed to the internet sees the same pattern in the logs. A steady stream of automated scanners tries to log in, hour after hour, from addresses all over the world. The common picture…
Geopolitical cyber threats are turning HR into a security front line
In this Help Net Security video, Roman Sannikov, Global Research Coordinator at iCOUNTER, explains why geopolitics belongs in every security team’s threat model. With open and simmering conflicts around the world, attacks can come from actors that would never have…
Organizations struggle to prioritize known cyber risks
Organizations collect more cyber risk data than ever, with many still struggling to build a unified view of their exposure. The latest State of Threat Management report from Filigran found that security teams continue to work across disconnected tools, leaving…
New infosec products of the week: July 3, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Digi International, iboss, Jamf, and Netzilo. Digi International’s DANI automates network diagnostics and device management Digi International has announced the launch of DANI, the Digi…
Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme
A suspected Scattered Spider member has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to cyberattacks against U.S. companies, including the breach of a luxury jewelry retailer that led to an $8 million cryptocurrency ransom demand after attackers…
New iboss platform gives organizations instant visibility into AI tools and usage
iboss has launched the AI Security Platform, a new service that gives any organization visibility into the AI tools its people are using, free of charge. Signup is instant, deployment takes an afternoon, and a complete AI footprint appears within…
Cloudflare changes AI crawler access rules
Cloudflare introduced new controls that let website owners manage AI traffic across three categories: Search, Agent, and Training. The feature is available to all Cloudflare customers, including those on the Free plan, and gives website owners more control over how…
Opera blocks ClickFix attacks with new clipboard protection feature
Opera has launched Paste Protect, a clipboard protection feature designed to prevent clipboard-based attacks such as hijacking and pastejacking. Paste Protect includes built-in protection and warnings against ClickFix-based cyberattacks, which accounted for more than half of malware-delivery attacks in 2025.…
The endpoint recovery gap many teams discover during an incident
In this interview with Help Net Security, IGEL CTO Matthias Haas explains why backups alone do not equal recovery. He makes the case that endpoint recovery is often overlooked, leaving organizations exposed when thousands of devices go down at once.…
Review: CTRL+ALT+PWN
Hacking gear that once sat in well-funded labs now ships to anyone with a credit card and a video tutorial. Frank Riccardi builds his consumer guide, CTRL+ALT+PWN: The Hacker’s Playbook (And How to Beat It), on that one condition. He…
Catching ransomware on the wire before it locks the file server
Corporate networks keep sensitive files off individual workstations and store them on shared servers that staff reach through mapped network drives. That arrangement hands ransomware operators a target worth chasing. A single compromised laptop can begin encrypting files that live…
What the AI patch gap means for enterprise security
Open-source maintainers are receiving more vulnerability reports than they can act on, and a rising share now comes from an AI system working at machine speed. Over roughly two months this spring, Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview combed through more than…
GitHub’s new tool helps prevent costly open-source license violations
GitHub’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) uses the new GitHub License Compliance feature, now in public preview, to manage thousands of open-source dependencies and identify dependencies whose licenses require review. The feature is available to GitHub Advanced Security customers and…
Dawnguard launches platform to automate secure cloud architecture
Dawnguard announced the public launch of its security architecture automation platform, making it available to organizations looking to design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero through production. The launch marks the company’s move from enterprise design partnerships…
Netzilo adds runtime governance for AI agents across major platforms
Netzilo has announced expanded AI agent governance and runtime enforcement capabilities for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and other major AI agent harnesses. As enterprises move AI agents from experimentation into production, agents are becoming a new enterprise edge. They operate across…
Intruder offers Free security plan for lean IT and security teams
Intruder has announced the launch of its Free plan, providing security, IT, and DevOps teams ongoing access to professional-grade vulnerability management, cloud security, and attack surface management at no cost. Smaller organizations face the same threats as Fortune 500 companies,…
The ARToken phishing panel targets Microsoft 365 accounts
Accounts-payable staff at U.S. companies keep receiving invoice emails that look like they come from vendors they already work with. One landed at a life-sciences company in April 2026, addressed to the person who handles payments and written in the…
Claude Sonnet 5 includes safeguards against dangerous cyber use
Anthropic has introduced Claude Sonnet 5, the latest version of its general-purpose AI model, with improved reasoning, coding, tool use, and knowledge work capabilities. The model can make plans, use tools such as browsers and terminals, and complete tasks autonomously.…
What a financial planner taught me about cybersecurity
When I spoke at a recent cybersecurity awareness event for financial planners and tax advisors, the audience really engaged with the subject. As happens at conferences the world over, people often come up to speakers to ask follow-up questions, or…