The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative by the Linux Foundation, has announced the initial release of the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline), a tiered framework of security practices that evolve with the maturity of open…
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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges
In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while addressing new obligations such as conformity assessments and transparency requirements.…
The art of balancing data security with business goals
In this Help Net Security video, Nathan Parks, Senior Research Specialist at Gartner, discusses their recent research, revealing that only 14% of security leaders effectively balance data security with business goals. 35% of leaders are focused on securing data, while…
Infosec products of the month: February 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Password, Armor, BigID, Dynatrace, Fortinet, Legit Security, Netwrix, Nymi, Palo Alto Networks, Pangea, Privacera, Qualys, SafeBreach, Satori, Seal Security, Socure, and Veeam Software. Qualys TotalAppSec…
2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025
Phishing has been the method most often employed by cybercriminals to achieve initial access to targeted organizations in 2024, according to risk advisory firm Kroll, which expects this trend to continue in 2025. But attackers have also increasingly been using…
CalypsoAI Security Leaderboard offers safety ranking of major GenAI models
CalypsoAI launched the CalypsoAI Security Leaderboard, an index of all the major AI models based on their security performance. The CalypsoAI Security Leaderboard ranks all the major models on their ability to withstand advanced security attacks and presents a risk-to-performance (RTP)…
Aviatrix delivers multicloud security for Kubernetes
Aviatrix launched Aviatrix Kubernetes Firewall, a new solution designed to tackle the pervasive security and application modernization challenges faced by enterprises operating Kubernetes at scale, particularly those in hybrid and multicloud environments. In an era where enterprises are increasingly adopting Kubernetes…
Trustmi Behavioral AI combats social engineering attacks
Trustmi announced new Behavioral AI, anomaly detection, and risk-scoring capabilities to help enterprise customers combat social engineering attacks on their finance teams, payment systems, suppliers, and processes. The new wave of sophisticated AI-driven social engineering attacks generates highly personalized and…
Siemens Teamcenter vulnerability could allow account takeover (CVE-2025-23363)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-23363) in the Siemens Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software could allow an attacker to steal users’ valid session data and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application. About CVE-2025-23363 Siemens Teamcenter is a suite of applications…
F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform simplifies management for IT and security teams
F5 introduced the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform, an Application Delivery Controller (ADC) solution that fully converges high-performance load balancing and traffic management with app and API security capabilities into a single platform. With this platform, F5 is delivering…
Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good?
Agentic AI, which consists of systems that autonomously take action based on high-level goals, is becoming integral to enterprise security, threat intelligence, and automation. While these systems present significant potential, they also introduce new risks that CISOs must address. This…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux Kunai is an open-source tool that provides deep and precise event monitoring for Linux environments.…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now in Europe: February 27, 2025
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Debunking 5 myths about network automation
Imagine you’re a network engineer at an enterprise. You already have your hands full with IT priorities, including managing bandwidth related to working from home, the company’s new data center, and, more recently, computing needs to support AI adoption. Additionally,…
What cybersecurity pros read for fun
While cybersecurity pros spend much of their time immersed in technical reports, risk assessments, and policy documents, fiction offers a refreshing perspective on security and hacking. Great cyber-themed novels can teach lessons on human psychology, cyber warfare, and the ethics…
Fortanix protects enterprises from AI and quantum computing threats
Fortanix announced new capabilities to its data encryption and key management platform. Even as organizations struggle to manage the rising costs and complexity of data security, advances in AI and quantum computing will render current protections obsolete. Quantum computers will…
Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers?
For the second time since the start of 2025, a huge number of login credentials extracted from infostealer logs has been added to the database powering the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) site and breach notification service. In January 2025, HIBP’s creator Troy…
Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years
Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying whether it’s malicious. “Over the course of the GitVenom campaign, the threat actors behind…
Pentera Cyber Pulse identifies new threats and vulnerabilities
Pentera has unveiled Cyber Pulse, a new mechanism to update the Pentera platform with the latest vulnerabilities and attack techniques from the Pentera research team. Cyber Pulse delivers a continuous stream of new cyber exposure validation capabilities, enabling organizations to…
Seal OS fixes vulnerabilities in Linux operating systems
Seal Security launched Seal OS, a solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux operating systems and application code. Seal OS delivers long-term support for a wide range of Linux distributions, encompassing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux,…