Category: Help Net Security

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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,…

Dalfox: Open-source XSS scanner

DalFox is an open-source tool for automating the detection of XSS vulnerabilities. With powerful testing capabilities and a wide range of features, it makes scanning, analyzing parameters, and verifying vulnerabilities faster and easier. “The uniqueness of Dalfox lies in its…

How enterprise leaders can secure and govern agentic AI

In this Help Net Security video, Nataraj Nagaratnam, an IBM Fellow and CTO for Cloud Security, discusses enterprises’ steps to lay a secure foundation for agentic AI deployments. Recent research from IBM and Morning Consult shows that 99% of developers…