An unknown attacker has compromised the GitHub and npm accounts of the main developer of Axios, a widely used HTTP client library, and published npm packages backdoored with a malicious dependency that triggered the installation of droppers and remote access…
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Android developers just got a new verification layer
To help prevent malicious actors from spreading harmful apps while hiding behind anonymity, Google is rolling out developer verification to all Android developers. The company is also introducing app registration, which links apps to verified developer identities. Developers can still…
Intel puts its data center performance knowledge on GitHub
Intel engineers have published a centralized repository of data center performance knowledge on GitHub, giving practitioners direct access to tuning guides, configuration recommendations, and optimization recipes that previously required hunting across forums and scattered documentation. The repository, called Optimization Zone,…
Rspamd 4.0.0 ships memory savings, a new scan protocol, and a required migration step
The open-source spam filtering platform Rspamd released version 4.0.0, delivering infrastructure changes across its scan protocol, memory model, hash storage, and configuration system. Several of the changes are breaking, and at least one requires a migration step before upgrade. A…
Google Drive now detects ransomware and helps restore affected files
To help organizations minimize the impact of malware attacks on personal computers, Google launched ransomware detection and file restoration in beta in September 2025. These features are now generally available. End user alert in Drive for desktop when ransomware is…
Why I’m done calling humans the weakest link
Cybersecurity has long suffered from a people problem, but not in the way we often hear about. As industry that is based on enabling communication across the globe via the internet and many types of devices, many of us practitioners…
The art of making technical risk make sense to executives
In this Help Net Security video, Jay Miller, CISO at Paessler, explains how security leaders can communicate technical risk to executives and board members in terms they understand. The focus is on business impact: financial loss, compliance fines, reputation damage,…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: March 2026
Presented here is a curated selection of noteworthy open-source cybersecurity solutions that have drawn recognition for their ability to enhance security postures across diverse settings. BlacksmithAI: Open-source AI-powered penetration testing framework BlacksmithAI is an open-source penetration testing framework that uses…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 31, 2026
Android Malware Research Director Alice | Israel | On-site – View job details As an Android Malware Research Director, you will establish operational processes, workflows, and quality standards for the team, while integrating the function into existing infrastructure. You will…
RSAC 2026 is back, and the certificate automation gap is impossible to ignore
RSAC 2026 Conference marked a return to form, more vibrant and better attended than any show I can recall over the past decade. The audience was distinctly international, with strong representation from North America, Europe and Latin America, and it…
TeamPCP’s attack spree slows, but threat escalates with ransomware pivot
TeamPCP’s destructive run of supply chain breaches has stopped, for now: it has been three days since the group published malicious versions of Telnyx’s SDK on PyPI, and there haven’t been reports of new open-source project compromises. Partnership with emerging…
Diligent automates time-consuming steps in third-party reviews
Diligent launched of Third-Party Risk Intel, an agentic due diligence and intelligence solution that automates the most time-consuming steps of third-party reviews, delivering up to 80% time savings for compliance, legal, and procurement teams. The launch builds on the company’s…
Coro launches MCP capabilities to simplify security operations through AI workflows
Coro has announced new Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities that extend its AI-driven security platform beyond the Coro interface, allowing users to access, analyze, and take action on security data directly from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI environments.…
IPVanish Threat Protection Pro blocks malicious activity before they reach the user
IPVanish launched Threat Protection Pro, a new feature for Windows and macOS that is designed to provide always-on digital security. Threat Protection Pro is powered by cybersecurity technology from VIPRE, bringing over 25 years of threat intelligence and security expertise…
Critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS bug under active attack (CVE-2026-21643)
A critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-21643) in Fortinet FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS), a management server for FortiClient endpoint agents on various platforms, is under active exploitation. The warning comes from Defused Cyber, which helps organizations deploy honeypots/fake assets, and…
Second data breach at European Commission this year leaves open questions over resilience
The European Commission confirmed that a cyberattack impacted cloud infrastructure hosting its web presence on the Europa.eu platform. Authorities said the cyberattack was discovered on 24 March, and early findings from the ongoing investigation suggest data were taken from the…
Second data breach at European Commission this year leaves questions over resilience
The European Commission confirmed that a cyberattack impacted cloud infrastructure hosting its web presence on the Europa.eu platform. Authorities said the cyberattack was discovered on 24 March, and early findings from the ongoing investigation suggest data were taken from the…
Android 17 tweaks location privacy with one-time access
Google introduced a suite of location privacy features in Android 17 Beta 3 to give users more control and provide developers with tools for data minimization and product safety. Location button overview Android 17 introduces a new UI element called…
SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools
Bootable Linux recovery environments occupy a specific niche in the systems administration and incident response toolkit. SystemRescue, an Arch-based live distribution built for repairing unbootable systems and recovering data from damaged drives, has shipped version 13.00 with a new long-term…
Why risk alone doesn’t get you to yes
I have been in security rooms for years, from military operations centers to corporate boardrooms. In all those years I can tell you that the hardest mission that most security leaders will face is not identifying a threat, but getting…