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Delinea expands identity security platform through StrongDM acquisition

Delinea has signed a definitive agreement to acquire StrongDM. Delinea’s leadership in enterprise privileged access management (PAM), combined with StrongDM’s just-in-time (JIT) runtime authorization capabilities and developer-first access model, will form a new class of identity security platform designed for…

PoC exploit for critical FortiSIEM vulnerability released (CVE-2025-64155)

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-64155) in Fortinet’s FortiSIEM security platform has now been accompanied by publicly released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code, raising the urgency for organizations to patch immediately. About CVE-2025-64155 CVE-2025-64155 may allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute unauthorized code…

Bitwarden advances passkeys and credential risk controls

Bitwarden revealed continued product innovation and ecosystem maturity to advance identity security capabilities for users and enterprises. Bitwarden introduced enterprise credential risk insights and guided remediation through Bitwarden Access Intelligence, expanded passkey interoperability across browsers, devices, and operating systems, and…

LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal

In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He explains how LinkedIn is extending professional identity beyond its platform to address rising AI-driven…

QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous

QR codes have become a routine part of daily life, showing up on emails, posters, menus, invoices, and login screens. Security-savvy users have learned to treat links with caution, but QR codes still carry an assumption of safety. Researchers from…

CISOs flag gaps in third-party risk management

Third-party cyber risk continues to concern security leaders as vendor ecosystems grow, supply chains stretch, and AI plays a larger role in business operations. A recent Panorays survey of U.S. CISOs shows rising third-party incidents and growing regulatory attention, while…

CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC

CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a structured system. The community edition is maintained as a self-hosted tool for organizations that want direct…