Connected cars are already on Europe’s roads, loaded with software, sensors, and constant data connections. Drivers love the features these vehicles bring, from remote apps to smart navigation, but each new connection also opens a door to potential cyber risks.…
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Are we headed for an AI culture war?
In this Help Net Security video, Matt Fangman, Field CTO at SailPoint, discusses whether an AI culture war is inevitable. He explores the rise of AI agents as a new identity type, the need for guardrails and human supervision, and…
Employees keep feeding AI tools secrets they can’t take back
Employees are putting sensitive data into public AI tools, and many organizations don’t have the controls to stop it. A new report from Kiteworks finds that most companies are missing basic safeguards to manage this data. Security control maturity pyramid…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 9, 2025
Analyst, Cybersecurity DFIR ICE | Singapore | On-site – View job details As an Analyst, Cybersecurity DFIR, you will review and triage user-reported emails to identify phishing, malware, and other threats, taking containment actions and supporting eradication efforts. You will…
SentinelOne to acquire Observo AI, enhancing SIEM and security operations
SentinelOne has announced its intent to acquire Observo AI. The deal will serve as an immediate complement and catalyst to SentinelOne’s AI SIEM and data offerings, which are already amongst the company’s fastest growing solutions, delivering a record contribution to…
Salesloft Drift data breach: Investigation reveals how attackers got in
The attack that resulted in the Salesloft Drift data breach started with the compromise of the company’s GitHub account, Salesloft confirmed this weekend. Supply chain compromise On August 26, the company publicly revealed that earlier that month, a threat actor…
Linux Kernel Runtime Guard hits 1.0.0 with major updates and broader support
The Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) is a kernel module that checks the Linux kernel while it’s running. It looks for signs of tampering and tries to catch attempts to exploit security flaws in the kernel. Because it’s a module…
Cybersecurity research is getting new ethics rules, here’s what you need to know
Top cybersecurity conferences are introducing new rules that require researchers to formally address ethics in their work. Starting with the 2026 USENIX Security Symposium, all submissions must include a stakeholder-based ethics analysis. Other major venues such as IEEE Security and…
InterceptSuite: Open-source network traffic interception tool
InterceptSuite is an open-source, cross-platform network traffic interception tool designed for TLS/SSL inspection, analysis, and manipulation at the network level. “InterceptSuite is designed primarily for non-HTTP protocols, although it does support HTTP/1 and HTTP/2. It offers support for databases, SMTP,…
Cyber defense cannot be democratized
The democratization of AI has fundamentally lowered the barrier for threat actors, creating a bigger pool of people who can carry out sophisticated attacks. The so-called democratization of security, on the other hand, has resulted in chaos. The problem In…
Identity management was hard, AI made it harder
Identity security is becoming a core part of cybersecurity operations, but many organizations are falling behind. A new report from SailPoint shows that as AI-driven identities and machine accounts grow, most security teams are not prepared to manage them at…
AI moves fast, but data security must move faster
Generative AI is showing up everywhere in the enterprise, from customer service chatbots to marketing campaigns. It promises speed and innovation, but it also brings new and unfamiliar security risks. As companies rush to adopt these tools, many are discovering…
Week in review: Several companies affected by the Salesloft Drift breach, Sitecore 0-day vulnerability
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, SpyCloud among the affected by Salesloft Drift breach In the wake of last week’s revelation of a breach at Salesloft by…
Attackers are exploiting critical SAP S/4HANA vulnerability (CVE-2025-42957)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-42957) in SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning software is being exploited by attackers “to a limited extent”, the Dutch National Cyber Security Center (NCSC NL) has warned on Friday. Their alert seems to be based on a…
Stealthy attack serves poisoned web pages only to AI agents
AI agents can be tricked into covertly performing malicious actions by websites that are hidden from regular users’ view, JFrog AI architect Shaked Zychlinski has found. This novel approach allows attackers to inject prompts / instructions into these autonomous AI-powered…
Hirsch Velocity 3.9 turns security into business value
Hirsch released Velocity 3.9, the latest advancement in its security management platform. Purpose-built for organizations that demand trust, compliance, and operational efficiency, Velocity 3.9 helps leaders safeguard people, assets, and data while simplifying operations at scale. Built for business impact…
DigitalOcean adds Single Sign-On to help businesses centralize user access
DigitalOcean has announced support for Single Sign-On. This integration is designed to provide digital native businesses with secure authentication to their DigitalOcean accounts. DigitalOcean Single Sign-On (SSO) helps to centralize user access and makes user onboarding and offboarding seamless. It’s…
September 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: The CVE matrix
We work in an industry driven by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). Each security update released by myriad vendors addresses some flaw in software that could be exploited and those flaws that are publicly acknowledged are assigned a CVE designator…
File security risks rise as insiders, malware, and AI challenges converge
Breaches tied to file access are happening often, and the costs add up quickly. Many organizations have faced multiple file-related incidents over the last two years, with financial losses stretching into the millions. The fallout often includes stolen customer data,…
How to reclaim control over your online shopping data
Online shopping is convenient, saves time, and everything is just a click away. But how often do we stop to think about what happens to the data we leave behind, or the risks that might come with it? Where shopping…