AI is moving into security operations, but CISOs are approaching it with a mix of optimism and realism. A new report from Arctic Wolf shows that most organizations are exploring or adopting AI-driven tools, yet many still see risks that…
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Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, SpyCloud among the affected by Salesloft breach
In the wake of last week’s revelation of a breach at Salesloft by a group tracked by Google as UNC6395, several companies – including Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks, PagerDuty, Tanium, and SpyCloud – have confirmed their Salesforce instances were accessed.…
Varonis acquires AI email security provider SlashNext
Varonis Systems acquired SlashNext, an AI-native email security provider. Their predictive AI sees through evasive tactics, removes threats from the inbox, and protects from multi-channel phishing attacks. Hackers are flooding users with social engineering attacks across email and tools like…
Can AI agents catch what your SOC misses?
A new research project called NetMoniAI shows how AI agents might reshape network monitoring and security. Developed by a team at Texas Tech University, the framework brings together two ideas: distributed monitoring at the edge and AI-driven analysis at the…
What the GitGuardian secrets sprawl report reveals about leaked credentials
In this Help Net Security video, Dwayne McDaniel, Senior Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, presents findings from The State of Secrets Sprawl 2025. McDaniel explains why generic secrets are especially difficult to detect, why private repositories pose an even greater risk,…
Complexity and AI put identity protection to the test
Identity has become a core pillar of cybersecurity strategy. Remote work, cloud-first adoption, and distributed supply chains have moved identity from “a tactical IT consideration to a strategic pillar of cybersecurity,” according to Cisco Duo’s 2025 State of Identity Security…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: September 2, 2025
CISO Shift Technology | France | Remote – View job details As a CISO, you will develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise information security strategy aligned with company goals and risk tolerance. Lead incident response efforts and continuously improve detection,…
AIDEFEND: Free AI defense framework
AIDEFEND (Artificial Intelligence Defense Framework) is an open knowledge base dedicated to AI security, providing defensive countermeasures and best practices to help security pros safeguard AI and machine learning systems. Practicality is at the core of AIDEFEND. The framework is…
KillChainGraph: Researchers test machine learning framework for mapping attacker behavior
A team of researchers from Frondeur Labs, DistributedApps.ai, and OWASP has developed a new machine learning framework designed to help defenders anticipate attacker behavior across the stages of the Cyber Kill Chain. The work explores how machine learning models can…
Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity
Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations manage risk. A new report from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO…
Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes
There is constant pressure on security leaders to decide which controls deserve the most attention and budget. A new study offers evidence on which measures are most closely linked to lower breach risk and how organizations should think about deploying…
GenAI is fueling smarter fraud, but broken teamwork is the real problem
More than 80 percent of large U.S. companies were targeted by socially engineered fraud in the past year, according to Trustmi’s 2025 Socially Engineered Fraud & Risk Report. Nearly half of those organizations reported a direct financial loss, with many…
Week in review: 300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack, exploited Git RCE flaw
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158 Over 300,000 internet-facing Plex Media Server instances are still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158,…
Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms
A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in industrial manufacturing and other companies critical to various supply chains, Check Point researchers have warned. The…
Halo Security platform updates give teams better control over exposure data
Halo Security announced platform enhancements designed to give security teams flexibility and control within the platform. The new features include custom dashboards, configurable reports, and improved automation capabilities that give organizations better control over how they visualize and manage their…
New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks
Attackers have learned how to trick machine learning malware detectors with small but clever code changes, and researchers say they may finally have an answer. In a new paper, academics from Inria and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security…
Finding connection and resilience as a CISO
With sensitive information to protect and reputational risk always in the background, it isn’t easy for security leaders to have open conversations about what’s working and what isn’t. Yet strong peer networks and candid exchanges are critical for resilience, both…
AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information
While enterprise IT leaders recognize the transformative potential of AI, a gap in information readiness is causing their organizations to struggle in securing, governing, and aligning AI initiatives across business, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Who…
AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about
In this Help Net Security video, Josh Meier, Senior Generative AI Author at Pluralsight, debunks the myth that AI could “escape” servers or act on its own. He explains how large language models actually work, why they can’t become sentient,…
Infosec products of the month: August 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Black Kite, Brivo, Cloudflare, Descope, Doppel, Druva, Elastic, ExtraHop, LastPass, Prove, Riverbed, Rubrik, StackHawk, and Trellix. StackHawk empowers security teams to expand their API testing…