Tag: Help Net Security

Your wearable knows your heartbeat, but who else does?

Smartwatches, glucose sensors, and connected drug-monitoring devices are common in care programs. Remote monitoring helps detect changes early and supports personalized treatment and long-term condition management. They give clinicians valuable insight into patient health but also introduce new exposure points.…

Gartner predicts the technologies set to transform 2026

Gartner has unveiled its vision for the technologies that will define 2026, spotlighting the innovations and risks that business and IT leaders can’t afford to ignore. The research firm says organizations are entering a period of change, where AI, connectivity,…

Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors

Attackers are increasingly abusing internal OAuth-based applications to gain persistent access to cloud environments, Proofpoint researchers warn. These apps often remain unnoticed for quite some time and allow attackers to maintain access to high-privileged accounts even after passwords are reset…

Elastic introduces Agent Builder to simplify AI agent development

Elastic released Agent Builder, a complete set of capabilities powered by Elasticsearch, that makes it easy for developers to build custom AI agents on company data—all within minutes. Agent Builder also provides an out-of-the-box conversational experience for exploring, analyzing, and…

OpenFGA: The open-source engine redefining access control

OpenFGA is an open-source, high-performance, and flexible authorization engine inspired by Google’s Zanzibar system for relationship-based access control. It helps developers model and enforce fine-grained access control in their applications. At its core, OpenFGA enables teams to define who can…