Tag: Help Net Security

LastPass unveils SaaS Protect to clamp down on shadow IT, AI risks

Building on the company’s existing SaaS Monitoring capabilities, LastPass SaaS Protect introduces a set of policy enforcements that enable organizations to move from passive visibility into proactive access control. Business benefits include: Real-time SaaS governance: Quickly restrict access to unsanctioned…

CyberSaint’s new AI tool tells you which threats matter

CyberSaint launched AI-Powered Findings Management within the CyberStrong platform. This new feature, powered by the company’s proprietary CyberSaint AI engine, transforms how CISOs and team prioritize threats by dynamically ingesting security telemetry, emerging threats, cyber loss data and a customer’s…

Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million

IBM released its Cost of a Data Breach Report, which revealed AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance. While the overall number of organizations experiencing an AI-related breach is a small representation of the researched population, this is…

Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released

Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms. It runs on CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators across Linux, Windows, and macOS, and includes features for distributed password…

The surprising truth about identity security confidence

Organizations most confident in their identity security are often the least prepared, according to a new report from BeyondID. The study reveals a troubling gap between what organizations believe about their identity security programs and how they actually behave. Surprisingly,…

Smart steps to keep your AI future-ready

In this Help Net Security interview, Rohan Sen, Principal, Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk, PwC US, discusses how organizations can design autonomous AI agents with strong governance from day one. As AI becomes more embedded in business ecosystems, overlooking agent-level…

Review: CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Practice Tests

CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Practice Tests offers practical, domain-by-domain prep for the CISA exam, with hundreds of questions covering key objectives and real-world systems audit skills. About the authors Peter H. Gregory is a best-selling cybersecurity author, educator, keynote…

What attackers know about your company thanks to AI

In this Help Net Security video, Tom Cross, Head of Threat Research at GetReal Security, explores how generative AI is empowering threat actors. He breaks down three key areas: how GenAI lowers the technical barrier for attackers, enables highly convincing…

Infosec products of the month: July 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Akeyless, At-Bay, Barracuda Networks, Bitdefender, Cynomi, Darwinium, DigitalOcean, Immersive, Lepide, Malwarebytes, ManageEngine, NETSCOUT, PlexTrac, Scamnetic, Seemplicity, Socure, StealthCores, Stellar Cyber, Tosibox, Tracer AI, and Zenni…