At-Bay launched its new Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) platform, designed to give mid-market and small businesses access to enterprise-grade cybersecurity at an affordable cost. Spanning endpoint, cloud, identity, and email, At-Bay Stance MXDR provided by At-Bay Security, gives…
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AsyncRAT evolves as ESET tracks its most popular malware forks
AsyncRAT is an open-source remote access trojan that first appeared on GitHub in 2019. It includes a range of typical RAT capabilities, such as keylogging, screen capture, credential theft, and more. Its simplicity and open-source design have made it a…
Inorganic DNA: How nanoparticles could be the future of anti-counterfeiting tech
For decades, manufacturers and security professionals have been playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with counterfeiters. From holograms and QR codes to RFID tags and serial numbers, the industry’s toolkit has evolved, but so have the threats. Now,…
Securing vehicles as they become platforms for code and data
In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Knoblauch, CISO at Element Fleet Management, discusses how the rise of connected vehicles and digital operations is reshaping fleet management cybersecurity. He points to growing risks like API breaches, tampering with onboard diagnostics,…
How service providers can turn cybersecurity into a scalable MRR engine
A growing number of MSPs, MSSPs, and consultancies are moving beyond one-and-done engagements and transforming from tactical vendors into strategic advisors. They’re shifting toward recurring cybersecurity programs that not only improve client outcomes but also generate compounding business value. Each…
Stop settling for check-the-box cybersecurity policies
After every breach, people ask: How did this happen if there were cybersecurity policies in place? The truth is, just having them doesn’t stop attacks. They only work if people know them and follow them when it matters. That’s where…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 15, 2025
Application Penetration Tester Tata Consultancy Services | Ireland | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Penetration Tester, you will perform in-depth manual testing of web applications and APIs. You’ll work with clients to define scope and understand application…
New MITRE framework takes aim at crypto threats
MITRE has introduced AADAPT (Adversarial Actions in Digital Asset Payment Technologies), a new cybersecurity framework designed to tackle vulnerabilities in digital financial ecosystems, including cryptocurrency platforms. Modeled after the MITRE ATT&CK framework, AADAPT offers developers, policymakers, and financial institutions a…
Stellar Cyber 6.0.0 enhances automation, workflow intelligence, and user experience
Stellar Cyber released version 6.0.0 of its award-winning open and unified SecOps Platform, introducing new AI-driven capabilities and workflow enhancements designed to propel organizations further along their journey to a human-augmented autonomous SOC. The 6.0.0 release builds on Stellar Cyber’s…
Blumira simplifies compliance reporting for IT teams and MSPs
Blumira launched new features and capabilities designed to help IT teams and managed service providers (MSPs) work smarter, reduce alert fatigue and simplify compliance reporting. With these updates, Blumira continues its mission to deliver security that adapts to the realities…
Exploits for unauthenticated FortiWeb RCE are public, so patch quickly! (CVE-2025-25257)
With two proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits made public late last week, CVE-2025-25257 – a critical SQL command injection vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall – is expected to be leveraged by attackers soon. About CVE-2025-25257 CVE-2025-25257 is found in FortiWeb’s…
FAPI 2.0: How the OpenID Foundation is enabling scalable interoperability in global healthcare
In this Help Net Security interview, Gail Hodges, Executive Director at the OpenID Foundation, discusses how the Foundation ensures global consistency in FAPI 2.0 implementations and helps different industries, including healthcare, adopt secure and interoperable identity standards. Hodges also explains…
pqcscan: Open-source post-quantum cryptography scanner
pqcscan is an open-source tool that lets users scan SSH and TLS servers to see which Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms they claim to support. It saves the results in JSON files. You can turn one or more of these files…
Bitdefender PHASR: Proactive hardening demo overview
Discover how Bitdefender PHASR enables organizations to identify and remediate security misconfigurations before attackers can exploit them. This demo walks through PHASR’s proactive hardening capabilities, showing how it transforms visibility into actionable protection. The post Bitdefender PHASR: Proactive hardening demo…
Why your Microsoft 365 setup might be more vulnerable than you think
60% of organizations rate their Microsoft 365 security as “established” or “advanced”, according to CoreView. Yet, 60% of those same organizations have experienced account compromise attacks. The Microsoft 365 attack surface is wide and unpredictable. Risks can come from any…
Legal gaps in AI are a business risk, not just a compliance issue
A new report from Zendesk outlines a growing problem for companies rolling out AI tools: many aren’t ready to manage the risks. The AI Trust Report 2025 finds that while AI is moving into customer service and support, only 23%…
Ransomware drops, but don’t relax yet
WatchGuard has released its latest Internet Security Report, covering malware, network, and endpoint threats spotted by its Threat Lab in the first quarter of 2025. The report shows a 171% jump in unique malware detections compared to the previous quarter,…
Week in review: Microsoft fixes wormable RCE bug on Windows, check for CitrixBleed 2 exploitation
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes critical wormable Windows flaw (CVE-2025-47981) For July 2025 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released patches for 130 vulnerabilities, among them one that’s publicly disclosed…
Critical Wing FTP Server vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-47812)
Threat actors are actively exploiting a recently fixed remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812) in Wing FTP Server, security researchers have warned. Wing FTP Server and CVE-2025-47812 Wing FTP Server is a commercial file transfer server solution used by businesses, MSPs…
Behind the code: How developers work in 2025
How are developers working in 2025? Docker surveyed over 4,500 people to find out, and the answers are a mix of progress and ongoing pain points. AI is gaining ground but still unevenly used. Security is now baked into everyday…