You’re in the middle of a sprint, juggling deadlines, debugging code, fine-tuning pipelines, and then it happens—you stumble across the perfect cybersecurity tool. It promises to eliminate secrets in logs, reduce risks in CI/CD pipelines, and save countless hours chasing…
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Cybercriminals exfiltrate data in just three days
In 56% of Sophos managed detection and response (MDR) and incident response (IR) cases, attackers gained initial access to networks by exploiting external remote services, including edge devices such as firewalls and VPNs, and by leveraging valid accounts. Compromised credentials…
Building a cybersecurity strategy that survives disruption
Cybersecurity isn’t what it used to be. Attackers are moving quicker, disruptions happen all the time, and many security plans built for more predictable times just can’t keep up. With everything from ransomware to geopolitical threats to cloud slip-ups hitting…
Review: Zero to Engineer
Zero to Engineer is a practical guide for anyone looking to launch a career in information technology without a traditional college degree. The book draws from the author’s unlikely journey – from being expelled from high school to earning six…
Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate
There’s been a notable shift in the types of threats targeting software developers, with a total of 17,954 open source malware packages identified in Q1 2025, according to Sonatype. Quarterly breakdown (Source: Sonatype) The Q1 figure represents a significant decrease…
Travelers Cyber Risk Services reduces the risk of a cyberattack
The Travelers Companies announced Travelers Cyber Risk Services, a suite of capabilities added to all cyber liability policies designed to help lower both the risk of a cyberattack and the cost to recover from one. In addition to always-on threat…
How to map and manage your cyber attack surface with EASM
In today’s digital landscape, understanding your organization’s attack surface is crucial for maintaining robust cybersecurity. To effectively manage and mitigate the cyber-risks hiding in modern attack surfaces, it’s important to adopt an attacker-centric approach. In this article, we will be…
Utimaco releases Quantum Protect solution
Utimaco launched Quantum Protect, the Post Quantum Cryptography application package for its u.trust General Purpose HSM (Hardware Security Modules) Se-Series. The advent of quantum computers poses a threat to today’s cryptographic landscape. A cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer that could break…
Google is making sending end-to-end encrypted emails easy
Sending end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) emails from Gmail enterprise accounts is about to become much easier than it is now, Google has announced on Tuesday. The company will first make available this simplified capability to users who want to send E2EE…
North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations
North Korean IT workers are expanding their efforts beyond the US, and are seeking to fraudulently gain employment with organizations around the world, but most especially in Europe. According to Google’s threat researchers, they are also increasingly attempting to extort…
Exabeam Nova accelerates threat detection and response
Exabeam unveiled Exabeam Nova, an autonomous AI agent delivering actionable intelligence that enables security teams to respond faster to incidents, reduce investigation times by over 50%, and mitigate threats more effectively. Exabeam delivers a multi-agent experience where specialized AI components…
Balancing data protection and clinical usability in healthcare
In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Weismann, CISO at Main Line Health, discusses the growing ransomware threat in healthcare and why the sector remains a prime target. He explains the difficulties of protecting patient information, securing legacy systems, and…
BlueToolkit: Open-source Bluetooth Classic vulnerability testing framework
BlueToolkit is an open-source tool that helps find security flaws in Bluetooth Classic devices. It runs known and custom exploits to test if a device is vulnerable. Right now, it includes 43 different exploits. Some are public, and others were…
Your smart home may not be as secure as you think
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a major part of daily life. Smartphones, smart thermostats, security cameras, and other connected devices make tasks easier and improve comfort, efficiency, and productivity. But as the number of devices grows, so do…
Only 1% of malicious emails that reach inboxes deliver malware
99% of email threats reaching corporate user inboxes in 2024 were response-based social engineering attacks or contained phishing links, according to Fortra. Only 1% of malicious emails that reached user inboxes delivered malware. This shows that while common pre-delivery email…
Attackers are targeting CrushFTP vulnerability with public PoC (CVE-2025-2825)
Exploitation attempts targeting the CVE-2025-2825 vulnerability on internet-facing CrushFTP instances are happening, the Shadowserver Foundation has shared on Monday, and the attackers have been leveraging publicly available PoC exploit code. What can be done? CVE-2025-2825, affecting CrushFTP versions 10.0.0 through…
Building a reasonable cyber defense program
If you do business in the United States, especially across state lines, you probably know how difficult it is to comply with U.S. state data privacy laws. The federal government and many U.S. state governments require you to implement “reasonable”…
Stellar Cyber Open Cybersecurity Alliance enhances threat detection and response
Stellar Cyber launched its Open Cybersecurity Alliance based on its award-winning Open XDR platform. This initiative streamlines security operations, improves interoperability, and enhances threat detection and response for enterprises and MSSPs. The new alliance challenges the idea that in order…
ExaGrid announces three models and additional security features in software version update
ExaGrid announced three new models: the EX20, EX81, and EX135 to its line of Tiered Backup Storage appliances, as well as the release of ExaGrid software version 7.2.0. ExaGrid tiered backup storage appliance models ExaGrid’s line of 2U appliances now…
LoftLabs vNode simplifies Kubernetes operations
LoftLabs launched vNode to redefine secure tenant isolation in Kubernetes. By introducing a new layer of virtualization on the node level, vNode ensures workloads remain fully isolated, allowing platform teams to enforce stricter security boundaries while optimizing shared infrastructure. On…