Exegol is a community-driven hacking environment, which helps users deploy hacking setups quickly and securely. It’s made for penetration testers, CTF players, bug bounty hunters, researchers, defenders, and both new and experienced users. Exegol offers clean, secure environments. Each project…
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GenAI turning employees into unintentional insider threats
The amount of data being shared by businesses with GenAI apps has exploded, increasing 30x in one year, according to Netskope. The average organization now shares more than 7.7GB of data with AI tools per month, a massive jump from…
How to recognize and prevent deepfake scams
Deepfakes are a type of synthetic media created using AI and machine learning. In simple terms, they produce videos, images, audio, or text that look and sound real, even though the events depicted never actually happened. These altered clips spread…
Week in review: Chrome sandbox escape 0-day fixed, Microsoft adds new AI agents to Security Copilot
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft’s new AI agents take on phishing, patching, alert fatigue Microsoft is rolling out a new generation of AI agents in Security Copilot, built to…
Cloudflare open sources OPKSSH to bring Single Sign-On to SSH
OPKSSH (OpenPubkey SSH) makes it easy to authenticate to servers over SSH using OpenID Connect (OIDC), allowing developers to ditch manually configured SSH keys in favor of identity provider-based access. By tightly integrating with identity providers (IdPs) and avoiding any…
Critical Firefox, Tor Browser sandbox escape flaw fixed (CVE-2025-2857)
Google’s fixing of CVE-2025-2783, a Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited by state-sponsored attackers, has spurred Firefox developers to check whether the browser might have a similar flaw – and they found it. There’s currently no indication that the Firefox bug (CVE-2025-2857)…
Android financial threats: What businesses need to know to protect themselves and their customers
The rise of mobile banking has changed how businesses and customers interact. It brought about increased convenience and efficiency, but has also opened new doors for cybercriminals, particularly on the Android platform, which dominates the global smartphone market. According to…
Cybersecurity spending set to jump 12.2% in 2025
Global cybersecurity spending is expected to grow by 12.2% in 2025, according to the latest forecast from the IDC Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The rise in cyber threats is pushing organizations to invest more in their defenses. AI tools are…
Healthcare’s alarming cybersecurity reality
89% of healthcare organizations have the top 1% of riskiest Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices – which contain known exploitable vulnerabilities (KEVs) linked to active ransomware campaigns as well as an insecure connection to the internet – on their…
Infosec products of the month: March 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Kosmos, Alloy, Cloudflare, Cytex, Detectify, GetReal Security, iProov, Keysight Technologies, Outpost24, Palo Alto Networks, Pondurance, Red Canary, SailPoint, SimSpace, Sonatype, Sumsub, and TXOne Networks. Outpost24…
Post-quantum cryptography and the future of online safety
In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, explores the rising urgency of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and what organizations must do to prepare. She breaks down the so-called “quantum threat” and explains why it’s not just theoretical.…
How to manage and protect your biometric data
Biometric data refers to unique physical or behavioral characteristics that are used to verify a person’s identity. Revoking or changing biometric data is more complicated than changing passwords. Unlike passwords, biometric identifiers like fingerprints or retina scans are unique and…
A closer look at The Ultimate Cybersecurity Careers Guide
In this Help Net Security interview, Kim Crawley, cybersecurity expert and Professor at the Open Institute of Technology, discusses her latest book, The Ultimate Cybersecurity Careers Guide. She shares insights on how aspiring professionals can break into the field and…
UK NCSC offers security guidance for domain and DNS registrars
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released security guidance for domain registrars and operators of Domain Name System (DNS) services. “DNS registrars have an important role to help counter domain abuses throughout their lifecycle,” the NCSC says. They…
Legit’s prevention dashboard helps security teams proactively stop vulnerabilities
Legit Security launched a new Legit AppSec risk prevention dashboard. The new dashboard helps reduce the time, costs, and effort of fixing vulnerabilities by preventing issues in the first place. Legit’s prevention dashboard allows companies to go beyond “shift left”…
CrushFTP: Patch critical vulnerability ASAP! (CVE-2025-2825)
CrushFTP has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-2825) in its enterprise file transfer solution that could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to access vulnerable internet-facing servers (and likely the data stored on them). Attackers, especially ransomware gangs, have a penchant…
runZero’s expanded platform offers new approach to detecting and prioritizing risk
runZero releases new product capabilities, welcomes executive leadership with deep industry expertise, and gains channel momentum. runZero’s expanded platform offers a new approach to effectively manage the risk lifecycle, enabling security teams to find, prioritize, and remediate broad classes of…
GetReal Security platform combats AI-fueled attacks
GetReal Security launched unified platform to help enterprises, government agencies and media organizations manage risk and mitigate threats from the growing presence of AI-fueled attacks. The platform brings together GetReal’s products and service offerings into a unified digital experience for…
Cyber insurance isn’t always what it seems
Many companies think cyber insurance will protect them from financial losses after an attack. But many policies have gaps. Some claims get denied. Others cover less than expected. CISOs must understand the risks before an attack happens. Misconceptions about cyber…
The hidden costs of security tool bloat and how to fix it
In this Help Net Security interview, Shane Buckley, President and CEO at Gigamon, discusses why combating tool bloat is a top priority for CISOs as they face tighter budgets and expanding security stacks. Buckley shares insights on how deep observability…