Apple expands what parents can block, approve, and limit 2026-06-09 at 13:39 By Anamarija Pogorelec Apple has previewed a set of new child safety features coming to iPhone, iPad, and the Mac later this year, expanding parental controls with tools that help families manage app access, web browsing, communication, and screen time. The features will […]
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Meta adds stricter guardrails for teen feeds 2026-06-02 at 16:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta has expanded its Teen Accounts 13+ content settings globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. The safeguards are designed to help young users see age-appropriate content by default. The company also introduced Limited Content on Instagram for parents seeking stricter restrictions. Meta
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Android pushes new scam, theft, and AI protections in 2026 update wave 2026-05-13 at 07:03 By Sinisa Markovic Phone scammers spoofing bank caller IDs have driven an estimated $980 million in annual losses worldwide, according to Europol. Android’s 2026 security roadmap takes direct aim at that pattern with a verified call system built in partnership
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Meta is overhauling how you sign in, manage settings, and protect your accounts 2026-04-24 at 13:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta Account gives users of Meta apps and devices a simpler way to access and manage their accounts. Accounts Center will automatically be updated to a Meta Account as part of a gradual rollout over the
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Field workers don’t need more access, they need better security 2026-03-20 at 10:21 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Thompson, CISO at West Shore Home, discusses least privilege and credential hygiene for a field-based workforce. He covers access management, authentication practices, and data risk processes that support employees in the field.
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Microsoft cracks down on malicious meeting invites 2025-11-25 at 12:39 By Sinisa Markovic Phishing is shifting into places people rarely check. Meeting invites that plant themselves on calendars can survive long after the malicious email is gone. That leaves a quiet opening for attackers. Microsoft has updated Defender for Office 365 so that security teams
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Life, death, and online identity: What happens to your online accounts after death? 2025-10-22 at 15:13 By Zeljka Zorz The rapid technological advances of recent decades have transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. One major shift is that many of us now maintain extensive digital footprints, spanning countless online accounts, from email and social
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After Shai-Hulud, GitHub tightens npm publishing security 2025-09-23 at 19:09 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are constantly finding ways to take over accounts and push malicious packages to the npm registry, the (GitHub-operated) online repository for JavaScript and Node.js packages. But in this month alone, we witnessed the compromise of popular code packages after a successful
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For $40, you can buy stolen police and government email accounts 2025-08-14 at 15:01 By Sinisa Markovic Active police and government email accounts are being sold on the dark web for as little as $40, giving cybercriminals a direct line into systems and services that rely on institutional trust. According to new research from Abnormal
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AWS launches new cloud security features 2025-06-18 at 17:59 By Zeljka Zorz Amazon Web Services has announced new and improved security features at its annual AWS re:Inforce cloud security conference. The company has also introduced features aimed at speeding up backup recovery, and has announced the completion of its push to protect all AWS root
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Researchers warn of ongoing Entra ID account takeover campaign 2025-06-12 at 19:50 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to brute-force their way into Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, Proofpoint researchers have discovered. “Proofpoint’s research indicates that while simulated intrusions using TeamFiltration date back nearly to the tool’s initial release
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New Microsoft accounts will be “passwordless by default” 2025-05-02 at 14:18 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is making new Microsoft accounts passwordless by default, the company has announced on Thursday, which marked this year’s World Password Day. “As part of [a recently simplified sign-in user experience], we’re changing the default behavior for new accounts,” Vasu Jakkal,
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If you think you’re immune to phishing attempts, you’re wrong! 2025-03-26 at 16:17 By Zeljka Zorz Security consultant Troy Hunt, the creator of the Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) service, has revealed that he got tricked by a clever phishing email, and that the attacker gained access to his Mailchimp account and stole a list
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Account takeover detection: There’s no single tell 2025-02-24 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz Account takeover (ATO) is one of the most prevalent attack types; Proofpoint says that in 2024, 99% of the customer tenants the company monitors were hit with at least one account takeover attempt, and 62% of the customers experienced at least one
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Balancing security and user experience to improve fraud prevention strategies 2024-12-17 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jennifer White, Senior Director for Banking and Payments Intelligence at J.D. Power, discusses how financial institutions can improve customer satisfaction during fraud resolution, covering proactive fraud prevention, clear communication, and empathetic issue resolution.
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Microsoft enforces defenses preventing NTLM relay attacks 2024-12-11 at 15:03 By Zeljka Zorz Since making Kerberos the default Windows authentication protocol in 2000, Microsoft has been working on eventually retiring NTLM, its less secure and obsolete counterpart. Until NTLM gets disabled by default, Microsoft is working on shoring up defenses against NTLM relay attacks. How
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All Google Cloud users will have to enable MFA by 2025 2024-11-06 at 17:07 By Zeljka Zorz Google has announced that, by the end of 2025, multi-factor authentication (MFA) – aka 2-step verification – will become mandatory for all Google Cloud accounts. “Given the sensitive nature of cloud deployments — and with phishing and stolen
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Mandatory MFA for Azure sign-ins is coming 2024-08-19 at 12:31 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is making multi-factor authentication (MFA) – “one of the most effective security measures available” – mandatory for all Azure sign-ins. Preparing for mandatory MFA for Azure The plan is for the shift to happen in two phases: October 2024: MFA will
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Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers 2024-07-12 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have stolen records of calls and texts made by “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers from May to October 2022, the company has confirmed. “The data does not contain the content
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Info of 2,3+ million individuals stolen in Advance Auto Parts data breach 2024-07-12 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Personal information of over 2,3 million individuals has been stolen by attackers as part of the massive data grab via compromised Snowflake accounts without MFA protection, Advance Auto Parts has confirmed by filing notices with the attorney
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