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Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations

Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations 2026-01-12 at 07:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec CISOs describe a shift in how they define success. New research from Absolute Security shows broad agreement that resilience outweighs security goals centered on prevention alone. Security leaders increasingly define their role around keeping the business operating through disruption. The cost of […]

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Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions

Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions 2025-12-02 at 09:33 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dennis Pickett, CISO at RTI International, talks about how research institutions can approach cybersecurity with limited resources and still build resilience. He discusses the tension between open research and the need to protect sensitive information, noting that

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Your critical infrastructure is running out of time

Your critical infrastructure is running out of time 2025-11-27 at 08:05 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cyber attackers often succeed not because they are inventive, but because the systems they target are old. A new report by Cisco shows how unsupported technology inside national infrastructure creates openings that attackers can exploit repeatedly. The findings show how widespread

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Why your security strategy is failing before it even starts

Why your security strategy is failing before it even starts 2025-11-14 at 09:25 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Adnan Ahmed, CISO at Ornua, discusses how organizations can build a cybersecurity strategy that aligns with business goals. He explains why many companies stumble by focusing on technology before understanding risk and shares

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UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets weak links in critical services

UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets weak links in critical services 2025-11-12 at 18:17 By Zeljka Zorz The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a major piece of legislation designed to boost the country’s protection against cyber threats. The new law aims to strengthen the digital defenses of essential

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Managing legacy medical devices that can no longer be patched

Managing legacy medical devices that can no longer be patched 2025-10-28 at 10:22 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Patty Ryan, Senior Director and CISO at QuidelOrtho, discusses how the long lifecycles of medical devices impact cybersecurity in healthcare environments. She explains how organizations can protect legacy systems, collaborate with vendors, and

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Everyone’s adopting AI, few are managing the risk

Everyone’s adopting AI, few are managing the risk 2025-10-17 at 08:52 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI is spreading across enterprise risk functions, but confidence in those systems remains uneven, according to AuditBoard. More than half of organizations report implementing AI-specific tools, and many are training teams in machine learning skills. Yet, few feel prepared for the

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Security validation: The key to maximizing ROI from security investments

Security validation: The key to maximizing ROI from security investments 2025-10-14 at 08:00 By Help Net Security Every sizable organization invests heavily in firewalls, SIEMs, EDRs, and countless other technologies that form the backbone of a modern enterprise’s cyber defenses. Yet despite these significant investments, attackers continue to exploit misconfigurations, untested rules, and hidden dependencies

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The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience

The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience 2025-10-13 at 08:19 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Demain, CEO of e2e-assure, explains the essentials of OT cybersecurity resilience. He discusses the importance of understanding remote access points, supply chain connections, and the need for specialized sensors to monitor OT networks that

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Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience

Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience 2025-10-09 at 07:48 By Anamarija Pogorelec Most countries are still making national cyber policy decisions without reliable numbers. Regulations often focus on incident reporting after damage is done, but they fail to give governments a forward-looking picture of resilience. A new report from Zurich Insurance Group argues

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Cybersecurity’s next test: AI, quantum, and geopolitics

Cybersecurity’s next test: AI, quantum, and geopolitics 2025-10-07 at 14:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Geopolitics, emerging technology, and skills shortages are reshaping cybersecurity priorities across industries, according to a new PwC report. The findings show a mix of rising awareness, persistent weaknesses, and uneven preparation for the next wave of threats. Geopolitical risk at the core

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Cyber risk quantification helps CISOs secure executive support

Cyber risk quantification helps CISOs secure executive support 2025-09-30 at 08:44 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Vivien Bilquez, Global Head of Cyber Resilience at Zurich Resilience Solutions, discusses how organizations are rethinking cyber resilience. He talks about the priorities CISOs should focus on and the risks that are often overlooked. Bilquez

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Keeping the internet afloat: How to protect the global cable network

Keeping the internet afloat: How to protect the global cable network 2025-09-30 at 08:08 By Mirko Zorz The resilience of the world’s submarine cable network is under new pressure from geopolitical tensions, supply chain risks, and slow repair processes. A new report from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law outlines how governments and industry

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Cyber defense cannot be democratized

Cyber defense cannot be democratized 2025-09-08 at 08:14 By Help Net Security The democratization of AI has fundamentally lowered the barrier for threat actors, creating a bigger pool of people who can carry out sophisticated attacks. The so-called democratization of security, on the other hand, has resulted in chaos. The problem In an earnest attempt

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KillChainGraph: Researchers test machine learning framework for mapping attacker behavior

KillChainGraph: Researchers test machine learning framework for mapping attacker behavior 2025-09-01 at 09:21 By Mirko Zorz A team of researchers from Frondeur Labs, DistributedApps.ai, and OWASP has developed a new machine learning framework designed to help defenders anticipate attacker behavior across the stages of the Cyber Kill Chain. The work explores how machine learning models

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Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity

Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity 2025-09-01 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations manage risk. A new report from Google Cloud’s Office of the

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Why satellite cybersecurity threats matter to everyone

Why satellite cybersecurity threats matter to everyone 2025-08-25 at 08:34 By Mirko Zorz Satellites play a huge role in our daily lives, supporting everything from global communications to navigation, business, and national security. As space becomes more crowded and commercial satellite use grows, these systems are facing new cyber threats. The challenge is even greater

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The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior

The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior 2025-08-22 at 08:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec Attackers don’t always need a technical flaw. More often, they just trick your people. Social engineering works, and AI makes it harder to catch.” Only about one in four cybersecurity teams are effective at collaborating with the broader business (Source: LevelBlue)

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Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow

Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow 2025-08-22 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global conflict, but they are. These organizations face daily cyber attacks, from ransomware to foreign adversaries probing for weak points.

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How Brandolini’s law informs our everyday infosec reality

How Brandolini’s law informs our everyday infosec reality 2025-08-11 at 09:00 By Help Net Security Brandolini’s law, also known as the “bullshit asymmetry principle”, is simple but devastating: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.” While it’s often thrown around in political debates and

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