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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models

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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models 2026-02-05 at 09:11 By Sinisa Markovic National governments already run cybersecurity through a mix of ministries, regulators, law enforcement, and private operators that own most critical systems. In that environment, guidance circulating among policymakers outlines how national cybersecurity strategies increasingly tie together risk management, workforce planning, technology standards, […]

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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance

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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance 2026-02-03 at 08:36 By Help Net Security Boards of Directors (BoDs) do three things exceptionally well when cyber is framed correctly. They set risk appetite, they allocate capital, and they demand evidence that the business can withstand disruption without losing momentum. Why cyber keeps becoming a board topic

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What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t

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What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rishi Kaushal, CIO at Entrust, explains how security leaders should talk to the board about cyber risk. He focuses on what matters to board members and what does not. He

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs 2026-01-29 at 08:06 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Shebani Baweja, CISO for Consumer, Private, Wealth & Business Banking at Standard Chartered, explains how security leaders should think about cyber resilience. She outlines why preparation for extreme events matters as much as day

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Cyber risk keeps winning, even as AI takes over

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Cyber risk keeps winning, even as AI takes over 2026-01-19 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cyber risk continues to dominate global business concerns, with AI rising quickly alongside it. According to a new risk survey from Allianz, both are influencing how organizations plan for disruption, resilience, and recovery across regions and industries. Cyber incidents stay

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What insurers expect from cyber risk in 2026

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What insurers expect from cyber risk in 2026 2026-01-13 at 07:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Technology shifts, policy decisions, and attacker behavior are changing at the same time, and their effects increasingly overlap. Insurers, brokers, and security teams are feeling that pressure across underwriting, claims, and risk management. A new global study by CyberCube examines how

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Illegal streaming grew into an organized, profitable, and dangerous industry

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Illegal streaming grew into an organized, profitable, and dangerous industry 2025-12-31 at 08:01 By Sinisa Markovic Rising streaming prices are pushing more viewers toward illegal options. Movies, TV shows, and live sports are now spread across multiple platforms, and keeping up with all of them is expensive. When something is easy to access, works smoothly,

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From AI to cyber risk, why IT leaders are anxious heading into 2026

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From AI to cyber risk, why IT leaders are anxious heading into 2026 2025-12-26 at 07:35 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity threats are shaping IT planning for 2026, with AI maturity and regulation emerging as another major source of disruption, according to a global survey from Veeam. Veeam surveyed 250 senior IT and business decision-makers worldwide

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Browser agents don’t always respect your privacy choices

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Browser agents don’t always respect your privacy choices 2025-12-22 at 08:49 By Sinisa Markovic Browser agents promise to handle online tasks without constant user input. They can shop, book reservations, and manage accounts by driving a web browser through an AI model. A new academic study warns that this convenience comes with privacy risks that

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Privacy risks sit inside the ads that fill your social media feed

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Privacy risks sit inside the ads that fill your social media feed 2025-12-18 at 08:34 By Sinisa Markovic Regulatory limits on explicit targeting have not stopped algorithmic profiling on the web. Ad optimization systems still adapt which ads appear based on users’ private attributes. At the same time, multimodal LLMs have lowered the barrier for

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Ransomware keeps widening its reach

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Ransomware keeps widening its reach 2025-12-12 at 08:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ransomware keeps shifting into new territory, pulling in victims from sectors and regions that once saw fewer attacks. The latest Global Threat Briefing for H2 2025 from CyberCube shows incidents spreading in ways that make it harder for security leaders to predict where threats

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NVIDIA research shows how agentic AI fails under attack

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NVIDIA research shows how agentic AI fails under attack 2025-12-08 at 09:56 By Sinisa Markovic Enterprises are rushing to deploy agentic systems that plan, use tools, and make decisions with less human guidance than earlier AI models. This new class of systems also brings new kinds of risk that appear in the interactions between models,

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Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security

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Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security 2025-12-01 at 08:36 By Sinisa Markovic Offensive cyber activity has moved far beyond a handful of major powers. More governments now rely on digital operations to project influence during geopolitical tension, which raises new risks for organizations caught in the middle. A new policy brief

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Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways

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Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways 2025-11-28 at 09:08 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many CISOs already assume that social media creates new openings for password guessing, but new research helps show what that risk looks like in practice. The findings reveal how much information can be reconstructed from public profiles and how

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Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation

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Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation 2025-11-26 at 09:16 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Marceta, CISO at Heineken, discusses what it takes for CISOs to be seen as business-aligned leaders rather than technical overseers. She shares how connecting security to business impact can shift perceptions and

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How board members think about cyber risk and what CISOs should tell them

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How board members think about cyber risk and what CISOs should tell them 2025-11-26 at 07:11 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jonathan Trull, EVP & CISO at Qualys, discusses which cybersecurity metrics matter most to a board of directors. Drawing on more than two decades in the field, he explains

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The tech that turns supply chains from brittle to unbreakable

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The tech that turns supply chains from brittle to unbreakable 2025-11-17 at 16:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Sev Kelian, CISO and VP of Security at Tecsys, discusses how organizations can strengthen supply chain resilience through a more unified and forward-looking strategy. Kelian also shares how new technologies and a blended

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The year ahead in cyber: What’s next for cybersecurity in 2026

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The year ahead in cyber: What’s next for cybersecurity in 2026 2025-11-17 at 07:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Dick O’Brien, Principal Intelligence Analyst at Symantec, outlines the major cyber risks expected in 2026. He explains that attackers are often breaching networks by targeting people instead of exploiting software flaws.

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AI is forcing boards to rethink how they govern security

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AI is forcing boards to rethink how they govern security 2025-11-12 at 10:44 By Anamarija Pogorelec Boards are spending more time on cybersecurity but still struggle to show how investments improve business performance. The focus has shifted from whether to fund protection to how to measure its return and ensure it supports growth. AI, automation,

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Hidden risks in the financial sector’s supply chain

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Hidden risks in the financial sector’s supply chain 2025-11-11 at 10:29 By Anamarija Pogorelec When a cyber attack hits a major bank or trading platform, attention usually turns to the institution. But new research suggests the real danger may lie elsewhere. BitSight researchers found that many of the technology providers serving the financial sector have

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