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The internet’s oldest trust mechanism is still one of its weakest links

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The internet’s oldest trust mechanism is still one of its weakest links 2026-01-22 at 07:23 By Anamarija Pogorelec Attackers continue to rely on domain names as an entry point into enterprise systems. A CSC domain security study finds that large organizations leave this part of their attack surface underprotected, even as attacks become more frequent. […]

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macOS Tahoe improves privacy and communication safety

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macOS Tahoe improves privacy and communication safety 2026-01-22 at 03:41 By Anamarija Pogorelec macOS Tahoe privacy and security features focus on screening unwanted contact, limiting tracking, and keeping more decisions on the device. Most updates run quietly in the background and require little setup. Built-in filtering for calls and messages Apple reduced exposure to social

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Pro-Russian hacktivist campaigns continue against UK organizations

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Pro-Russian hacktivist campaigns continue against UK organizations 2026-01-21 at 12:00 By Sinisa Markovic The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre reports ongoing cyber operations by Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting organizations in the UK and abroad. NoName057(16) remains active In December 2025, the NCSC co signed an advisory warning that pro-Russian hacktivist groups were conducting cyber operations

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Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust

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Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust 2026-01-21 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Criminal groups actively recruit, train, and retain people in structured ways. They move fast, pay in crypto, and place no weight on age. Young people are dealing with a new kind of addiction. It isn’t drugs, alcohol, or gambling. It’s screens. Constant

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Bandit: Open-source tool designed to find security issues in Python code

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Bandit: Open-source tool designed to find security issues in Python code 2026-01-21 at 08:04 By Sinisa Markovic Bandit is an open-source tool that scans Python source code for security issues that show up in everyday development. Many security teams and developers use it as a quick way to spot risky coding patterns early in the

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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever

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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever 2026-01-21 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past several years. While uncovering exploitable vulnerabilities remains the core goal, the real differentiator today is how findings are handled after the testing concludes. The method of reporting,

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Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual

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Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual 2026-01-21 at 07:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security teams say they want real-time insight into controls, but still rely on periodic checks that trail daily operations. New RegScale research shows how wide that gap remains and where organizations are directing time, staff, and budget to manage

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Critical Infrastructure Attacks Became Routine for Hacktivists in 2025

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Critical Infrastructure Attacks Became Routine for Hacktivists in 2025 2026-01-20 at 14:24 By Ashish Khaitan Hacktivists moved well beyond their traditional DDoS attacks and website defacements in 2025, increasingly targeting industrial control systems (ICS), ransomware, breaches, and data leaks, as their sophistication and alignment with nation-state interests grew.  That was one of the conclusions in Cyble’s exhaustive new 2025 Threat Landscape report, from which this blog was adapted. 

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Product showcase: PrivacyHawk for iOS helps users track and remove personal data from data brokers

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Product showcase: PrivacyHawk for iOS helps users track and remove personal data from data brokers 2026-01-20 at 08:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Every interaction online, from signing up for a newsletter to making a purchase, leaves a trace. These traces are collected by data brokers and resold to advertisers, analytics firms, or, in some cases, criminals

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Privacy teams feel the strain as AI, breaches, and budgets collide

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Privacy teams feel the strain as AI, breaches, and budgets collide 2026-01-20 at 07:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Privacy programs are under strain as organizations manage breach risk, new technology, and limited resources. A global study from ISACA shows that AI is gaining ground in privacy work, with use shaped by governance, funding, and how consistently

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British Army to spend £279 million on permanent cyber regiment base

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British Army to spend £279 million on permanent cyber regiment base 2026-01-19 at 12:31 By Sinisa Markovic The British Army has announced a new permanent base for its cyber regiment, backed by £279 million in government spending. The plan centres on 13 Signal Regiment, the unit responsible for defending Army networks and supporting cyber operations.

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory 2026-01-19 at 09:48 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity is inseparable from geopolitics. Ongoing conflicts, sanctions, trade wars, geoeconomic rivalry, and technological competition have pushed state competition into cyberspace. States use cyber operations to exert pressure on rivals, enabling disruption without resorting to conventional weapons. Infrastructure vulnerabilities in

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When the Olympics connect everything, attackers pay attention

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When the Olympics connect everything, attackers pay attention 2026-01-19 at 09:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec Global sporting events bring a surge of network traffic, new systems, and short term partnerships. That mix draws attention from cyber threat actors who see opportunity in scale and distraction. A new Palo Alto Networks threat study on the Milan Cortina

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Review: AI Strategy and Security

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Review: AI Strategy and Security 2026-01-19 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz AI Strategy and Security is a guide for organizations planning enterprise AI programs. The book targets technology leaders, security professionals, and executives responsible for strategy, governance, and operational execution. It treats AI adoption as an organizational discipline that spans planning, staffing, security engineering, risk

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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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Product showcase: Penetration test reporting with PentestPad

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Product showcase: Penetration test reporting with PentestPad 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Help Net Security If you’ve done a pentest before, you know things can get messy fast. You start organized, but a few hours in, notes are scattered, screenshots have odd filenames, and small details get lost. PentestPad was built to help with that, not

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As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable

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As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable 2026-01-16 at 08:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are under pressure to support AI programs that move from pilots into production. New Cloudflare research suggests that success depends less on experimentation and more on disciplined application modernization tied closely to security strategy. The

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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms

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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms 2026-01-16 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Fraud has become a routine part of gig work for many earners, and the ways workers respond are creating new security problems for platforms. A recent TransUnion study of U.S. gig workers shows broad exposure to

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New intelligence is moving faster than enterprise controls

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New intelligence is moving faster than enterprise controls 2026-01-16 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI is being integrated into core enterprise systems faster than many organizations can secure and govern it. A new global study from NTT shows companies expanding AI deployment while gaps in infrastructure readiness, data integrity controls, and governance frameworks continue to

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LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal

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LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal 2026-01-15 at 08:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He explains how LinkedIn is extending professional identity beyond its platform to address rising AI-driven

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