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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data

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Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data 2026-03-17 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic Developers rely on AI coding agents to set up projects, install dependencies, and run commands by following instructions in repository README files, which provide setup guidance for software projects. New research identifies a security risk when attackers hide […]

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What to do in the first 24 hours of a breach

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What to do in the first 24 hours of a breach 2026-03-17 at 07:59 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO of CYGNVS, walks through a 10-step process for handling a cybersecurity breach. The first five steps cover preparation: setting up an out-of-band communication platform, identifying internal stakeholders, selecting

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Certificate lifespans are shrinking and most organizations aren’t ready

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Certificate lifespans are shrinking and most organizations aren’t ready 2026-03-16 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz The push for shorter TLS certificate lifespans has been building for years. It started with Google’s internal push toward 90-day certificates, which gained traction inside the industry before resistance from enterprise customers slowed things down. Then Apple proposed 47-day certificates,

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What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity

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What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity 2026-03-16 at 08:24 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Packsize CSO Troy Rydman breaks down the biggest vulnerabilities in smart factory environments today, from IoT devices and legacy systems to human error. He explains how unmanaged devices, from sensors to robotic components, often go

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AI coding agents keep repeating decade-old security mistakes

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AI coding agents keep repeating decade-old security mistakes 2026-03-13 at 08:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec Coding agents are now writing production features on real development teams, and a new report from DryRun Security shows that those agents introduce security vulnerabilities at a high rate across nearly every type of application they build. “AI coding agents can

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ENISA advisory examines package manager security risks

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ENISA advisory examines package manager security risks 2026-03-12 at 15:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Developers install external libraries with a single command, and that step can introduce more code than expected into a project environment. Dependency resolution inside package managers extends software supply chains across large collections of external components. ENISA’s Technical Advisory for Secure Use

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Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking

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Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking 2026-03-12 at 08:35 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Ejona Preçi, Group CISO at Lindal Group, discusses the specific cybersecurity challenges in manufacturing environments. The conversation covers why standard IT security practices break down on shop floors, where PLCs and decade-old firmware were never designed

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Does Anthropic deserve the trust of the cybersecurity community?

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Does Anthropic deserve the trust of the cybersecurity community? 2026-03-12 at 08:35 By Help Net Security The cybersecurity industry runs on trust. The belief that when a vendor says they will behave a certain way, they will, that critical CVEs are in fact critical, or when companies say they’re GDPR compliant, they really are. But

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Wireless vulnerabilities are doubling every few years

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Wireless vulnerabilities are doubling every few years 2026-03-12 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Wireless vulnerabilities are being disclosed at a rate that has no precedent in the fifteen-year history of systematic tracking. In 2025, researchers published 937 new wireless-related CVEs, an average of 2.5 per day, according to a threat report from Bastille Networks based

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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp

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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp 2026-03-11 at 18:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify sophisticated scam patterns. Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests (Source:

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Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means

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Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means 2026-03-11 at 09:21 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this approach matters, including the risk of lateral movement after a breach

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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions

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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions 2026-03-11 at 07:17 By Sinisa Markovic Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access vectors exploited in Google Cloud (Source: Google) Google Cloud’s Cloud Threat Horizons Report H1 2026 reflects incident

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Bug bounties are broken, and the best security pros are moving on

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Bug bounties are broken, and the best security pros are moving on 2026-03-10 at 08:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Penetration testing engagements are organized as scheduled contracts with defined scope, set testing windows, and direct communication channels with client teams. Cobalt’s 2026 Pentester Profile Report describes growing preference for penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and

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Airbus CSO on supply chain blind spots, space threats, and the limits of AI red-teaming

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Airbus CSO on supply chain blind spots, space threats, and the limits of AI red-teaming 2026-03-10 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz Pascal Andrei, CSO at Airbus, knows that the aerospace and defense sector is facing a threat environment that is evolving faster than most organizations can track. From sub-tier suppliers quietly becoming entry points for

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The people behind cyber extortion are often in their forties

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The people behind cyber extortion are often in their forties 2026-03-10 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many cybercrime investigations end with arrests or indictments that reveal little about the people behind the operations. When authorities do disclose demographic details, the pattern that emerges does not match the common assumption that cyber offenders are mostly very

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Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Warn of Rising INC Ransom Attacks Targeting Pacific Networks

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Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Warn of Rising INC Ransom Attacks Targeting Pacific Networks 2026-03-09 at 15:37 By Ashish Khaitan Cybersecurity agencies across the Pacific region are sharing concerns about the ransomware group INC Ransom’s expanding activities and the growing influence of its affiliate network. A joint advisory issued by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), National

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No more soft play, President Trump warns in new cyber strategy

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No more soft play, President Trump warns in new cyber strategy 2026-03-09 at 15:37 By Sinisa Markovic The White House released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” a policy framework outlining the administration’s priorities for maintaining U.S. leadership in cyberspace. The seven-page cyber strategy commits to a coordinated, government-wide response to cyber threats that extends

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More AI tools, more burnout! New research explains why

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More AI tools, more burnout! New research explains why 2026-03-09 at 12:58 By Anamarija Pogorelec Workflows built around multiple AI agents and constant tool switching are adding cognitive strain across large enterprises. A recent Harvard Business Review analysis describes this pattern as “AI brain fry,” a form of mental fatigue tied to intensive use and

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OpenAI joins the race in AI-assisted code security

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OpenAI joins the race in AI-assisted code security 2026-03-09 at 11:59 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI introduced Codex Security⁠, an AI agent that reviews codebases to find, verify, and help fix software vulnerabilities. The launch comes a few weeks after rival Anthropic unveiled its Claude Code Security tool. Codex Security (Source: OpenAI) The feature is available

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Decoding silence: How deaf and hard-of-hearing pros are breaking into cybersecurity

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Decoding silence: How deaf and hard-of-hearing pros are breaking into cybersecurity 2026-03-09 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz Stu Hirst was already a CISO when he started to go deaf. It was 2023, and the hearing loss crept in over months, enough for him to adapt, to lean on hearing aids and captions, to quietly reorganize

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