AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect […]
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Connected homes: Is bystander privacy anyone’s responsibility? 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Sinisa Markovic Smart doorbells, connected cameras, and home monitoring systems have become common sights on doorsteps and living rooms. They promise safety and convenience, but they also raise a problem. These devices record more than their owners. They capture neighbors, visitors, and anyone passing
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Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime 2025-11-05 at 07:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged cybercrime, and increasingly aggressive nation-state operations. Attackers are moving faster, scaling their
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How nations build and defend their cyberspace capabilities 2025-11-04 at 11:54 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Bernhards Blumbergs, Lead Cyber Security Expert at CERT.LV, discusses how cyberspace has become an integral part of national and military operations. He explains how countries develop capabilities to act and defend in this domain,
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Financial services can’t shake security debt 2025-11-04 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec In financial services, application security risk is becoming a long game. Fewer flaws appear in new code, but old ones linger longer, creating a kind of software “interest” that keeps growing, according to Veracode’s 2025 State of Software Security report. Researchers analyzed data
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A new way to think about zero trust for workloads 2025-11-03 at 09:10 By Mirko Zorz Static credentials have been a weak point in cloud security for years. A new paper by researchers from SentinelOne takes direct aim at that issue with a practical model for authenticating workloads without long-lived secrets. Instead of relying on
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Securing real-time payments without slowing them down 2025-11-03 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Singh, CISO at Tyro, discusses what it takes to secure real-time payments without slowing them down. He explains how analytics, authentication, and better industry cooperation can help stay ahead of fraud. Singh also touches on
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Employees keep finding new ways around company access controls 2025-11-03 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI, SaaS, and personal devices are changing how people get work done, but the tools that protect company systems have not kept up, according to 1Password. Tools like SSO, MDM, and IAM no longer align with how employees and AI
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Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls 2025-11-03 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities now drive much of the continent’s financial and social engineering crime, making it difficult for law
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The secret to audit success? Think like your auditor 2025-10-31 at 09:52 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Doug Kersten, CISO at Appfire, shares practical, experience-driven advice on how CISOs can avoid the most common mistakes when preparing for an audit. He breaks down what often frustrates auditors, why organization and
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AI chatbots are sliding toward a privacy crisis 2025-10-31 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic AI chat tools are taking over offices, but at what cost to privacy? People often feel anonymous in chat interfaces and may share personal data without realizing the risks. Cybercriminals see the same opening, and it may only be a matter
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You can’t audit how AI thinks, but you can audit what it does 2025-10-31 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Wade Bicknell, Head, IT Security & Operations, CFA Institute, discusses how CISOs can use AI while maintaining security and governance. He explains why AI presents both defensive opportunities and emerging
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Passwordless adoption moves from hype to habit 2025-10-31 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec With the average person juggling more than 300 credentials and credential abuse still the top attack vector, the password’s decline is long overdue. Across every major sector, organizations are changing how users log in, and new data shows the shift is picking
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Email breaches are the silent killers of business growth 2025-10-30 at 07:16 By Anamarija Pogorelec 78% of organizations were hit by an email breach in the past 12 months, according to the Email Security Breach Report 2025 by Barracuda. Phishing, impersonation, and account takeover continue to drive incidents that often lead to ransomware and data
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OpenAI’s gpt-oss-safeguard enables developers to build safer AI 2025-10-29 at 19:07 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI is releasing a research preview of gpt-oss-safeguard, a set of open-weight reasoning models for safety classification. The models come in two sizes: gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and gpt-oss-safeguard-20b. Both are fine-tuned versions of the gpt-oss open models and available under the Apache 2.0
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AI agents can leak company data through simple web searches 2025-10-29 at 10:24 By Mirko Zorz When a company deploys an AI agent that can search the web and access internal documents, most teams assume the agent is simply working as intended. New research shows how that same setup can be used to quietly pull
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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster 2025-10-29 at 08:48 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and strengthening payment security. As cybercriminals leverage social engineering and AI-driven tactics, Scaffidi explains how innovation
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Scammers target international students by threatening their visa status 2025-10-29 at 08:29 By Sinisa Markovic In 2025, the U.S. government revoked thousands of visas from international students, often without warning or explanation. According to a newly released study, this opened a door for scammers. Posing as government officials, police, or university staff, they took advantage
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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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Chain of security weaknesses found in smart air compressor model 2025-10-28 at 10:22 By Sinisa Markovic Contractors and workshops often rely on air compressors to power their tools and keep projects running. But when those compressors are connected to the internet, convenience can introduce new risks. Researchers at George Mason University found that the California
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