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Enterprise security faces a three-front war: cybercrime, AI misuse, and supply chains

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Enterprise security faces a three-front war: cybercrime, AI misuse, and supply chains 2026-01-13 at 11:04 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security teams are dealing with pressures tied to AI use, geopolitical instability, and expanding cybercrime that reach beyond technical controls, according to findings from the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026. AI drives risk growth and […]

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Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience

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Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Liad Shnell, CISO and CTO at Rakuten Viber, discusses how messaging platforms have become critical infrastructure during crises and conflicts. He explains how it influences cybersecurity priorities, from encryption and abuse prevention […]

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Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on

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Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Bryan Sacks, Field CISO at Myriad360, explains how security leaders can measure cybersecurity in ways that matter to executives and boards. He argues that metrics should support decisions, not exist for reporting alone. […]

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games. From theory […]

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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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Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards

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Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards 2026-01-12 at 09:09 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Hans Quivooij, CISO at Damen Shipyards Group, discusses securing OT and ICS in the shipyard. He outlines how project-based operations, rotating contractors, and temporary systems expand the threat surface and complicate access control. Quivooij also covers […]

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pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform

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pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform 2026-01-12 at 08:33 By Sinisa Markovic Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues to show up in production environments, supported by a long-standing user community. pfSense CE is the free, […]

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata 2026-01-12 at 08:10 By Mirko Zorz Security teams often spend time sorting through logs and alerts that point to activity happening outside corporate networks. Torrent traffic shows up in investigations tied to policy violations, insider risk, and criminal activity. A new research paper looks at that same […]

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Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations

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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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January 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: And so it continues

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January 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: And so it continues 2026-01-09 at 11:26 By Help Net Security Welcome to a new year of my Patch Tuesday forecast blog where I provide a summary of Microsoft and other vendor’s security patch activity (and reported issues) for the month, talk about some of the latest trends, processes, and […]

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How AI agents are turning security inside-out

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How AI agents are turning security inside-out 2026-01-09 at 09:30 By Help Net Security AppSec teams have spent the last decade hardening externally facing applications, API security, software supply chain risk, CI/CD controls, and cloud-native attack paths. But a growing class of security threats is emerging from a largely underestimated and undefended source: internally built […]

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Security teams are paying more attention to the energy cost of detection

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Security teams are paying more attention to the energy cost of detection 2026-01-09 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security teams spend a lot of time explaining why detection systems need more compute. Cloud bills rise, models retrain more often, and new analytics pipelines get added to existing stacks. Those conversations usually stay focused on coverage […]

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Wi-Fi evolution tightens focus on access control

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Wi-Fi evolution tightens focus on access control 2026-01-09 at 07:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Wi-Fi networks are taking on heavier workloads, more devices, and higher expectations from users who assume constant access everywhere. A new Wireless Broadband Alliance industry study shows that this expansion is reshaping priorities around security, identity, and trust, alongside adoption of new […]

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Initial Access Sales Accelerated Across Australia and New Zealand in 2025

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Initial Access Sales Accelerated Across Australia and New Zealand in 2025 2026-01-08 at 15:07 By Ashish Khaitan The cyber threat environment in Australia and New Zealand experienced a new escalation throughout 2025, driven by a surge in initial access sales, ransomware operations, and high-impact data breaches. According to our Threat Landscape Report Australia and New Zealand 2025, threat activity observed between January and November 2025 reveals a […]

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IPFire update brings new network and security features to firewall deployments

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IPFire update brings new network and security features to firewall deployments 2026-01-08 at 10:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security and operations teams often work with firewall platforms that require frequent tuning or upgrades to meet evolving network demands. IPFire has released its 2.29 Core Update 199, aimed at network and protection teams that manage this open […]

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StackRox: Open-source Kubernetes security platform

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StackRox: Open-source Kubernetes security platform 2026-01-08 at 08:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security teams spend a lot of time stitching together checks across container images, running workloads, and deployment pipelines. The work often happens under time pressure, with engineers trying to keep clusters stable while meeting internal policy requirements. The StackRox open source project sits in […]

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Gen AI data violations more than double

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Gen AI data violations more than double 2026-01-07 at 08:32 By Sinisa Markovic Security teams track activity that moves well beyond traditional SaaS platforms, with employees interacting daily with generative AI tools, personal cloud services, and automated systems that exchange data without direct human input. These patterns shape how sensitive information moves across corporate environments […]

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What European security teams are struggling to operationalize

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What European security teams are struggling to operationalize 2026-01-07 at 08:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec European security and compliance teams spend a lot of time talking about regulation. A new forecast report from Kiteworks suggests the harder problem sits elsewhere. According to the report, many European organizations have strong regulatory frameworks on paper, driven by GDPR […]

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Identity security planning for 2026 is shifting under pressure

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Identity security planning for 2026 is shifting under pressure 2026-01-07 at 08:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Identity security planning is becoming more focused on scale, governance, and operational strain, according to the Identity Security Outlook 2026 report. The ManageEngine research draws on responses from 515 identity and security leaders in the United States and Canada and […]

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Turning plain language into firewall rules

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Turning plain language into firewall rules 2026-01-06 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic Firewall rules often begin as a sentence in someone’s head. A team needs access to an application. A service needs to be blocked after hours. Translating those ideas into vendor specific firewall syntax usually involves detailed knowledge of zones, objects, ports, and rule […]

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