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Breaking down silos in cybersecurity

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Breaking down silos in cybersecurity 2025-05-13 at 08:34 By Help Net Security All organizations erect silos – silos between groups and departments, across functions and among technologies. Silos represent differences in practices, culture and operations. Their presence inhibits communication and collaboration. As companies scale from startup to mid-sized and beyond, silos multiply and ossify. As […]

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Review: Resilient Cybersecurity

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Review: Resilient Cybersecurity 2025-05-13 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Resilient Cybersecurity touches on nearly every major function of enterprise cybersecurity, from threat detection and identity management to vendor risk and regulatory compliance. About the author Mark Dunkerley is a cybersecurity and technology leader with over 20 years of experience working in higher education, healthcare and

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Why security teams cannot rely solely on AI guardrails

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Why security teams cannot rely solely on AI guardrails 2025-05-12 at 09:19 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Peter Garraghan, CEO of Mindgard, discusses their research around vulnerabilities in the guardrails used to protect large AI models. The findings highlight how even billion-dollar LLMs can be bypassed using surprisingly simple techniques,

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Layoffs pose a cybersecurity risk: Here’s why offboarding matters

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Layoffs pose a cybersecurity risk: Here’s why offboarding matters 2025-05-12 at 07:39 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Chase Doelling, Principal Strategist at JumpCloud, discusses the overlooked security risks associated with improper offboarding. Though many organizations focus on securely onboarding new employees, they often overlook the security risks associated with properly

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What your browser knows about you, from contacts to card numbers

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What your browser knows about you, from contacts to card numbers 2025-05-09 at 13:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Chrome and Safari are the most popular browser apps, accounting for 90% of the mobile browsers market share, according to Surfshark. They also collect the most data. Chrome: the most data-hungry browser (Source: Surfshark) The most data-hungry browsers

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May 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Panic, change, and hope

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May 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Panic, change, and hope 2025-05-09 at 09:11 By Help Net Security April was an event-filled month for cybersecurity. Patch Tuesday came to us quickly on April 8 – the earliest first Tuesday possible in a given month. We again saw large numbers of CVEs addressed with 84 in Windows 11

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How agentic AI and non-human identities are transforming cybersecurity

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How agentic AI and non-human identities are transforming cybersecurity 2025-05-08 at 09:03 By Help Net Security Within the average enterprise, non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber employees, contractors, and customers by anything between 10-to-1 and 92-to-1. Add to this the fragmentation of human identity management resulting from authorizing a single person’s access to multiple on-premises, cloud

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Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled

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Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled 2025-05-08 at 08:48 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Pound, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham shares his insights on the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs. He discusses common organizational mistakes and the necessary precautions for securing sensitive data when

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Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams

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Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams 2025-05-08 at 08:06 By Sinisa Markovic The tech industry is experiencing significant layoffs, leaving thousands of IT and cybersecurity professionals in search of new employment opportunities. Unfortunately, as these individuals search for new opportunities, scammers are actively preying on them. Losing a job, especially when you

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Global cybersecurity readiness remains critically low

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Global cybersecurity readiness remains critically low 2025-05-08 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Only 4% of organizations worldwide have achieved the ‘mature’ level of readiness required to withstand cybersecurity threats, according to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. This is a slight increase from last year’s index, in which 3% of organizations worldwide were designated as

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Healthcare workers regularly upload sensitive data to GenAI, cloud accounts

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Healthcare workers regularly upload sensitive data to GenAI, cloud accounts 2025-05-08 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Healthcare organizations are facing a growing data security challenge from within, according to a new report from Netskope Threat Labs. The analysis reveals that employees in the sector are frequently attempting to upload sensitive information, including potentially protected

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Rethinking AppSec: How DevOps, containers, and serverless are changing the rules

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Rethinking AppSec: How DevOps, containers, and serverless are changing the rules 2025-05-07 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz Application security is changing fast. In this Help Net Security interview, Loris Gutic, Global CISO at Bright, talks about what it takes to keep up. Gutic explains how DevOps, containers, and serverless tools are shaping security, and shares

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What a future without CVEs means for cyber defense

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What a future without CVEs means for cyber defense 2025-05-06 at 11:31 By Help Net Security The importance of the MITRE-run Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program shouldn’t be understated. For 25 years, it has acted as the point of reference for cybersecurity professionals to understand and mitigate security flaws. By providing a standardized method

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What it really takes to build a resilient cyber program

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What it really takes to build a resilient cyber program 2025-05-06 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dylan Owen, CISO at Nightwing, talks about what it really takes to build an effective defense: choosing the right frameworks, setting up processes, and getting everyone on the same page. Drawing on both

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How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks

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How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks 2025-05-06 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic Most attacks don’t start with malware; they begin with a message that seems completely normal, whether it comes through email, a phone call, or a chat, and that is exactly what makes them so effective. These threats rely on psychological

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How CISOs can talk cybersecurity so it makes sense to executives

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How CISOs can talk cybersecurity so it makes sense to executives 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz CISOs know cyber risk is business risk. Boards don’t always see it that way.​ For years, CISOs have struggled to get boards to understand security beyond buzzwords. Many feel they’re either ignored or misunderstood. But with threats growing

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How OSINT supports financial crime investigations

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How OSINT supports financial crime investigations 2025-05-05 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Stuart Clarke, CEO at Blackdot Solutions, discusses the strategic use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in tackling financial crime. He outlines its application in areas such as fraud, sanctions evasion, and money laundering, and addresses the legal, ethical,

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Ransomware spike exposes cracks in cloud security

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Ransomware spike exposes cracks in cloud security 2025-05-05 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 90% of IT and security leaders said their organization experienced a cyberattack within the last year, according to a report by Rubrik. “Many organizations that move to the cloud assume their providers will handle security,” said Joe Hladik, Head of Rubrik

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AI and automation shift the cybersecurity balance toward attackers

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AI and automation shift the cybersecurity balance toward attackers 2025-05-02 at 09:02 By Help Net Security Threat actors are increasingly harnessing automation, commoditized tools, and AI to systematically erode the traditional advantages held by defenders, according to Fortinet. The post AI and automation shift the cybersecurity balance toward attackers appeared first on Help Net Security.

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Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk

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Phone theft is turning into a serious cybersecurity risk 2025-05-02 at 08:35 By Sinisa Markovic Phone theft is a rising issue worldwide, and it’s more than just a property crime. It’s a serious cybersecurity threat. In the UK alone, the Metropolitan Police recovers 1,000 phones each week. Stolen phones don’t just go to local black

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