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19 ways to build zero trust: NIST offers practical implementation guide

19 ways to build zero trust: NIST offers practical implementation guide 2025-06-13 at 07:32 By Sinisa Markovic The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new guide that offers practical help for building zero trust architectures (ZTA). The guidance, titled Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (SP 1800‑35), includes 19 example setups using […]

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Identifying high-risk APIs across thousands of code repositories

Identifying high-risk APIs across thousands of code repositories 2025-06-12 at 16:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Joni Klippert, CEO of StackHawk, discusses why API visibility is a major blind spot for security teams, how legacy tools fall short, and how StackHawk identifies risky APIs and sensitive data directly from code before […]

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Cybercriminals are turning stolen data into a thriving black market

Cybercriminals are turning stolen data into a thriving black market 2025-06-12 at 09:18 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals are stealing data and running full-scale businesses around it. Europol’s latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report reveals how personal data is now a core currency in the underground economy. Data is the product Cybercriminals go […]

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Want fewer security fires to fight? Start with threat modeling

Want fewer security fires to fight? Start with threat modeling 2025-06-12 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz CISOs understand that threat modeling helps teams identify risks early and build safer systems. But outside the security org, the value isn’t always clear. When competing for budget or board attention, threat modeling often loses out to more visible […]

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Build a mobile hacking rig with a Pixel and Kali NetHunter

Build a mobile hacking rig with a Pixel and Kali NetHunter 2025-06-12 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz A cybersecurity hobbyist has built a compact, foldable mobile hacking rig that runs Kali NetHunter on a Google Pixel 3 XL. It’s called the NetHunter C-deck, and it packs serious functionality into a small, 3D-printed shell. NetHunter C-deck […]

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CISOs call for operational threat intelligence integration

CISOs call for operational threat intelligence integration 2025-06-12 at 08:05 By Help Net Security 98% of CISOs face challenges when using threat intelligence, according to Trellix. The biggest problems are keeping up with changing threats, integration difficulties, and regulatory rules. As a result, threat intelligence defaults to a reactive function within a workstream, rather than […]

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Email security risks healthcare IT can’t afford to ignore

Email security risks healthcare IT can’t afford to ignore 2025-06-12 at 07:32 By Help Net Security 92% of healthcare IT leaders say they’re confident in their ability to prevent email-based data breaches, but according to Paubox, they’re not. Healthcare compliance confidence gap Email remains one of the biggest security risks in healthcare. Outdated systems and […]

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44% of mobile users encounter scams every day

44% of mobile users encounter scams every day 2025-06-12 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Nearly half of of mobile users encounter mobile scams daily, with people in the US and UK more likely to be targeted than those in other regions, according to Malwarebytes. Most users say it’s hard to tell a scam from […]

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OWASP Nettacker: Open-source scanner for recon and vulnerability assessment

OWASP Nettacker: Open-source scanner for recon and vulnerability assessment 2025-06-11 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz OWASP Nettacker is a free, open-source tool designed for network scanning, information gathering, and basic vulnerability assessment. Built and maintained by the OWASP community, Nettacker helps security pros automate common tasks like port scanning, service detection, and brute-force attacks. It […]

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The path to better cybersecurity isn’t more data, it’s less noise

The path to better cybersecurity isn’t more data, it’s less noise 2025-06-11 at 08:31 By Sinisa Markovic In cybersecurity, there’s an urge to collect as much data as possible. Logs, alerts, metrics, everything. But more data doesn’t necessarily translate to better security. SOCs deal with tens of thousands of alerts every day. It’s more than […]

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How to build AI into your business without breaking compliance

How to build AI into your business without breaking compliance 2025-06-11 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz AI is supposed to make businesses faster, smarter, and more competitive, but most projects fall short. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) says the real issue is companies cramming AI into old, rigid processes that just can’t keep up. “AI […]

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86% of all LLM usage is driven by ChatGPT

86% of all LLM usage is driven by ChatGPT 2025-06-11 at 07:01 By Help Net Security ChatGPT remains the most widely used LLM among New Relic customers, making up over 86% of all tokens processed. Developers and enterprises are shifting to OpenAI’s latest models, such as GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini, even when more affordable alternatives […]

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The legal questions to ask when your systems go dark

The legal questions to ask when your systems go dark 2025-06-10 at 09:16 By Mirko Zorz At Span Cyber Security Arena, I sat down with Iva Mišković, Partner at the ISO-certified Mišković & Mišković law firm, to discuss the role of legal teams during cyber incidents. She shared why lawyers should assume the worst, coordinate […]

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AI threats leave SecOps teams burned out and exposed

AI threats leave SecOps teams burned out and exposed 2025-06-10 at 08:39 By Mirko Zorz Security teams are leaning hard into AI, and fast. A recent survey of 500 senior cybersecurity pros at big U.S. companies found that 86% have ramped up their AI use in the past year. The main reason? They’re trying to […]

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Securing agentic AI systems before they go rogue

Securing agentic AI systems before they go rogue 2025-06-10 at 08:24 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Eoin Wickens, Director of Threat Intelligence at HiddenLayer, explores the security risks posed by agentic AI. He breaks down how agentic AI functions, its potential to revolutionize business operations, and the vulnerabilities it introduces, […]

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Balancing cybersecurity and client experience for high-net-worth clients

Balancing cybersecurity and client experience for high-net-worth clients 2025-06-09 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Renana Friedlich-Barsky, EVP and CISO at LPL Financial, discusses how threat actors are targeting high-net-worth clients and exploiting digital touchpoints in wealth management. She explains why firms must embed security from the start to protect […]

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CISOs, are you ready for cyber threats in biotech?

CISOs, are you ready for cyber threats in biotech? 2025-06-09 at 08:35 By Mirko Zorz The threat landscape in the bioeconomy is different from what most CISOs are used to. It includes traditional risks like data breaches, but the consequences are more complex. A compromise of genomic databases, for example, does not just expose personal […]

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Enterprise SIEMs miss 79% of known MITRE ATT&CK techniques

Enterprise SIEMs miss 79% of known MITRE ATT&CK techniques 2025-06-09 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Using the MITRE ATT&CK framework as a baseline, organizations are generally improving year-over-year in understanding security information and event management (SIEM) detection coverage and quality, but plenty of room for improvement remains, according to CardinalOps. MITRE ATT&CK enhances SOC […]

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145 criminal domains linked to BidenCash Marketplace seized

145 criminal domains linked to BidenCash Marketplace seized 2025-06-06 at 13:01 By Help Net Security Approximately 145 darknet and conventional internet domains, along with cryptocurrency funds linked to the BidenCash marketplace, have been seized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The operators of the BidenCash marketplace use the platform to […]

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June 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Second time is the charm?

June 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Second time is the charm? 2025-06-06 at 09:57 By Help Net Security Microsoft has been busy releasing more out-of-band (OOB) patches than usual throughout May. The May Patch Tuesday release of updates was typical in number of vulnerabilities addressed with 41 in both Windows 10 and 11, and their associated […]

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