cybersecurity

Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware

agentic AI, AI, cybersecurity, ESET, News, phishing, QR codes, Ransomware, report, threat /

Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware 2026-07-08 at 12:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI agents can browse the web, use external tools, execute commands, and perform tasks on behalf of users. Many rely on skills that define how they interact with services and data. Malicious skills can abuse those capabilities […]

Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware Read More »

Orbia CISO Miranda Ritchie on building security into sustainable infrastructure

CISO, cyber risk, cybersecurity, digital transformation, Don't miss, Features, Hot stuff, News, opinion, Risk Management, strategy, tips /

Orbia CISO Miranda Ritchie on building security into sustainable infrastructure 2026-07-08 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Miranda Ritchie, CISO at Orbia, talks about protecting industrial systems where software runs water, chemical and manufacturing processes. She explains why a cyber incident in these settings can harm people, equipment and […]

Orbia CISO Miranda Ritchie on building security into sustainable infrastructure Read More »

20 open-source cybersecurity tools to keep your team ready for anything

agentic AI, AI, Application Security, containers, cybersecurity, Don't miss, Endpoint Security, Exabeam, firewall, GitHub, Hot stuff, LLMs, Microsoft, News, open source, OWASP, penetration testing, scanner, security telemetry, software, vulnerability assessment, Windows /

20 open-source cybersecurity tools to keep your team ready for anything 2026-07-08 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI is changing how security teams find vulnerabilities, analyze code, test applications, and protect infrastructure. Developers are building tools to secure AI systems themselves, from coding agents and memory protection to model exposure discovery. This roundup covers recent […]

20 open-source cybersecurity tools to keep your team ready for anything Read More »

Researchers make the case for a cybersecurity AI scientist

agentic AI, AI, automation, China, cybersecurity, Don't miss, Features, framework, LLMs, News, research /

Researchers make the case for a cybersecurity AI scientist 2026-07-07 at 09:30 By Mirko Zorz Autonomous AI agents have started doing real security work. Language-model agents probe software for flaws, run penetration tests, and chain together attack steps that once needed a human operator. Research about security has stayed slower and more manual, built around […]

Researchers make the case for a cybersecurity AI scientist Read More »

Your company already adopted AI and nobody is governing access

AI, cybersecurity, Don't miss, News, opinion, strategy, tips, Video /

Your company already adopted AI and nobody is governing access 2026-07-07 at 08:30 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Antoine Berton, CTO at Elba Security, breaks down the AI attack surface. Your company already adopted AI, and every adoption creates access that nobody governs. A quick click on a Friday afternoon […]

Your company already adopted AI and nobody is governing access Read More »

How to prioritize AI agent security by business impact

agentic AI, AI, cybersecurity, Don't miss, Expert analysis, Expert corner, Hot stuff, News /

How to prioritize AI agent security by business impact 2026-07-06 at 09:30 By Help Net Security Your CEO calls about an AI agent security incident in finance. He wants to know whether money moved, whether financial data was exposed, who owned the agent and why it had this level of access. The agent was connected […]

How to prioritize AI agent security by business impact Read More »

Securing the inbox: Where identity, brand and security meet

CISO, cybersecurity, DMARC, Don't miss, email security, Features, GlobalSign, Hot stuff, News, opinion, Red Sift, strategy, tips /

Securing the inbox: Where identity, brand and security meet 2026-07-06 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Getting a verified logo to appear next to your email has traditionally meant having to work with two separate entities. You have to work with a DMARC partner for setting up DMARC and BIMI, then use a trusted Certificate Authority […]

Securing the inbox: Where identity, brand and security meet Read More »

Omnigent: Open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness

cybersecurity, Don't miss, GitHub, Hot stuff, News, open source, software /

Omnigent: Open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness 2026-07-06 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Plenty of developers now keep several coding agents close at hand, reaching for Claude Code on one task and Codex or Cursor on the next. Each tool arrives with its own command line, its own handling of credentials, and its own way […]

Omnigent: Open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness Read More »

Product showcase: Is that text a scam? Malwarebytes Mobile Security can help you find out

antivirus, cybersecurity, iOS, iPhone, Malwarebytes, mobile security, News, Privacy, Product showcase /

Product showcase: Is that text a scam? Malwarebytes Mobile Security can help you find out 2026-07-06 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Malwarebytes Mobile Security for iPhone combines scam prevention, privacy protection, and identity monitoring in a single app. It evaluates a device’s security posture, provides recommendations to improve protection, and is available for Windows, macOS, […]

Product showcase: Is that text a scam? Malwarebytes Mobile Security can help you find out Read More »

The future of payment fraud could be automated

agentic AI, cybersecurity, deepfakes, fraud, identity protection, News, payment cards, report /

The future of payment fraud could be automated 2026-07-06 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Payment fraud is becoming more organized as criminal groups use fake websites, large-scale operations, and, in some cases, forced labor to steal money and personal information. Advances in agentic AI could automate many stages of payment fraud, from collecting and assembling […]

The future of payment fraud could be automated Read More »

In Other News: Canadian Hacker Jailed, Open Source Zero-Days, Two Sentenced for ATM Jackpotting

cybercrime, cybersecurity, Management & Strategy, News /

In Other News: Canadian Hacker Jailed, Open Source Zero-Days, Two Sentenced for ATM Jackpotting 2026-07-03 at 18:10 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Anonymous-linked Canadian hacker jailed, researcher drops zero-days in open source projects, Venezuelans sentenced in the US over ATM jackpotting. The post In Other News: Canadian Hacker […]

In Other News: Canadian Hacker Jailed, Open Source Zero-Days, Two Sentenced for ATM Jackpotting Read More »

Non-interactive SSH attacks dominate after login

authentication, bot, cybersecurity, device fingerprinting, Don't miss, honeypots, Hot stuff, LLMs, News, research, SSH, Threat Intelligence /

Non-interactive SSH attacks dominate after login 2026-07-03 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Anyone who runs a server with SSH exposed to the internet sees the same pattern in the logs. A steady stream of automated scanners tries to log in, hour after hour, from addresses all over the world. The common picture of what comes […]

Non-interactive SSH attacks dominate after login Read More »

Geopolitical cyber threats are turning HR into a security front line

cybersecurity, Don't miss, News, opinion, strategy, threats, Video /

Geopolitical cyber threats are turning HR into a security front line 2026-07-03 at 08:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Roman Sannikov, Global Research Coordinator at iCOUNTER, explains why geopolitics belongs in every security team’s threat model. With open and simmering conflicts around the world, attacks can come from actors that […]

Geopolitical cyber threats are turning HR into a security front line Read More »

Organizations struggle to prioritize known cyber risks

automation, cybersecurity, Filigran, News, report, Risk Management, Threat Intelligence /

Organizations struggle to prioritize known cyber risks 2026-07-03 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Organizations collect more cyber risk data than ever, with many still struggling to build a unified view of their exposure. The latest State of Threat Management report from Filigran found that security teams continue to work across disconnected tools, leaving important context […]

Organizations struggle to prioritize known cyber risks Read More »

Cloudflare changes AI crawler access rules

access control, AI, bot, Cloudflare, cybersecurity, News, traffic monitoring /

Cloudflare changes AI crawler access rules 2026-07-02 at 15:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cloudflare introduced new controls that let website owners manage AI traffic across three categories: Search, Agent, and Training. The feature is available to all Cloudflare customers, including those on the Free plan, and gives website owners more control over how different types of […]

Cloudflare changes AI crawler access rules Read More »

The endpoint recovery gap many teams discover during an incident

backup, business continuity, cyber resilience, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, Don't miss, Endpoint Security, Features, Incident Response, News, opinion, strategy /

The endpoint recovery gap many teams discover during an incident 2026-07-02 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, IGEL CTO Matthias Haas explains why backups alone do not equal recovery. He makes the case that endpoint recovery is often overlooked, leaving organizations exposed when thousands of devices go down at […]

The endpoint recovery gap many teams discover during an incident Read More »

Catching ransomware on the wire before it locks the file server

cybersecurity, Don't miss, framework, News, Ransomware, research, scanning /

Catching ransomware on the wire before it locks the file server 2026-07-02 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic Corporate networks keep sensitive files off individual workstations and store them on shared servers that staff reach through mapped network drives. That arrangement hands ransomware operators a target worth chasing. A single compromised laptop can begin encrypting files […]

Catching ransomware on the wire before it locks the file server Read More »

What the AI patch gap means for enterprise security

AI, cybersecurity, enterprise, News, open source, report /

What the AI patch gap means for enterprise security 2026-07-02 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic Open-source maintainers are receiving more vulnerability reports than they can act on, and a rising share now comes from an AI system working at machine speed. Over roughly two months this spring, Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview combed through more than […]

What the AI patch gap means for enterprise security Read More »

Scroll to Top