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From likes to leaks: How social media presence impacts corporate security

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From likes to leaks: How social media presence impacts corporate security 2025-04-10 at 08:07 By Help Net Security From a psychological standpoint, we all crave attention, and likes and comments fuel that need, encouraging us to share even more on social media. In the corporate world, this risk grows exponentially because it’s not just our […]

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Review: The Ultimate Kali Linux Book, Third Edition

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Review: The Ultimate Kali Linux Book, Third Edition 2025-04-10 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Packed with real-world scenarios, hands-on techniques, and insights into widely used tools, the third edition of the bestselling Ultimate Kali Linux Book offers a practical path to learning penetration testing with Kali Linux. About the author Glen D. Singh, a seasoned

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Enzoic AD Lite Password Audit Report

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Enzoic AD Lite Password Audit Report 2025-04-09 at 16:24 By Help Net Security Enzoic for AD Lite Password Auditor is an innovative tool designed to integrate with an organization’s Active Directory environment seamlessly. Enzoic analyzed the 2024 AD Lite Password Auditor data to produce this report. New mandates and heightened awareness in 2024 have pushed

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WhatsApp vulnerability could be used to infect Windows users with malware (CVE-2025-30401)

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WhatsApp vulnerability could be used to infect Windows users with malware (CVE-2025-30401) 2025-04-09 at 16:00 By Zeljka Zorz WhatsApp users are urged to update the Windows client app to plug a serious security vulnerability (CVE-2025-30401) that may allow attackers to trick users into running malicious code. Meta classifies the vulnerability as a spoofing issue that

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RCE flaw in MSP-friendly file sharing platform exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-30406)

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RCE flaw in MSP-friendly file sharing platform exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-30406) 2025-04-09 at 13:43 By Zeljka Zorz A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-30406) affecting the Gladinet CentreStack file-sharing/remote access platform has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Tuesday. According to the vulnerability’s entry in NIST’s National Vulnerability Database, the flaw has been leveraged

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Why CISOs are doubling down on cyber crisis simulations

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Why CISOs are doubling down on cyber crisis simulations 2025-04-09 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz Cyber threats aren’t going away, and CISOs know prevention isn’t enough. Being ready to respond is just as important. Cyber crisis simulations offer a way to test that readiness. They let teams walk through real-world scenarios in a controlled setting,

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Transforming cybersecurity into a strategic business enabler

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Transforming cybersecurity into a strategic business enabler 2025-04-09 at 08:20 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kevin Serafin, CISO at Ecolab, discusses aligning security strategy with long-term business goals, building strong partnerships across the organization, and approaching third-party risk with agility. How do you define cyber risk within your organization’s overall enterprise

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APTRS: Open-source automated penetration testing reporting system

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APTRS: Open-source automated penetration testing reporting system 2025-04-09 at 07:46 By Mirko Zorz APTRS is an open-source reporting tool built with Python and Django. It’s made for penetration testers and security teams who want to save time on reports. Instead of writing reports by hand, users can create PDF and Excel files directly in the

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824)

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) 2025-04-08 at 22:16 By Zeljka Zorz April 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 120+ vulnerabilities, including a zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) that’s under active attack. CVE-2025-29824 CVE-2025-29824 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that can be – and

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11 cyber defense tips to stay secure at work and home

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11 cyber defense tips to stay secure at work and home 2025-04-08 at 16:29 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity is inextricably tied to the technology it protects. Just as technology continues to grow in variety, quantity, and presence in all of our lives, so too does cybersecurity and our personal responsibility for it. You might

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Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy

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Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy 2025-04-08 at 08:39 By Help Net Security For an AI agent to “think” and act autonomously, it must be granted agency; that is, it must be allowed to integrate with other systems, read and analyze data, and have permissions to execute commands. However, as these

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Observability is security’s way back into the cloud conversation

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Observability is security’s way back into the cloud conversation 2025-04-08 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Esteban Gutierrez, CISO and VP of Information Security at New Relic, discusses how the adoption of cloud infrastructure is outpacing security readiness. He shares strategies for overcoming common misconfigurations and optimizing access controls in

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Phishing, fraud, and the financial sector’s crisis of trust

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Phishing, fraud, and the financial sector’s crisis of trust 2025-04-08 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec The financial sector is under growing pressure from advanced phishing attacks and fraud, causing major financial losses and eroding customer trust. Escalation of phishing attacks While traditional phishing relied on generic emails to steal sensitive data, cybercriminals now use targeted

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WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed, update ASAP (CVE-2025-31334)

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WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed, update ASAP (CVE-2025-31334) 2025-04-07 at 14:36 By Zeljka Zorz WinRAR users, upgrade your software as soon as possible: a vulnerability (CVE-2025-31334) that could allow attackers to bypass Windows’ Mark of the Web (MotW) security warning and execute arbitrary code on your machine has been fixed in version 7.11. About CVE-2025-31334

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CISOs battle security platform fatigue

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CISOs battle security platform fatigue 2025-04-07 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz It starts with good intentions. A tool to stop phishing. Another to monitor endpoints. One more for cloud workloads. Soon, a well-meaning CISO finds themselves managing dozens of products across teams, each with its own dashboard, alerts, and licensing headaches. Welcome to the age

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The shift to identity-first security and why it matters

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The shift to identity-first security and why it matters 2025-04-07 at 08:10 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Shrestha, CEO at BeyondID, discusses how AI is transforming secure access management for both attackers and defenders. He discusses the shift toward identity-first security, and the role of contextual and continuous authentication in

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YES3 Scanner: Open-source S3 security scanner for public access, ransomware protection

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YES3 Scanner: Open-source S3 security scanner for public access, ransomware protection 2025-04-07 at 07:35 By Mirko Zorz YES3 Scanner is an open-source tool that scans and analyzes 10+ different configuration items for your S3 buckets in AWS. This includes access such as public access via ACLs and bucket policies – including the complex combinations of

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The rise of compromised LLM attacks

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The rise of compromised LLM attacks 2025-04-07 at 07:03 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Sohrob Kazerounian, Distinguished AI Researcher at Vectra AI, discusses how the ongoing rapid adoption of LLM-based applications has already introduced new cybersecurity risks. These vulnerabilities will not be in the LLM itself, but rather in how

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft 2025-04-04 at 08:50 By Help Net Security Microsoft is continuing to build on their AI cybersecurity strategy and this month announced the introduction of new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot. They are introducing agents for phishing triage, alert triage for data loss prevention and

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Forward-thinking CISOs are shining a light on shadow IT

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Forward-thinking CISOs are shining a light on shadow IT 2025-04-04 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Curtis Simpson, CISO and Chief Advocacy Officer at Armis, discusses how CISOs can balance security and innovation while managing the risks of shadow IT. Rather than focusing on restrictive policies, fostering proactive partnerships with

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