Why a push for encryption backdoors is a global security risk 2025-03-04 at 07:36 By Help Net Security Governments in the UK, US, and Europe are pressuring tech companies to weaken encryption in the name of security. The latest push from the UK government demanding Apple create a backdoor to encrypted iCloud data is just […]
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Innovation vs. security: Managing shadow AI risks 2025-03-03 at 18:02 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Tim Morris, Chief Security Advisor at Tanium, shares practical best practices to help organizations balance innovation and security while leveraging AI. Morris warns of an even riskier shadow AI trend in which departments, unsatisfied with
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Commix: Open-source OS command injection exploitation tool 2025-03-03 at 08:08 By Help Net Security Commix is an open-source penetration testing tool designed to automate the detection and exploitation of command injection vulnerabilities, streamlining security assessments for researchers and ethical hackers. Commix features Easy to use: Commix simplifies the process of identifying and exploiting command injection
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Review: The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook 2025-03-03 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook is a comprehensive resource for professionals navigating AI implementation and strategy. It is particularly valuable for Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), offering guidance on defining their role and executing AI-driven business strategies. About the author Jarrod Anderson, SYRV’s Chief
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How QR code attacks work and how to protect yourself 2025-03-03 at 07:13 By Help Net Security QR codes have become an integral part of our everyday life due to their simplicity. While they’ve been around for many years, their use exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, when businesses turned to them for contactless menus, payments,
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MITRE Caldera RCE vulnerability with public PoC fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025–27364) 2025-02-28 at 17:03 By Zeljka Zorz Users of the MITRE Caldera cyber security platform have been urged to plug a critical hole (CVE-2025–27364) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. About MITRE Caldera MITRE Caldera is a platform built on the
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OSPS Baseline: Practical security best practices for open source software projects 2025-02-28 at 14:49 By Help Net Security The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative by the Linux Foundation, has announced the initial release of the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline), a tiered framework of security practices that evolve with the
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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges 2025-02-28 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while addressing new obligations such as conformity assessments and transparency requirements. Dumont
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The art of balancing data security with business goals 2025-02-28 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Nathan Parks, Senior Research Specialist at Gartner, discusses their recent research, revealing that only 14% of security leaders effectively balance data security with business goals. 35% of leaders are focused on securing data,
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2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025 2025-02-27 at 14:18 By Zeljka Zorz Phishing has been the method most often employed by cybercriminals to achieve initial access to targeted organizations in 2024, according to risk advisory firm Kroll, which expects this trend to continue in 2025. But attackers have also increasingly been
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Siemens Teamcenter vulnerability could allow account takeover (CVE-2025-23363) 2025-02-27 at 11:32 By Zeljka Zorz A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-23363) in the Siemens Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software could allow an attacker to steal users’ valid session data and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application. About CVE-2025-23363 Siemens Teamcenter is a suite of applications that
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Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good? 2025-02-27 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz Agentic AI, which consists of systems that autonomously take action based on high-level goals, is becoming integral to enterprise security, threat intelligence, and automation. While these systems present significant potential, they also introduce new risks that CISOs must address. This
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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025 2025-02-27 at 07:31 By Help Net Security This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux Kunai is an open-source tool that provides deep and precise event monitoring for Linux
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Debunking 5 myths about network automation 2025-02-27 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Imagine you’re a network engineer at an enterprise. You already have your hands full with IT priorities, including managing bandwidth related to working from home, the company’s new data center, and, more recently, computing needs to support AI adoption. Additionally, the security
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What cybersecurity pros read for fun 2025-02-26 at 18:19 By Help Net Security While cybersecurity pros spend much of their time immersed in technical reports, risk assessments, and policy documents, fiction offers a refreshing perspective on security and hacking. Great cyber-themed novels can teach lessons on human psychology, cyber warfare, and the ethics of technology
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Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers? 2025-02-26 at 18:00 By Zeljka Zorz For the second time since the start of 2025, a huge number of login credentials extracted from infostealer logs has been added to the database powering the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) site and breach notification service. In January 2025,
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Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years 2025-02-26 at 13:13 By Zeljka Zorz Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying whether it’s malicious. “Over the course of the GitVenom campaign, the threat actors behind
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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits 2025-02-26 at 08:20 By Mirko Zorz For many CISOs, compliance can feel like a necessary evil and a false sense of security. While frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS offer structured guidelines, they don’t automatically equate to strong cybersecurity.
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Dalfox: Open-source XSS scanner 2025-02-26 at 08:20 By Mirko Zorz DalFox is an open-source tool for automating the detection of XSS vulnerabilities. With powerful testing capabilities and a wide range of features, it makes scanning, analyzing parameters, and verifying vulnerabilities faster and easier. “The uniqueness of Dalfox lies in its speed and ability to easily
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How enterprise leaders can secure and govern agentic AI 2025-02-26 at 08:20 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Nataraj Nagaratnam, an IBM Fellow and CTO for Cloud Security, discusses enterprises’ steps to lay a secure foundation for agentic AI deployments. Recent research from IBM and Morning Consult shows that 99% of
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