The AI safety conversation is focused on the wrong layer 2026-03-24 at 16:30 By Mirko Zorz Organizations have spent years accumulating fragmented identity systems: too many roles, too many credentials, too many disconnected tools. For a workforce of humans, that fragmentation was manageable. Humans log in, log out, and make decisions slowly enough that gaps […]
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Critical NetScaler ADC, Gateway flaw may soon be exploited (CVE-2026-3055) 2026-03-24 at 16:13 By Zeljka Zorz Citrix has fixed two vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, with the more serious flaw (CVE-2026-3055) potentially allowing attackers to extract active session tokens from the memory of affected devices. Anil Shetty, senior VP of Engineering with Cloud […]
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GitHub-hosted malware campaign uses split payload to evade detection 2026-03-24 at 13:12 By Zeljka Zorz A large-scale malware delivery campaign has been targeting developers, gamers, and general users through fake tools hosted on GitHub, Netskope researchers have warned. These “lures” are highly polished and appear legitimate, occasionally mimicking real projects, thus making them difficult to […]
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Quantum threats are already active and the defense response remains fragmented 2026-03-23 at 17:17 By Mirko Zorz Enterprises are moving toward post-quantum security at uneven speeds, and the gap between organizations that have built crypto-agility into their infrastructure and those that have adopted the label without the underlying capability is widening. Dr. Tan Teik Guan, […]
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Top must-visit companies at RSAC 2026 2026-03-23 at 17:17 By Mirko Zorz RSAC 2026 Conference is taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco March 23 – 26. With hundreds of booths, countless product demos, and nonstop buzz, navigating RSAC can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve done the legwork to highlight the standout companies […]
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Oracle issues emergency fix for pre-auth RCE in Identity Manager (CVE-2026-21992) 2026-03-23 at 13:50 By Zeljka Zorz Oracle has released an out-of-band patch for a critical and easily exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2026-21992) in Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager. The company did not say whether the vulnerability has been exploited as a zero-day, but […]
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Plumber: Open-source scanner of GitLab CI/CD pipelines for compliance gaps 2026-03-23 at 09:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec GitLab CI/CD pipelines often accumulate configuration decisions that drift from security baselines over time. Container images get pinned to mutable tags, branches lose protection settings, and required templates go missing. An open-source tool called Plumber automates the detection of […]
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Your AI agents are moving sensitive data. Do you know where? 2026-03-23 at 09:18 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Gidi Cohen, CEO at Bonfy.AI, addresses what he sees as the most pressing gap in AI agent security: data-layer risk. While the industry focuses on prompt injection and model behavior, Cohen argues […]
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NIST updates its DNS security guidance for the first time in over a decade 2026-03-23 at 09:18 By Mirko Zorz DNS infrastructure underpins nearly every network connection an organization makes, yet security configurations for it have gone largely unrevised at the federal guidance level for more than twelve years. NIST published SP 800-81r3, the Secure […]
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Cisco FMC flaw was exploited by Interlock weeks before patch (CVE-2026-20131) 2026-03-20 at 15:21 By Zeljka Zorz A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a zero-day by the Interlock ransomware gang, Amazon CISO and VP of Security Engineering […]
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Unpatched ScreenConnect servers open to attack (CVE-2026-3564) 2026-03-20 at 11:44 By Zeljka Zorz ConnectWise has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-3564) that could enable attackers to hijack ScreenConnect sessions by abusing ASP.NET machine keys to forge trusted authentication. About CVE-2026-3564 The ScreenConnect remote access platform is popular with managed service providers, IT departments, and technology solution […]
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Field workers don’t need more access, they need better security 2026-03-20 at 10:21 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Thompson, CISO at West Shore Home, discusses least privilege and credential hygiene for a field-based workforce. He covers access management, authentication practices, and data risk processes that support employees in the field. […]
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DarkSword: Researchers uncover another iOS exploit kit 2026-03-19 at 16:54 By Zeljka Zorz A powerful iPhone hacking toolkit dubbed “DarkSword” has been used since November 2025 to compromise devices by exploiting zero-day iOS vulnerabilities, Google researchers have shared. iOS vulnerabilities exploited by DarkSword Two weeks ago, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and iVerify disclosed the […]
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CISA warns of active exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability (CVE-2026-20963) 2026-03-19 at 13:32 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2026-20963, a remote code execution (RCE) SharePoint vulnerability Microsoft fixed in January 2026, is being exploited by attackers. The confirmation comes from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities […]
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AI got it wrong with high confidence. Now what? 2026-03-19 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Christian Debes, Head of Data Analytics & AI at SPRYFOX, talks about the growing gap between what AI models do and what their operators can explain. He argues this gap is already a liability, […]
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Betterleaks: Open-source secrets scanner 2026-03-19 at 09:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Secrets scanning has become standard practice across engineering organizations, and Gitleaks has been one of the most widely used tools in that space. The author of that project has now released a new tool called Betterleaks, which is designed to scan git repositories, directories, and […]
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Stop building security goals around controls 2026-03-18 at 09:27 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Devin Rudnicki, CISO at Fitch Group, argues that security strategy fails when it loses its connection to business outcomes. Rudnicki walks through how to align security goals with corporate priorities, why CISOs must present risk in terms […]
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What to do in the first 24 hours of a breach 2026-03-17 at 07:59 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO of CYGNVS, walks through a 10-step process for handling a cybersecurity breach. The first five steps cover preparation: setting up an out-of-band communication platform, identifying internal stakeholders, selecting […]
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Certificate lifespans are shrinking and most organizations aren’t ready 2026-03-16 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz The push for shorter TLS certificate lifespans has been building for years. It started with Google’s internal push toward 90-day certificates, which gained traction inside the industry before resistance from enterprise customers slowed things down. Then Apple proposed 47-day certificates, […]
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What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity 2026-03-16 at 08:24 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Packsize CSO Troy Rydman breaks down the biggest vulnerabilities in smart factory environments today, from IoT devices and legacy systems to human error. He explains how unmanaged devices, from sensors to robotic components, often go […]
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