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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance

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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance 2026-02-03 at 08:36 By Help Net Security Boards of Directors (BoDs) do three things exceptionally well when cyber is framed correctly. They set risk appetite, they allocate capital, and they demand evidence that the business can withstand disruption without losing momentum. Why cyber keeps becoming a board topic […]

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Open-source attacks move through normal development workflows

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Open-source attacks move through normal development workflows 2026-02-03 at 08:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec Software development relies on a steady flow of third-party code, automated updates, and fast release cycles. That environment has made the software supply chain a routine point of entry for attackers, with malicious activity blending into normal build and deployment processes. A

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Product showcase: 2FAS Auth – Free, open-source 2FA for iOS

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Product showcase: 2FAS Auth – Free, open-source 2FA for iOS 2026-02-03 at 07:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Online accounts usually rely on a password, but passwords alone can be weak if they’re reused, easily guessed, or stolen. Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a second layer of verification, usually a six-digit code generated by an app on your

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ShinyHunters flip the script on MFA in new data theft attacks

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ShinyHunters flip the script on MFA in new data theft attacks 2026-02-02 at 18:50 By Zeljka Zorz Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is supposed to defend against phishing attacks, but threat actors operating under the ShinyHunters banner are using it as a pretext in ongoing social engineering attacks aimed at bypassing it. Among those successfully targeted in

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How state-sponsored attackers hijacked Notepad++ updates

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How state-sponsored attackers hijacked Notepad++ updates 2026-02-02 at 15:38 By Zeljka Zorz Suspected Chinese state-sponsored attackers hijacked the Notepad++ update mechanism by compromising the software project’s shared hosting server and intercepting and redirecting update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org, the software’s maintainer Don Ho confirmed on Monday. The attack timeline In early December 2025, security researcher

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Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good

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Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Help Net Security AI has come a long way in the pentesting world. We are now seeing open-source tools that can genuinely mimic how a human tester works, not just fire off scans. I dug into three of them, BugTrace-AI, Shannon, and CAI,

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What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t

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What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rishi Kaushal, CIO at Entrust, explains how security leaders should talk to the board about cyber risk. He focuses on what matters to board members and what does not. He

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Security work keeps expanding, even with AI in the mix

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Security work keeps expanding, even with AI in the mix 2026-01-30 at 08:07 By Sinisa Markovic Board attention continues to rise, and security groups now operate closer to executive decision making than in prior years, a pattern reflected the Voice of Security 2026 report by Tines. Within that environment, large numbers of teams already rely

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Ivanti provides temporary patches for actively exploited EPMM zero-day (CVE-2026-1281)

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Ivanti provides temporary patches for actively exploited EPMM zero-day (CVE-2026-1281) 2026-01-30 at 05:32 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has released provisional patches that fix two critical code injection vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), one of which (CVE-2026-1281) has been exploited in zero-day attacks and has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Investigating potential

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Google disrupts proxy network used by 550+ threat groups

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Google disrupts proxy network used by 550+ threat groups 2026-01-29 at 18:27 By Zeljka Zorz Google has disrupted Ipidea, a massive residential proxy network consisting of user devices that are being used as the last-mile link in cyberattack chains. “In a single seven day period in January 2026, GTIG observed over 550 individual threat groups

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eScan AV supply chain compromise: Users targeted with malicious updates

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eScan AV supply chain compromise: Users targeted with malicious updates 2026-01-29 at 17:29 By Zeljka Zorz The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a product of Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a persistent downloader to enterprise and consumer endpoints. The supply chain compromise also resulted in the eScan

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Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims

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Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims 2026-01-29 at 12:13 By Sinisa Markovic Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After fees and administrative costs are deducted, the remaining settlement funds would be divided

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SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP!

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SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP! 2026-01-29 at 11:34 By Zeljka Zorz SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers to upgrade to v2026.1 as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities The WHD vulnerabilities fixed

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Open-source malware zeroes in on developer environments

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Open-source malware zeroes in on developer environments 2026-01-29 at 08:36 By Anamarija Pogorelec Open source malware activity during 2025 concentrated on a single objective: executing code inside developer environments, according to Sonatype. The focus reflected a broader shift in supply chain attacks away from end users and toward the tools, machines, and pipelines used to

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: January 2026

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: January 2026 2026-01-29 at 08:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. OpenAEV: Open-source adversarial exposure validation platform OpenAEV is an open source platform designed to plan, run, and review cyber adversary simulation campaigns

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs 2026-01-29 at 08:06 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Shebani Baweja, CISO for Consumer, Private, Wealth & Business Banking at Standard Chartered, explains how security leaders should think about cyber resilience. She outlines why preparation for extreme events matters as much as day

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OPNsense 26.1 brings updates to open-source firewall management

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OPNsense 26.1 brings updates to open-source firewall management 2026-01-29 at 01:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec OPNsense, the open-source firewall and network security platform, reached version 26.1, adding a range of updates affecting management, traffic visibility, automation interfaces, and core services. Changes in firewall management and APIs Version 26.1, code-named Witty Woodpecker, introduces revisions to the firewall

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WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns

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WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns 2026-01-28 at 17:02 By Zeljka Zorz State-sponsored hackers and financially motivated attackers continue leveraging a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) that’s been fixed over half a year ago. CVE-2025-8088 is a path traversal vulnerability that can be exploited via maliciously crafted RAR archives. “The exploit chain

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CERT UEFI Parser: Open-source tool exposes UEFI architecture to uncover vulnerabilities

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CERT UEFI Parser: Open-source tool exposes UEFI architecture to uncover vulnerabilities 2026-01-28 at 09:10 By Sinisa Markovic CERT UEFI Parser, a new open-source security analysis tool from the CERT Coordination Center has been released to help researchers and defenders examine the structure of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) software and identify classes of vulnerabilities that

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Why prevention-first secrets security will define enterprise scale: Learnings from a leading telecom

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Why prevention-first secrets security will define enterprise scale: Learnings from a leading telecom 2026-01-28 at 08:15 By Help Net Security Once a secret enters Git, it’s expensive to remediate. But the real problem runs deeper than cost. Grégory Maitrallain, Solution Architect at Orange Business, discovered this reality during their implementation: “Once a secret is pushed

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