Wanna bet? Scammers are playing the odds better than you are 2025-11-13 at 08:52 By Sinisa Markovic Placing a bet has never been this easy, and that’s the problem. The convenience of online gambling is the same thing scammers are cashing in on. Whether it’s a fake app, a “can’t-miss” tipster, or a rigged casino, […]
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Google adds Emerging Threats Center to speed detection and response 2025-11-12 at 19:02 By Sinisa Markovic When a new vulnerability hits the news, security teams often scramble to find out if they are at risk. The process of answering that question can take days or weeks, involving manual research, rule-writing, and testing. Google Security Operations
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UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill targets weak links in critical services 2025-11-12 at 18:17 By Zeljka Zorz The UK government has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a major piece of legislation designed to boost the country’s protection against cyber threats. The new law aims to strengthen the digital defenses of essential
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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2025-62215) 2025-11-12 at 14:44 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has delivered a rather light load of patches for November 2025 Patch Tuesday: some 60+ vulnerabilities have received a fix, among them an actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw (CVE-2025-62215). CVE-2025-62215 CVE-2025-62215 is a memory corruption issue that stems
Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior 2025-11-12 at 10:44 By Sinisa Markovic Whether we ever build AI that thinks like a person is still uncertain. What seems more realistic is a future with more independent machines. These systems already work across many industries and digital environments. Alongside human-to-human and human-to-machine contact, communication
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Shadow AI risk: Navigating the growing threat of ungoverned AI adoption 2025-11-12 at 10:44 By Help Net Security AI is transforming how businesses operate, but it’s also creating new, often hidden risks. As employees and business units eagerly embrace and experiment with AI solutions, many organizations are losing control over where and how AI is
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ProxyBridge: Open-source proxy routing for Windows applications 2025-11-12 at 10:44 By Sinisa Markovic ProxyBridge is a lightweight, open-source tool that lets Windows users route network traffic from specific applications through SOCKS5 or HTTP proxies. It can redirect both TCP and UDP traffic and gives users the option to route, block, or allow connections on a
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When every day is threat assessment day 2025-11-12 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Paul J. Mocarski, VP & CISO at Sammons Financial Group, discusses how insurance carriers are adapting their cybersecurity strategies. He explains how ongoing threat assessments, AI-driven automation, and third-party risk management help maintain readiness. Mocarski also
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CISA: Patch Samsung flaw exploited to deliver spyware (CVE-2025-21042) 2025-11-11 at 17:38 By Zeljka Zorz CISA has added CVE-2025-21042, a vulnerability affecting Samsung mobile devices, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, and has ordered US federal civilian agencies to address it by the start of December. “This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack
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Attackers exploited another Gladinet Triofox zero-day (CVE-2025-12480) 2025-11-11 at 14:47 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have exploited a now-fixed vulnerability (CVE-2025-12480) in the Gladinet Triofox secure file sharing and remote access platform while it was still a zero-day, Mandiant revealed on Monday. CVE-2025-12480 exploitation and attack details Gladinet’s Triofox solution is used by medium and large
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CISOs are cracking under pressure 2025-11-11 at 10:29 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity leaders are hitting their limit. A new report from Nagomi Security shows that most CISOs are stretched thin, dealing with nonstop incidents, too many tools, and growing pressure from their boards. The pressures are so intense that many say they are burned out
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To get funding, CISOs are mastering the language of money 2025-11-11 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Wheeler, CISO at Resilience, talks about how CISOs are managing changing cybersecurity budgets. While overall spending is up, many say the increases don’t match their most pressing needs. Wheeler explains how organizations
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Download: Strengthening Identity Security whitepaper 2025-11-10 at 16:00 By Help Net Security Identity threats are escalating. Attackers increasingly exploit compromised credentials, often undetected by organizations, and use social engineering to gain access. Most companies lack visibility into service account activity and don’t have the tools to detect identity-led threats. New identity security solutions are helping
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Adopting a counterintelligence mindset in luxury logistics 2025-11-10 at 11:28 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Andrea Succi, Group CISO at Ferrari Group, discusses how cybersecurity is integrated into every aspect of the logistics industry. He explains why protecting data can be as critical as securing physical assets and how a layered
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How to adopt AI security tools without losing control 2025-11-10 at 11:28 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Josh Harguess, CTO of Fire Mountain Labs, explains how to evaluate, deploy, and govern AI-driven security tools. He talks about the growing role of AI in security operations and the new kinds of
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sqlmap: Open-source SQL injection and database takeover tool 2025-11-10 at 11:28 By Sinisa Markovic Finding and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities is one of the oldest and most common steps in web application testing. sqlmap streamlines this process. It is an open-source penetration testing tool that automates the detection and exploitation of SQL injection flaws and
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Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control 2025-11-10 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Imagine walking into a secure building where the door unlocks the moment your hand hovers near it. No keycards, no PINs, no fingerprints. Instead, the system identifies you by the way your palm distorts the surrounding Wi-Fi signal. That
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Attackers upgrade ClickFix with tricks used by online stores 2025-11-07 at 15:42 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have taken the ClickFix technique further, with pages borrowing tricks from online sellers to pressure victims into performing the steps that will lead to a malware infection. Push Security has spotted one of these pages, showing an embedded tutorial
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November 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Windows Exchange Server EOL? 2025-11-07 at 13:28 By Help Net Security October 2025 Patch Tuesday was one for the record books in so many ways. There was a big push by Microsoft to fix as many open vulnerabilities as possible in products that were reaching end-of-life (EOL). This included 116
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What keeps phishing training from fading over time 2025-11-07 at 13:28 By Mirko Zorz When employees stop falling for phishing emails, it is rarely luck. A new study shows that steady, mandatory phishing training can cut risky behavior over time. After one year of continuous simulations and follow-up lessons, employees were half as likely to
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