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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Metrics don’t lie, but they can be misleading when they only tell IT’s side of the story 2025-11-07 at 13:28 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Rik Mistry, Managing Partner at Interval Group, discusses how to align IT strategy with business goals. He explains how security, governance, and orchestration shape IT operations […]
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Cisco fixes critical UCCX flaws, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025-20358, CVE-2025-20354) 2025-11-06 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Cisco has fixed two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-20358, CVE-2025-20354) affecting Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX), which may allow attackers to bypass authentication, compromise vulnerable installations, and elevate privileges to root. The good news is that there is currently no evidence of […]
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SonicWall cloud backup hack was the work of a state actor 2025-11-06 at 15:30 By Zeljka Zorz Incident responders from Mandiant have wrapped up their investigation into the SonicWall cloud backup service hack, and the verdict is in: the culprit is a state-sponsored threat actor (though the specific nation wasn’t disclosed). “[The incident] was isolated […]
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Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts 2025-11-06 at 14:50 By Anamarija Pogorelec State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity Report covering April through September 2025. The research highlights how operations linked to Russia, China, Iran, […]
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OpenGuardrails: A new open-source model aims to make AI safer for real-world use 2025-11-06 at 10:28 By Mirko Zorz When you ask a large language model to summarize a policy or write code, you probably assume it will behave safely. But what happens when someone tries to trick it into leaking data or generating harmful […]
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What shadow AI means for your company’s security 2025-11-06 at 07:45 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Peled Eldan, Head of Research at XM Cyber, explains the hidden risks of shadow AI. He describes how employees often use unapproved AI tools at work to save time or solve problems, even when […]
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Google uncovers malware using LLMs to operate and evade detection 2025-11-05 at 20:53 By Zeljka Zorz PromptLock, the AI-powered proof-of-concept ransomware developed by researchers at NYU Tandon and initially mistaken for an active threat by ESET, is no longer an isolated example: Google’s latest report shows attackers are now creating and deploying other malware that […]
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Critical Control Web Panel vulnerability is actively exploited (CVE-2025-48703) 2025-11-05 at 14:59 By Zeljka Zorz On Tuesday, CISA added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2025-11371, which affects Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing and remote access platforms, and CVE-2025-48703, a vulnerability in Control Web Panel (CWP), a web hosting control panel designed for […]
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PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that […]
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AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect […]
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VulnRisk: Open-source vulnerability risk assessment platform 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Anamarija Pogorelec VulnRisk is an open-source platform for vulnerability risk assessment. It goes beyond basic CVSS scoring by adding context-aware analysis that reduces noise and highlights what matters. The tool is free to use and designed for local development and testing. The platform’s scoring engine […]
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Connected homes: Is bystander privacy anyone’s responsibility? 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Sinisa Markovic Smart doorbells, connected cameras, and home monitoring systems have become common sights on doorsteps and living rooms. They promise safety and convenience, but they also raise a problem. These devices record more than their owners. They capture neighbors, visitors, and anyone passing […]
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Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime 2025-11-05 at 07:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged cybercrime, and increasingly aggressive nation-state operations. Attackers are moving faster, scaling their […]
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Cybercriminals exploit RMM tools to steal real-world cargo 2025-11-04 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz Cybercriminals are compromising logistics and trucking companies by tricking them into installing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools, Proofpoint researchers warned. The attackers’ end goal is to hijack freight shipments and sell the stolen goods. How the attack unfolds Since at […]
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Former ransomware negotiators allegedly targeted US firms with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware 2025-11-04 at 15:04 By Zeljka Zorz A ransomware negotiator and an incident response manager have been indicted in Florida for allegedly conspiring to deploy the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against multiple US companies and extorting nearly $1.3 million from one of the victims. According to a federal […]
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How nations build and defend their cyberspace capabilities 2025-11-04 at 11:54 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Bernhards Blumbergs, Lead Cyber Security Expert at CERT.LV, discusses how cyberspace has become an integral part of national and military operations. He explains how countries develop capabilities to act and defend in this domain, […]
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Product showcase: Cogent Community democratizes vulnerability intelligence with agentic AI 2025-11-03 at 18:13 By Help Net Security The volume of threat intelligence data has grown exponentially, but the ability to interpret and act on it has not. Every day brings new CVE disclosures, exploit releases, and vendor advisories. Teams are buried under overlapping feeds, inconsistent […]
Cyber-espionage campaign mirroring Sandworm TTPs hit Russian and Belarusian military 2025-11-03 at 15:57 By Zeljka Zorz A spear-phishing campaign aimed to compromise Russian and Belarusian military personnel by using military-themed documents as a lure has been flagged by Cyble and Seqrite security researchers. The goal of the campaign is to get targets to download and […]
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