As AI grows smarter, your identity security must too 2025-08-19 at 08:35 By Help Net Security AI is no longer on the horizon, it’s already transforming how organizations operate. In just a few years, we’ve gone from isolated pilots to enterprise-wide adoption. According to a recent SailPoint survey, 82% of companies are running AI agents […]
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AI security governance converts disorder into deliberate innovation 2025-08-14 at 09:16 By Help Net Security AI security governance provides a stable compass, channeling efforts and transforming AI from an experimental tool to a reliable, enterprise-class solution. With adequate governance built at the center of AI efforts, business leaders can shape AI plans with intention, while
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How Brandolini’s law informs our everyday infosec reality 2025-08-11 at 09:00 By Help Net Security Brandolini’s law, also known as the “bullshit asymmetry principle”, is simple but devastating: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.” While it’s often thrown around in political debates and
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August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again 2025-08-08 at 09:30 By Help Net Security July turned into a surprisingly busy month. It started slowly with a fairly ‘calm’ Patch Tuesday as I forecasted in my last blog. Although there were 130 new CVEs addressed across all the Microsoft releases, there was only one publicly
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Cybersecurity and the development of software-defined vehicles 2025-08-06 at 13:18 By Help Net Security In many automotive companies, the same systems-engineering teams are responsible for both safety and security. As a result, cybersecurity is treated as a subset of safety, undergirded by an implicit assumption: “If it’s safe, it must be secure.” But that’s not
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Why stolen credentials remain cybercriminals’ tool of choice 2025-07-31 at 09:26 By Help Net Security It’s often the case that the simplest tools have the longest staying power, because they ultimately get the job done. Take duct tape, for example: it’s a sturdy household classic that wasn’t invented to be elegant or high tech. It
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Ransomware will thrive until we change our strategy 2025-07-29 at 08:36 By Help Net Security We have reached a stage where ransomware isn’t simply a cybercrime issue: it is now clearly a business disruptor, a threat to societal trust, and increasingly, a national security crisis. As James Babbage, Director General (Threats) at the UK’s National
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Your supply chain security strategy might be missing the biggest risk 2025-07-28 at 09:03 By Help Net Security Third-party involvement in data breaches has doubled this year from 15 percent to nearly 30 percent. In response, many organizations have sharpened their focus on third-party risk management, carefully vetting the security practices of their vendors. However,
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How to land your first job in cybersecurity 2025-07-21 at 09:54 By Help Net Security According to LinkedIn, job applications have surged over 45% in the past year, with 11,000 applications submitted every minute. This flood of applications is making it harder than ever for qualified candidates to stand out. The industry has become highly
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Why we must go beyond tooling and CVEs to illuminate security blind spots 2025-07-18 at 09:41 By Help Net Security In April, the cybersecurity community held its breath as the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program was plunged into a moment of existential crisis. In the end, an eleventh-hour reprieve saved the day. While CVEs
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July 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Take a break from the grind 2025-07-07 at 09:33 By Help Net Security There was a barrage of updates released the week of June 2025 Patch Tuesday. This included security updates from Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others. But it has been ‘calm’ the past couple of weeks. The news
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NTLM relay attacks are back from the dead 2025-07-04 at 09:32 By Help Net Security NTLM relay attacks are the easiest way for an attacker to compromise domain-joined hosts. While many security practitioners think NTLM relay is a solved problem, it is not – and, in fact, it may be getting worse. Anecdotally, they are
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Africa’s cybersecurity crisis and the push to mobilizing communities to safeguard a digital future 2025-07-04 at 08:38 By Help Net Security While Africa hosts some of the fastest-growing digital economies globally, it also faces persistent challenges in cybersecurity preparedness. Many organizations and individuals remain unaware of the risks they face online. Phishing schemes and social
How analyzing 700,000 security incidents helped our understanding of Living Off the Land tactics 2025-07-01 at 07:34 By Help Net Security This article shares initial findings from internal Bitdefender Labs research into Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques. Our team at Bitdefender Labs, comprised of hundreds of security researchers with close ties to academia, conducted
How exposure-enriched SOC data can cut cyberattacks in half by 2028 2025-06-30 at 08:33 By Help Net Security Gartner projects that by 2028, organizations enriching their Security Operations Center (SOC) data with exposure insights will reduce the frequency and impact of cyberattacks by 50%. This bold forecast underscores a crucial shift: proactive exposure management is
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Managing through chaos to secure networks 2025-06-27 at 08:39 By Anamarija Pogorelec Every time there’s a natural or manmade disaster that takes medical equipment offline, cuts connectivity to emergency services and loved ones, or shuts down access to ATMs, network engineers are at the center of the heroic efforts required to restore availability and uptime.
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Breaking the cycle of attack playbook reuse 2025-06-26 at 08:32 By Help Net Security Threat actors have learned an old business trick: find what works, and repeat it. Across countless cyberattacks, Bitdefender has observed adversaries consistently applying the same steps—the same techniques, the same security bypass patterns—across different targets. What’s effective in one environment is
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Why the SOC needs its “Moneyball” moment 2025-06-25 at 09:05 By Help Net Security In the classic book and later Brad Pitt movie Moneyball, the Oakland A’s didn’t beat baseball’s giants by spending more – they won by thinking differently, scouting players not through gut instinct and received wisdom, but by utilizing relevant data and
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Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing eBPF with Cilium, Tetragon, and SBOMs for security 2025-06-18 at 09:02 By Help Net Security As applications become more distributed, traditional monitoring and security tools are failing to keep pace. This article explores how eBPF, when utilized by the graduated CNCF Cilium and its sub-project Tetragon, combined with Software Bills of
June 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Second time is the charm? 2025-06-06 at 09:57 By Help Net Security Microsoft has been busy releasing more out-of-band (OOB) patches than usual throughout May. The May Patch Tuesday release of updates was typical in number of vulnerabilities addressed with 41 in both Windows 10 and 11, and their associated
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