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As AI agents start making purchases, security teams must rethink risk

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As AI agents start making purchases, security teams must rethink risk 2026-03-05 at 08:17 By Zeljka Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Donald Kossmann, CTO at fintech company Chargebacks911, talks about the emerging security, fraud, and governance risks of “agentic commerce,” where AI agents can autonomously make purchasing decisions on behalf of users or […]

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AI went from assistant to autonomous actor and security never caught up

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AI went from assistant to autonomous actor and security never caught up 2026-03-03 at 08:35 By Mirko Zorz Enterprise AI deployments have shifted from pilot programs to production systems handling customer data, executing business transactions, and integrating with core infrastructure. That has exposed a significant gap between what AI agents can do and what security

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AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities

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AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities 2026-02-26 at 07:35 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Joni Klippert, CEO at StackHawk, discusses what defines DAST coverage in 2026 and why scan completion does not equal security. She explains how AI-driven DAST testing automates attack surface discovery, supports business-logic testing in

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows 2026-02-24 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI

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United Airlines CISO on building resilience when disruption is inevitable

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United Airlines CISO on building resilience when disruption is inevitable 2026-02-09 at 09:09 By Mirko Zorz Aviation runs on complex digital systems built for stability, safety, and long lifecycles. That reality creates a unique cybersecurity challenge for airlines, where disruption can quickly become an operational and public trust crisis. In this Help Net Security interview,

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Smart glasses are back, privacy issues included

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Smart glasses are back, privacy issues included 2026-02-05 at 09:11 By Sinisa Markovic AI smart glasses are the latest addition to fashion, and they include a camera, a microphone, AI, and privacy risks. After Google Glass failed to gain traction more than a decade ago, the category is seeing renewed interest as companies redesign the

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When open science meets real-world cybersecurity

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When open science meets real-world cybersecurity 2026-01-27 at 09:44 By Mirko Zorz Scientific research environments are built for openness and collaboration, often prioritizing long-term discovery over traditional enterprise security. In this Help Net Security interview, Matthew Kwiatkowski, CISO at Fermilab, America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory, discusses where cybersecurity blind spots emerge, why availability can

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Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline

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Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline 2026-01-26 at 12:12 By Zeljka Zorz The technology workforce is changing, and military veterans are increasingly being recognized as one of the industry’s most valuable and dependable talent pools. In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Cortez, Vice President of Military Affairs at Microsoft and longtime leader of the Microsoft

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years

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One-time SMS links that never expire are exposing personal data for years 2026-01-23 at 08:47 By Sinisa Markovic Online services often treat one-time links sent by text message as low-risk conveniences. A new study shows that these links can expose large amounts of personal data for years. Malicious URLs continue to shift from email to

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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice

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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice 2026-01-20 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these moments hit, many people do the same thing. They

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory 2026-01-19 at 09:48 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity is inseparable from geopolitics. Ongoing conflicts, sanctions, trade wars, geoeconomic rivalry, and technological competition have pushed state competition into cyberspace. States use cyber operations to exert pressure on rivals, enabling disruption without resorting to conventional weapons. Infrastructure vulnerabilities in

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LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal

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LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal 2026-01-15 at 08:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He explains how LinkedIn is extending professional identity beyond its platform to address rising AI-driven

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Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA

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Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA 2026-01-14 at 13:25 By Mirko Zorz Security teams that deal with connected devices often end up running long firmware scans overnight, checking progress in the morning, and trying to explain to colleagues why a single image consumed a workday of compute time. That routine sets the

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How AI image tools can be tricked into making political propaganda

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How AI image tools can be tricked into making political propaganda 2026-01-14 at 08:01 By Sinisa Markovic A single image can shift public opinion faster than a long post. Text to image systems can be pushed to create misleading political visuals, even when safety filters are in place, according to a new study. The researchers

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Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience

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Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Liad Shnell, CISO and CTO at Rakuten Viber, discusses how messaging platforms have become critical infrastructure during crises and conflicts. He explains how it influences cybersecurity priorities, from encryption and abuse prevention

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games. From theory

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Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards

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Rethinking OT security for project heavy shipyards 2026-01-12 at 09:09 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Hans Quivooij, CISO at Damen Shipyards Group, discusses securing OT and ICS in the shipyard. He outlines how project-based operations, rotating contractors, and temporary systems expand the threat surface and complicate access control. Quivooij also covers

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata

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What security teams can learn from torrent metadata 2026-01-12 at 08:10 By Mirko Zorz Security teams often spend time sorting through logs and alerts that point to activity happening outside corporate networks. Torrent traffic shows up in investigations tied to policy violations, insider risk, and criminal activity. A new research paper looks at that same

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Turning plain language into firewall rules

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Turning plain language into firewall rules 2026-01-06 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic Firewall rules often begin as a sentence in someone’s head. A team needs access to an application. A service needs to be blocked after hours. Translating those ideas into vendor specific firewall syntax usually involves detailed knowledge of zones, objects, ports, and rule

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