May 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Panic, change, and hope 2025-05-09 at 09:11 By Help Net Security April was an event-filled month for cybersecurity. Patch Tuesday came to us quickly on April 8 – the earliest first Tuesday possible in a given month. We again saw large numbers of CVEs addressed with 84 in Windows 11 […]
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The many variants of the ClickFix social engineering tactic 2025-05-08 at 18:50 By Zeljka Zorz As new malware delivery campaigns using the ClickFix social engineering tactic are spotted nearly every month, it’s interesting to see how the various attackers are trying to refine the two main elements: the lure and the “instruction” page. In the
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Yet another SonicWall SMA100 vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-32819) 2025-05-08 at 15:38 By Zeljka Zorz SonicWall has fixed multiple vulnerabilities affecting its SMA100 Series devices, one of which (CVE-2025-32819) appears to be a patch bypass for an arbitrary file delete vulnerability that was exploited in zero-day attacks in early 2021, and may have also
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How agentic AI and non-human identities are transforming cybersecurity 2025-05-08 at 09:03 By Help Net Security Within the average enterprise, non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber employees, contractors, and customers by anything between 10-to-1 and 92-to-1. Add to this the fragmentation of human identity management resulting from authorizing a single person’s access to multiple on-premises, cloud
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Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled 2025-05-08 at 08:48 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Pound, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham shares his insights on the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs. He discusses common organizational mistakes and the necessary precautions for securing sensitive data when
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PoC exploit for SysAid pre-auth RCE released, upgrade quickly! 2025-05-07 at 15:45 By Zeljka Zorz WatchTowr researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that chains two vulnerabilities in SysAid On-Prem – the self-hosted version of the platform behind SysAid’s popular IT service management and IT helpdesk solutions – to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution on
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Actively exploited FreeType flaw fixed in Android (CVE-2025-27363) 2025-05-07 at 13:03 By Zeljka Zorz Google has released fixes for a bucketload of Android security vulnerabilities, including a FreeType flaw (CVE-2025-27363) that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” About CVE-2025-27363 CVE-2025-27363 is an out of bounds write vulnerability in FreeType, an open-source software library that renders
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Rethinking AppSec: How DevOps, containers, and serverless are changing the rules 2025-05-07 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz Application security is changing fast. In this Help Net Security interview, Loris Gutic, Global CISO at Bright, talks about what it takes to keep up. Gutic explains how DevOps, containers, and serverless tools are shaping security, and shares
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RCE flaw in tool for building AI agents exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-3248) 2025-05-06 at 16:19 By Zeljka Zorz A missing authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-3248) in Langflow, a web application for building AI-driven agents, is being exploited by attackers in the wild, CISA has confirmed by adding it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. About CVE-2025-3248
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Exploited: Vulnerability in software for managing Samsung digital displays (CVE-2024-7399) 2025-05-06 at 13:03 By Zeljka Zorz An easily and remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2024-7399) affecting Samsung MagicINFO, a platform for managing content on Samsung commercial displays, is being leveraged by attackers. Exploit attempts have been flagged by the SANS Internet Storm Center and Arctic Wolf researchers:
What a future without CVEs means for cyber defense 2025-05-06 at 11:31 By Help Net Security The importance of the MITRE-run Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program shouldn’t be understated. For 25 years, it has acted as the point of reference for cybersecurity professionals to understand and mitigate security flaws. By providing a standardized method
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What it really takes to build a resilient cyber program 2025-05-06 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dylan Owen, CISO at Nightwing, talks about what it really takes to build an effective defense: choosing the right frameworks, setting up processes, and getting everyone on the same page. Drawing on both
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UK retailers under cyber attack: Co-op member data compromised 2025-05-05 at 15:17 By Zeljka Zorz UK-based retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods have been targeted by cyber attackers in the last few weeks. Whether the attacks have been mounted by the same group is difficult to say for sure: the victimized businesses are sharing
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How CISOs can talk cybersecurity so it makes sense to executives 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz CISOs know cyber risk is business risk. Boards don’t always see it that way. For years, CISOs have struggled to get boards to understand security beyond buzzwords. Many feel they’re either ignored or misunderstood. But with threats growing
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How OSINT supports financial crime investigations 2025-05-05 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Stuart Clarke, CEO at Blackdot Solutions, discusses the strategic use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in tackling financial crime. He outlines its application in areas such as fraud, sanctions evasion, and money laundering, and addresses the legal, ethical,
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Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) 2025-05-02 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been using two previously known vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) to compromise Sonicwall secure mobile access devices, the vendor has confirmed by updating the associated advisories. CISA has added the two flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog,
New Microsoft accounts will be “passwordless by default” 2025-05-02 at 14:18 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is making new Microsoft accounts passwordless by default, the company has announced on Thursday, which marked this year’s World Password Day. “As part of [a recently simplified sign-in user experience], we’re changing the default behavior for new accounts,” Vasu Jakkal,
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Why SMEs can no longer afford to ignore cyber risk 2025-05-01 at 09:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Steven Furnell, Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Nottingham, illustrates how small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) must reassess their risk exposure and prioritize resilience to safeguard their long-term growth and stability.
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Preparing for the next wave of machine identity growth 2025-05-01 at 09:21 By Mirko Zorz Machine identities are multiplying fast, and many organizations are struggling to keep up. In this Help Net Security interview, Wendy Wu, CMO at SailPoint, explains why machine identity security matters, where most companies go wrong, how automation can help, and
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Airplay-enabled devices open to attack via “AirBorne” vulnerabilities 2025-04-30 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay Protocol, AirPlay Software Development Kits (SDKs), and the CarPlay Communication Plug-in could allow attackers to compromise AirPlay-enabled devices developed and sold by Apple and by other companies. “Because AirPlay is a fundamental piece of software for Apple
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