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Online crime-as-a-service skyrockets with 24,000 users selling attack tools

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Online crime-as-a-service skyrockets with 24,000 users selling attack tools 2025-03-03 at 19:01 By Help Net Security The growth of AI-based technology has introduced new challenges, making remote identity verification systems more vulnerable to attacks, according to iProov. Innovative and easily accessible tools have allowed threat actors to become more sophisticated overnight, powering an increasing number […]

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Commix: Open-source OS command injection exploitation tool

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Commix: Open-source OS command injection exploitation tool 2025-03-03 at 08:08 By Help Net Security Commix is an open-source penetration testing tool designed to automate the detection and exploitation of command injection vulnerabilities, streamlining security assessments for researchers and ethical hackers. Commix features Easy to use: Commix simplifies the process of identifying and exploiting command injection

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Review: The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook

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Review: The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook 2025-03-03 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook is a comprehensive resource for professionals navigating AI implementation and strategy. It is particularly valuable for Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), offering guidance on defining their role and executing AI-driven business strategies. About the author Jarrod Anderson, SYRV’s Chief

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How QR code attacks work and how to protect yourself

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How QR code attacks work and how to protect yourself 2025-03-03 at 07:13 By Help Net Security QR codes have become an integral part of our everyday life due to their simplicity. While they’ve been around for many years, their use exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, when businesses turned to them for contactless menus, payments,

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Week in review: Botnet hits M365 accounts, PoC for Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities released

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Week in review: Botnet hits M365 accounts, PoC for Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities released 2025-03-02 at 11:06 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify

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OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify 2025-02-28 at 17:03 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations surged by 87% over the past year, while new malware families designed specifically for OT environments emerged. These findings highlight a troubling trend: OT systems are increasingly becoming mainstream targets, and even sophisticated threat actors

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MITRE Caldera RCE vulnerability with public PoC fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025–27364)

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MITRE Caldera RCE vulnerability with public PoC fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025–27364) 2025-02-28 at 17:03 By Zeljka Zorz Users of the MITRE Caldera cyber security platform have been urged to plug a critical hole (CVE-2025–27364) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. About MITRE Caldera MITRE Caldera is a platform built on the

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OSPS Baseline: Practical security best practices for open source software projects

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OSPS Baseline: Practical security best practices for open source software projects 2025-02-28 at 14:49 By Help Net Security The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative by the Linux Foundation, has announced the initial release of the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline), a tiered framework of security practices that evolve with the

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges 2025-02-28 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while addressing new obligations such as conformity assessments and transparency requirements. Dumont

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Infosec products of the month: February 2025

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Infosec products of the month: February 2025 2025-02-28 at 07:07 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Password, Armor, BigID, Dynatrace, Fortinet, Legit Security, Netwrix, Nymi, Palo Alto Networks, Pangea, Privacera, Qualys, SafeBreach, Satori, Seal Security, Socure, and Veeam Software. Qualys TotalAppSec enables

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2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025

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2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025 2025-02-27 at 14:18 By Zeljka Zorz Phishing has been the method most often employed by cybercriminals to achieve initial access to targeted organizations in 2024, according to risk advisory firm Kroll, which expects this trend to continue in 2025. But attackers have also increasingly been

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Siemens Teamcenter vulnerability could allow account takeover (CVE-2025-23363)

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Siemens Teamcenter vulnerability could allow account takeover (CVE-2025-23363) 2025-02-27 at 11:32 By Zeljka Zorz A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-23363) in the Siemens Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software could allow an attacker to steal users’ valid session data and gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable application. About CVE-2025-23363 Siemens Teamcenter is a suite of applications that

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Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good?

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Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good? 2025-02-27 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz Agentic AI, which consists of systems that autonomously take action based on high-level goals, is becoming integral to enterprise security, threat intelligence, and automation. While these systems present significant potential, they also introduce new risks that CISOs must address. This

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025 2025-02-27 at 07:31 By Help Net Security This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux Kunai is an open-source tool that provides deep and precise event monitoring for Linux

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Debunking 5 myths about network automation

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Debunking 5 myths about network automation 2025-02-27 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Imagine you’re a network engineer at an enterprise. You already have your hands full with IT priorities, including managing bandwidth related to working from home, the company’s new data center, and, more recently, computing needs to support AI adoption. Additionally, the security

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What cybersecurity pros read for fun

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What cybersecurity pros read for fun 2025-02-26 at 18:19 By Help Net Security While cybersecurity pros spend much of their time immersed in technical reports, risk assessments, and policy documents, fiction offers a refreshing perspective on security and hacking. Great cyber-themed novels can teach lessons on human psychology, cyber warfare, and the ethics of technology

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Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers?

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Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers? 2025-02-26 at 18:00 By Zeljka Zorz For the second time since the start of 2025, a huge number of login credentials extracted from infostealer logs has been added to the database powering the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) site and breach notification service. In January 2025,

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Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years

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Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years 2025-02-26 at 13:13 By Zeljka Zorz Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying whether it’s malicious. “Over the course of the GitVenom campaign, the threat actors behind

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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits

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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits 2025-02-26 at 08:20 By Mirko Zorz For many CISOs, compliance can feel like a necessary evil and a false sense of security. While frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS offer structured guidelines, they don’t automatically equate to strong cybersecurity.

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