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LLMs can assist with vulnerability scoring, but context still matters

LLMs can assist with vulnerability scoring, but context still matters 2025-12-26 at 08:26 By Sinisa Markovic Every new vulnerability disclosure adds another decision point for already stretched security teams. A recent study explores whether LLMs can take on part of that burden by scoring vulnerabilities at scale. While the results show promise in specific areas, […]

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From AI to cyber risk, why IT leaders are anxious heading into 2026

From AI to cyber risk, why IT leaders are anxious heading into 2026 2025-12-26 at 07:35 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity threats are shaping IT planning for 2026, with AI maturity and regulation emerging as another major source of disruption, according to a global survey from Veeam. Veeam surveyed 250 senior IT and business decision-makers worldwide

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The next big IT security battle is all about privileged access

The next big IT security battle is all about privileged access 2025-12-26 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Leostream predicts changes in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) in 2026 driven by new realities of cybersecurity, hybridization, AI, and more. Passwordless moves from pilot to production In 2026, passwordless authentication will

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Five identity-driven shifts reshaping enterprise security in 2026

Five identity-driven shifts reshaping enterprise security in 2026 2025-12-24 at 11:18 By Help Net Security 2026 marks the tipping point when artificial intelligence begins to fundamentally reshape cyber risk. After several years of widespread adoption, AI moves beyond influencing how we work and starts transforming the enterprise itself. AI is now embedded at every layer

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What if your face could say “don’t record me”? Researchers think it’s possible

What if your face could say “don’t record me”? Researchers think it’s possible 2025-12-24 at 10:01 By Sinisa Markovic Phones, smart glasses, and other camera-equipped devices capture scenes that include people who never agreed to be recorded. A newly published study examines what it would take for bystanders to signal their privacy choices directly to

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Conjur: Open-source secrets management and application identity

Conjur: Open-source secrets management and application identity 2025-12-24 at 08:34 By Sinisa Markovic Conjur is an open-source secrets management project designed for environments built around containers, automation, and dynamic infrastructure. It focuses on controlling access to credentials such as database passwords, API keys, and tokens that applications need at runtime. The project is maintained in

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Governance maturity defines enterprise AI confidence

Governance maturity defines enterprise AI confidence 2025-12-24 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI security has reached a point where enthusiasm alone no longer carries organizations forward. New Cloud Security Alliance research shows that governance has become the main factor separating teams that feel prepared from those that do not. Governance separates confidence from uncertainty Governance

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Counterfeit defenses built on paper have blind spots

Counterfeit defenses built on paper have blind spots 2025-12-24 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Counterfeit protection often leans on the idea that physical materials have quirks no attacker can copy. A new study challenges that comfort by showing how systems built on paper surface fingerprints can be disrupted or bypassed. The research comes from teams

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Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security

Elementary OS 8.1 rolls out with a stronger focus on system security 2025-12-24 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Elementary OS 8.1 is now available for download and shipping on select hardware from retailers such as Star Labs, Slimbook, and Laptop with Linux. The update arrives after more than a year of refinements based on community

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What happens to enterprise data when GenAI shows up everywhere

What happens to enterprise data when GenAI shows up everywhere 2025-12-24 at 08:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Generative AI is spreading across enterprise workflows, shaping how employees create, share, and move information between systems. Security teams are working to understand where data ends up, who can access it, and how its use reshapes security assumptions. This

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Budding infosec pros and aspiring cyber crooks targeted with fake PoC exploits

Budding infosec pros and aspiring cyber crooks targeted with fake PoC exploits 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Zeljka Zorz Malware peddlers are targeting infosec enthusiasts, budding security professionals, and aspiring hackers with the Webrat malware, masquerading the threat as proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for known vulnerabilities. Delivering the malware The recently uncovered Webrat can steal data from

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Formal proofs expose long standing cracks in DNSSEC

Formal proofs expose long standing cracks in DNSSEC 2025-12-23 at 09:41 By Sinisa Markovic DNSSEC is meant to stop attackers from tampering with DNS answers. It signs records so resolvers can verify that data is authentic and unchanged. Many security teams assume that if DNSSEC validation passes, the answer can be trusted. New academic research

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Weak enforcement keeps PCI DSS compliance low

Weak enforcement keeps PCI DSS compliance low 2025-12-23 at 09:41 By Sinisa Markovic Payment card breaches continue to surface across industries, even after years of investment in security standards. A new study links this pattern to enforcement, showing that PCI DSS compliance trails behind HIPAA, GDPR, and the EU’s NIS2 Directive. A compliance gap that

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Cloud security is stuck in slow motion

Cloud security is stuck in slow motion 2025-12-23 at 08:23 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cloud environments are moving faster than the systems meant to protect them. A new Palo Alto Networks study shows security teams struggling to keep up with development cycles, growing cloud sprawl, and attacker tactics that now compress breaches into minutes instead of

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AI code looks fine until the review starts

AI code looks fine until the review starts 2025-12-23 at 08:23 By Anamarija Pogorelec Software teams have spent the past year sorting through a rising volume of pull requests generated with help from AI coding tools. New research puts numbers behind what many reviewers have been seeing during work. The research comes from CodeRabbit and

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 23, 2025

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 23, 2025 2025-12-23 at 07:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Application Security Architect ARRISE | UAE | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Architect, you will define and mature the application security architecture strategy, standards, and guardrails across products and platforms. You will lead threat modeling and architecture

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Docker makes hardened images free open and transparent for everyone

Docker makes hardened images free open and transparent for everyone 2025-12-22 at 15:09 By Sinisa Markovic Docker has made its open source Docker Hardened Images project available at no cost for every developer and organization. The catalog contains more than 1,000 container images built on open source distributions such as Debian and Alpine and is

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574 arrests, $3 million recovered in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown

574 arrests, $3 million recovered in Africa-wide cybercrime crackdown 2025-12-22 at 15:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec Law enforcement agencies across 19 countries arrested 574 suspects and recovered approximately $3 million during a major cybercrime operation spanning Africa. Suspects were arrested in Ghana in connection to the cyber-fraud case, with over 100 digital devices seized. (Source: Europol)

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WatchGuard Firebox firewalls under attack (CVE-2025-14733)

WatchGuard Firebox firewalls under attack (CVE-2025-14733) 2025-12-22 at 13:24 By Zeljka Zorz More than 115,000 internet-facing WatchGuard Firebox firewalls may be vulnerable to compromise via CVE-2025-14733, a remote code execution vulnerability actively targeted by attackers, Shadowserver’s latest scanning reveals. About CVE-2025-14733 WatchGuard Firebox firewalls, which also incorporate VPN and unified threat management capabilities, are used

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DIG AI: Uncensored darknet AI assistant at the service of criminals and terrorists

DIG AI: Uncensored darknet AI assistant at the service of criminals and terrorists 2025-12-22 at 13:00 By Help Net Security Resecurity has identified the emergence of uncensored darknet AI assistants, enabling threat actors to leverage advanced data processing capabilities for malicious purposes. One of these – DIG AI – was identified on September 29 of

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