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Attackers are turning Salesforce trust into their biggest weapon

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Attackers are turning Salesforce trust into their biggest weapon 2025-09-04 at 09:02 By Sinisa Markovic Salesforce has become a major target for attackers in 2025, according to new WithSecure research into threats affecting customer relationship management (CRM) platforms. The report shows that malicious activity inside Salesforce environments rose sharply in the first quarter of this […]

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DDoS attacks serve as instruments of political influence and disruption

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DDoS attacks serve as instruments of political influence and disruption 2025-09-04 at 07:02 By Sinisa Markovic In the first half of 2025, there were 8,062,971 DDoS attacks worldwide, with EMEA taking the brunt at 3.2 million attacks, according to Netscout. Peak attacks reached speeds of 3.12 Tbps and 1.5 Gpps. These attacks have moved beyond

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AI will drive purchases this year, but not without questions

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AI will drive purchases this year, but not without questions 2025-09-03 at 07:04 By Sinisa Markovic AI is moving into security operations, but CISOs are approaching it with a mix of optimism and realism. A new report from Arctic Wolf shows that most organizations are exploring or adopting AI-driven tools, yet many still see risks

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Complexity and AI put identity protection to the test

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Complexity and AI put identity protection to the test 2025-09-02 at 08:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Identity has become a core pillar of cybersecurity strategy. Remote work, cloud-first adoption, and distributed supply chains have moved identity from “a tactical IT consideration to a strategic pillar of cybersecurity,” according to Cisco Duo’s 2025 State of Identity Security

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What the GitGuardian secrets sprawl report reveals about leaked credentials

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What the GitGuardian secrets sprawl report reveals about leaked credentials 2025-09-02 at 07:47 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Dwayne McDaniel, Senior Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, presents findings from The State of Secrets Sprawl 2025. McDaniel explains why generic secrets are especially difficult to detect, why private repositories pose an even

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Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity

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Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity 2025-09-01 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations manage risk. A new report from Google Cloud’s Office of the

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Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes

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Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes 2025-09-01 at 08:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec There is constant pressure on security leaders to decide which controls deserve the most attention and budget. A new study offers evidence on which measures are most closely linked to lower breach risk and how organizations should think about deploying them. Marsh

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GenAI is fueling smarter fraud, but broken teamwork is the real problem

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GenAI is fueling smarter fraud, but broken teamwork is the real problem 2025-09-01 at 08:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec More than 80 percent of large U.S. companies were targeted by socially engineered fraud in the past year, according to Trustmi’s 2025 Socially Engineered Fraud & Risk Report. Nearly half of those organizations reported a direct financial

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AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information

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AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Sinisa Markovic While enterprise IT leaders recognize the transformative potential of AI, a gap in information readiness is causing their organizations to struggle in securing, governing, and aligning AI initiatives across business, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Who is the

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations 2025-08-28 at 07:05 By Sinisa Markovic AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At the same time, most organizations are not blocking

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AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns

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AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns 2025-08-27 at 17:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new report from Anthropic shows how criminals are using AI to actively run parts of their operations. The findings suggest that AI is now embedded across the full attack cycle, from reconnaissance and malware development to fraud and

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Social media apps that aggressively harvest user data

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Social media apps that aggressively harvest user data 2025-08-27 at 07:10 By Sinisa Markovic Both domestic and foreign technology companies collect vast amounts of Americans’ personal data through mobile applications, according to Incogni. Some apps leverage data for marketing and advertising purposes, feeding algorithms to calculate optimal prices based on consumer behavior, often leading to

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Smart manufacturing demands workers with AI and cybersecurity skills

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Smart manufacturing demands workers with AI and cybersecurity skills 2025-08-25 at 07:13 By Sinisa Markovic The manufacturing sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation. According to Rockwell Automation’s 10th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, 56% of manufacturers are piloting smart manufacturing initiatives, 20% have deployed them at scale, and another 20% are

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AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade

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AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade 2025-08-22 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, with numerous ransomware gangs abusing AI for automation, according to Acronis. Ransomware gangs maintain pressure on victims From January to June 2025, the number of publicly reported ransomware victims jumped

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The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior

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The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior 2025-08-22 at 08:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec Attackers don’t always need a technical flaw. More often, they just trick your people. Social engineering works, and AI makes it harder to catch.” Only about one in four cybersecurity teams are effective at collaborating with the broader business (Source: LevelBlue)

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Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow

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Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow 2025-08-22 at 08:03 By Sinisa Markovic A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global conflict, but they are. These organizations face daily cyber attacks, from ransomware to foreign adversaries probing for weak points.

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URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals

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URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals 2025-08-21 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals are using advanced social engineering and AI-generated content to make malicious URLs difficult for users to identify, according to Proofpoint. Whether through email, text messages, or collaboration apps, URL-based threats now dominate the cyber threat landscape. Attackers are not

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CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI

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CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI 2025-08-21 at 07:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Organizations are increasing investments in cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, but their infrastructure and security strategies often lag behind. A recent Unisys survey of 1,000 senior executives shows that business and IT leaders are not always aligned on what

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Why CISOs in business services must close the edge security gap

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Why CISOs in business services must close the edge security gap 2025-08-20 at 07:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cloud adoption is speeding ahead in the business services sector, but security for remote and edge environments is falling behind. At the same time, generative AI is moving into daily workflows faster than most IT teams are prepared

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Weak alerting and slipping prevention raise risk levels for CISOs

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Weak alerting and slipping prevention raise risk levels for CISOs 2025-08-18 at 07:47 By Mirko Zorz Prevention effectiveness is falling, detection gaps remain wide, and attackers are exploiting weaknesses in data protection and credentials. Data theft prevention has dropped to 3 percent, password cracking success rates have nearly doubled, and new threat groups are bypassing

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