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Preparing for the next wave of machine identity growth

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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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Online fraud peaks as breaches rise

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Online fraud peaks as breaches rise 2025-05-01 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Data breaches played a key role in significant financial losses faced by consumers due to fraud. In this Help Net Security video, Steve Yin, Global Head of Fraud at TransUnion, and Brad Daughdrill, VP, Data Science, Head of Global Fraud Analytics, TransUnion,

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Low-tech phishing attacks are gaining ground

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Low-tech phishing attacks are gaining ground 2025-05-01 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals are increasingly favoring low-tech, human-centric attacks to bypass email scanning technologies, according to VIPRE Security. The report is based on an analysis of global real-world data and highlights the most significant email security trends from the first quarter of 2025. Callback

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Mobile security is a frontline risk. Are you ready?

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Mobile security is a frontline risk. Are you ready? 2025-04-30 at 08:33 By Help Net Security The mobile threat landscape has shifted. According to Zimperium’s 2025 Global Mobile Threat Report, attackers are now prioritizing mobile devices over desktops. For enterprises, mobile is no longer a secondary risk. It’s now one of the primary attack surfaces.

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Why cyber resilience must be part of every organization’s DNA

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Why cyber resilience must be part of every organization’s DNA 2025-04-30 at 07:05 By Help Net Security As AI brings about excitement and transformative potential, the report reveals that organizations are forging ahead with innovations despite increased security concerns, according to LevelBlue’s 2025 Futures Report. In fact, just 29% of executives surveyed say they are

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44% of the zero-days exploited in 2024 were in enterprise solutions

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44% of the zero-days exploited in 2024 were in enterprise solutions 2025-04-29 at 21:18 By Zeljka Zorz In 2024, threat actors exploited 75 zero-days – i.e., vulnerabilities previously unknown to vendors, thus without a readily available patch – in a wide variety of attacks. Of these, 33 vulnerabilities (44%) affected enterprise solutions, which is up

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Google Tracked 75 Zero-Days in 2024

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Google Tracked 75 Zero-Days in 2024 2025-04-29 at 14:42 By Eduard Kovacs The number of exploited zero-days seen by Google in 2024 dropped to 75, from 98 observed in the previous year. The post Google Tracked 75 Zero-Days in 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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Investing in security? It’s not helping you fix what matters faster

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Investing in security? It’s not helping you fix what matters faster 2025-04-29 at 07:30 By Help Net Security Automation and structured collaboration have a strong, positive influence on the efficiency of vulnerability management, according to Seemplicity. However, manual processes, unstructured workflows, and excessive noise from vulnerability scanning tools continue to slow remediation efforts, leading to

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Ransomware attacks are getting smarter, harder to stop

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Ransomware attacks are getting smarter, harder to stop 2025-04-28 at 07:36 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks are becoming more refined and pervasive, posing significant challenges to organizations globally. A Veeam report reveals that while the percentage of companies impacted by ransomware attacks has slightly declined from 75% to 69%, the threat remains substantial. This

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Most critical vulnerabilities aren’t worth your attention

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Most critical vulnerabilities aren’t worth your attention 2025-04-28 at 07:03 By Help Net Security Web applications face a wide range of risks, including known-exploitable vulnerabilities, supply chain attacks, and insecure identity configurations in CI/CD, according to the Datadog State of DevSecOps 2025 report. 14% of Java services still contain at least one vulnerability By analyzing

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M-Trends 2025: State-Sponsored IT Workers Emerge as Global Threat

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M-Trends 2025: State-Sponsored IT Workers Emerge as Global Threat 2025-04-25 at 16:32 By Kevin Townsend Mandiant’s latest threat report shows how attackers adapt faster than defenses, shifting strategies toward credential theft and insider threats. The post M-Trends 2025: State-Sponsored IT Workers Emerge as Global Threat appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Inside the Verizon 2025 DBIR: Five Trends That Signal a Shift in the Cyber Threat Economy

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Inside the Verizon 2025 DBIR: Five Trends That Signal a Shift in the Cyber Threat Economy 2025-04-25 at 15:53 By Danelle Au With over 12,000 breaches analyzed, this year’s DBIR reveals a landscape shaped by not just individual threats, but by entire economies of compromise. The post Inside the Verizon 2025 DBIR: Five Trends That

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Flexible working models fuel surge in device theft

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Flexible working models fuel surge in device theft 2025-04-25 at 08:34 By Help Net Security 76% of respondents have been impacted by incidents of device theft in the past two years, with incidents more common in organizations with more flexible working models, according to Kensington. For instance, research revealed that 85% of organizations with flexible

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Exposure validation emerges as critical cyber defense component

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Exposure validation emerges as critical cyber defense component 2025-04-25 at 08:13 By Help Net Security Organizations have implemented various aspects of threat exposure validation, including security control validation (51%) and filtering threat exposures based on the effectiveness of security controls to mitigate threats (48%), according to Cymulate. At the same time, nearly all respondents say

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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Surpassed $16.6 Billion in 2024

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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Surpassed $16.6 Billion in 2024 2025-04-24 at 13:19 By Ionut Arghire The FBI received roughly 860,000 complaints of malicious activity in 2024, with reported losses exceeding $16.6 billion. The post FBI: Cybercrime Losses Surpassed $16.6 Billion in 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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A new era of cyber threats is approaching for the energy sector

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A new era of cyber threats is approaching for the energy sector 2025-04-24 at 08:17 By Sinisa Markovic Cyber threats targeting the energy sector come in many forms, including state-sponsored actors seeking to disrupt national infrastructure, cybercriminals motivated by profit, and insiders intentionally causing damage. The consequences of a successful attack can be severe, potentially

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One in three security teams trust AI to act autonomously

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One in three security teams trust AI to act autonomously 2025-04-24 at 07:39 By Help Net Security While AI adoption is widespread, its impact on productivity, trust, and team structure varies sharply by role and region, according to Exabeam. The findings confirm a critical divide: 71% of executives believe AI has significantly improved productivity across

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2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: Third-party breaches double

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2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: Third-party breaches double 2025-04-23 at 14:55 By Sinisa Markovic The exploitation of vulnerabilities has seen another year of growth as an initial access vector for breaches, reaching 20%, according to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report. Researchers analyzed 22,052 real-world security incidents, of which 12,195 were confirmed data breaches. This

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Phishing emails delivering infostealers surge 84%

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Phishing emails delivering infostealers surge 84% 2025-04-23 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals continued to shift to stealthier tactics, with lower-profile credential theft spiking, while ransomware attacks on enterprises declined, according to IBM. Researchers observed an 84% increase in emails delivering infostealers in 2024 compared to the prior year, a method threat actors relied

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54% of tech hiring managers expect layoffs in 2025

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54% of tech hiring managers expect layoffs in 2025 2025-04-22 at 18:22 By Help Net Security 54% of tech hiring managers say their companies are likely to conduct layoffs within the next year, and 45% say employees whose roles can be replaced by AI are most likely to be let go, according to a new

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