The alert economy is driving security analyst burnout 2026-05-27 at 09:24 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ido Livneh, CEO of Jazz, explains why security analysts burn out and what leaders can do about it. The cause, he argues, is not long hours but meaningless work. Analysts spend their days closing […]
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US states step up cyber defenses to protect local communities 2026-05-25 at 14:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec U.S. state governments are taking on a larger role in cybersecurity to help protect local communities and essential services. Many states are building state-led cyber defense programs, including cybersecurity clinics, regional security operations centers (RSOCs), and state cyber corps
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Boards want cyber risk in dollars, not CVE counts 2026-05-25 at 08:11 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ziv Levi, SVP of Technology at CYE, explains why translating cyber risk into dollars is one of the most pressing tasks for security leaders. Boards and executives want cyber exposure described in business
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Why AI changed the threat model for travel technology 2026-05-21 at 09:16 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Devon Bryan, SVP, Global CSO at Booking Holdings, reflects on his path from Air Force network security engineer to global CSO across financial services, hospitality, and travel technology. He discusses why the travel industry’s
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Communicating cyber risk in dollars boards understand 2026-05-20 at 09:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Nick Nieuwenhuis, Cybersecurity Architect at Nedscaper, explains why cybersecurity has not delivered the resilience that decades of investment have promised. He argues that spending has leaned too heavily on technical controls while neglecting people, processes, and
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What happens when your identity provider becomes the kill chain 2026-05-20 at 09:34 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Colin Constable, CTO at Atsign, explains why your identity provider (IdP) has become the kill chain in cyberattacks. Attackers steal session cookies, tokens, or consent grants you’ve already issued and walk in
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Closing the AI governance gap in your enterprise 2026-05-14 at 08:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Casey Bleeker, CEO at SurePath AI, talks about the AI governance gap that exists in almost every organization. Drawing from three years of conversations with IT, business, and security leaders, Casey explains why AI
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What Mozilla learned running an AI security bug hunting pipeline on Firefox 2026-05-08 at 01:14 By Mirko Zorz Over the past several months, Mozilla ran an agentic harness powered by Claude Mythos Preview across Firefox’s source code, identifying 271 security bugs that were fixed in Firefox 150, with additional fixes shipped in versions 149.0.2 and
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Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP and Cyber Strategist at Black Kite, discusses how organizations can identify and manage third-party cyber exposures before attackers exploit them. He argues that businesses should move beyond a data-loss mindset toward one
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AI is speeding up nation-state cyber programs 2026-04-24 at 08:40 By Mirko Zorz Im this Help Net Security interview, Kaja Ciglic, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy at Microsoft, discusses how nation-state cyber programs have changed over three years. Cyber has become a core instrument of state power, integrated with military, economic, and diplomatic tools.
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A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business 2026-04-23 at 09:47 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business strategy, and what she heard from engineers, the board, and
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What the EU AI Act requires for AI agent logging 2026-04-16 at 09:02 By Help Net Security The EU AI Act is 144 pages long. The logging requirements that matter for AI agent developers sit across four articles that keep referencing each other. Here’s what they say, when the deadlines hit, and where the gaps
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Wi-Fi roaming security practices for access network providers and identity providers 2026-04-16 at 07:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Public Wi-Fi roaming networks carry authentication credentials across multiple administrative boundaries, and the protocols governing that process vary widely in their security properties. The Wireless Broadband Alliance published a set of guidelines that specifies which authentication, encryption, and
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The exploit gap is closing, and your patch cycle wasn’t built for this 2026-04-15 at 10:02 By Mirko Zorz The Cloud Security Alliance has published a briefing on what it calls a turning point in the threat landscape: the time between a vulnerability being discovered and a working exploit is shrinking fast. The briefing centers
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Zero trust at year two: What nobody planned for 2026-04-14 at 08:11 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jim Alkove, CEO of Oleria, walks through where zero trust programs typically stand one to two years in. Most organizations have made gains in endpoint security and network segmentation, but identity remains the
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What managing partners should ask AI vendors before signing any contract 2026-04-08 at 09:28 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kumar Ravi is the Chief Security & Resilience Officer at TMF Group, argues that over-privileged access and weak workflow controls pose more danger than ransomware attacks, precisely because they accumulate quietly and
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Trust, friction, and ROI: A CISO’s take on making security work for the business 2026-04-02 at 08:42 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, John O’Rourke, CISO at PPG, talks about what it means for security to drive business value. He explains how mature security programs reduce friction in sales cycles and M&A
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Why I’m done calling humans the weakest link 2026-03-31 at 11:22 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity has long suffered from a people problem, but not in the way we often hear about. As industry that is based on enabling communication across the globe via the internet and many types of devices, many of us practitioners
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The art of making technical risk make sense to executives 2026-03-31 at 11:21 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jay Miller, CISO at Paessler, explains how security leaders can communicate technical risk to executives and board members in terms they understand. The focus is on business impact: financial loss, compliance fines,
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Why risk alone doesn’t get you to yes 2026-03-30 at 09:29 By Help Net Security I have been in security rooms for years, from military operations centers to corporate boardrooms. In all those years I can tell you that the hardest mission that most security leaders will face is not identifying a threat, but getting
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