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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models

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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models 2026-02-05 at 09:11 By Sinisa Markovic National governments already run cybersecurity through a mix of ministries, regulators, law enforcement, and private operators that own most critical systems. In that environment, guidance circulating among policymakers outlines how national cybersecurity strategies increasingly tie together risk management, workforce planning, technology standards, […]

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Where NSA zero trust guidance aligns with enterprise reality

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Where NSA zero trust guidance aligns with enterprise reality 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Sinisa Markovic The NSA has published Phase One and Phase Two of its Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines, providing structured guidance for organizations working to implement zero trust cybersecurity practices. The documents are part of a larger series designed to support adoption of

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs

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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs 2026-01-29 at 08:06 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Shebani Baweja, CISO for Consumer, Private, Wealth & Business Banking at Standard Chartered, explains how security leaders should think about cyber resilience. She outlines why preparation for extreme events matters as much as day

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When open science meets real-world cybersecurity

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When open science meets real-world cybersecurity 2026-01-27 at 09:44 By Mirko Zorz Scientific research environments are built for openness and collaboration, often prioritizing long-term discovery over traditional enterprise security. In this Help Net Security interview, Matthew Kwiatkowski, CISO at Fermilab, America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory, discusses where cybersecurity blind spots emerge, why availability can

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Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline

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Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline 2026-01-26 at 12:12 By Zeljka Zorz The technology workforce is changing, and military veterans are increasingly being recognized as one of the industry’s most valuable and dependable talent pools. In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Cortez, Vice President of Military Affairs at Microsoft and longtime leader of the Microsoft

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Incident response lessons learned the hard way

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Incident response lessons learned the hard way 2026-01-26 at 07:36 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Seymour, VP, Consulting and Education at ConnectSecure, shares lessons from more than two decades in cybersecurity incident response. He explains why many response failures are set in motion long before an attack begins. The

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A new framework helps banks sort urgent post-quantum crypto work from the rest

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A new framework helps banks sort urgent post-quantum crypto work from the rest 2026-01-22 at 04:57 By Sinisa Markovic Financial institutions now have a concrete method for deciding where post-quantum cryptography belongs on their security roadmaps. New research coordinated by Europol sets out a scoring framework that helps banks rank systems and business use cases

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory

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Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory 2026-01-19 at 09:48 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity is inseparable from geopolitics. Ongoing conflicts, sanctions, trade wars, geoeconomic rivalry, and technological competition have pushed state competition into cyberspace. States use cyber operations to exert pressure on rivals, enabling disruption without resorting to conventional weapons. Infrastructure vulnerabilities in

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As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable

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As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable 2026-01-16 at 08:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are under pressure to support AI programs that move from pilots into production. New Cloudflare research suggests that success depends less on experimentation and more on disciplined application modernization tied closely to security strategy. The

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The NSA lays out the first steps for zero trust adoption

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The NSA lays out the first steps for zero trust adoption 2026-01-15 at 07:28 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security pros often say that zero trust sounds straightforward until they try to apply it across real systems, real users, and real data. Many organizations are still sorting out what they own, how access works, and where authority

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CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC

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CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC 2026-01-14 at 13:25 By Mirko Zorz CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a structured system. The community edition is maintained as a self-hosted tool for organizations that want direct access to

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games. From theory

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European Commission opens consultation on EU digital ecosystems

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European Commission opens consultation on EU digital ecosystems 2026-01-09 at 15:44 By Sinisa Markovic The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on European open digital ecosystems, a step toward a planned Communication that will examine the role of open source in EU’s digital infrastructure. The consultation runs from January 6 to February

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When AI agents interact, risk can emerge without warning

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When AI agents interact, risk can emerge without warning 2026-01-07 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic System level risks can arise when AI agents interact over time, according to new research that examines how collective behavior forms inside multi agent systems. The study finds that feedback loops, shared signals, and coordination patterns can produce outcomes that

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Turning plain language into firewall rules

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Turning plain language into firewall rules 2026-01-06 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic Firewall rules often begin as a sentence in someone’s head. A team needs access to an application. A service needs to be blocked after hours. Translating those ideas into vendor specific firewall syntax usually involves detailed knowledge of zones, objects, ports, and rule

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The roles and challenges in moving to quantum-safe cryptography

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The roles and challenges in moving to quantum-safe cryptography 2026-01-06 at 08:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new research project examines how organizations, regulators, and technical experts coordinate the transition to quantum safe cryptography. The study draws on a structured workshop with public sector, private sector, and academic participants to document how governance, security, and innovation

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Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department

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Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department 2025-12-30 at 08:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cybersecurity has moved from a technical problem to a boardroom concern tied to survival. A global Rimini Street study of senior executives shows security risk shaping decisions on technology, talent, and long term planning across industries that keep economies running. Cyber

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NIST issues guidance on securing smart speakers

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NIST issues guidance on securing smart speakers 2025-12-22 at 07:02 By Sinisa Markovic Smart home devices, such as voice-activated digital assistants, are increasingly used in home health care, with risks involved. An attacker could change a prescription, steal medical data, or connect a patient to an impostor. To reduce cybersecurity risks tied to this use,

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LLMs work better together in smart contract audits

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LLMs work better together in smart contract audits 2025-12-19 at 08:42 By Sinisa Markovic Smart contract bugs continue to drain real money from blockchain systems, even after years of tooling and research. A new academic study suggests that large language models can spot more of those flaws when they work in coordinated groups instead of

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The soft underbelly of space isn’t in orbit, it’s on the ground

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The soft underbelly of space isn’t in orbit, it’s on the ground 2025-12-18 at 09:08 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Øystein Thorvaldsen, CISO at KSAT, discusses how adversaries view the ground segment as the practical way to reach space systems and why stations remain a focal point for security efforts. He

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