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Scammers are impersonating Interactive Brokers: Here’s what you need to know

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Scammers are impersonating Interactive Brokers: Here’s what you need to know 2025-06-03 at 11:49 By Help Net Security Interactive Brokers is warning customers to be on high alert due to a wave of scams involving fraudsters posing as company representatives. Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is a global brokerage firm that lets investors trade stocks, options, futures, […]

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CISO 3.0: Leading AI governance and security in the boardroom

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CISO 3.0: Leading AI governance and security in the boardroom 2025-06-02 at 08:50 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron McCray, Field CISO at CDW, discusses how AI is transforming the CISO role from a tactical cybersecurity guardian into a strategic enterprise risk advisor. With AI now embedded across business functions, CISOs

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Security awareness training isn’t stopping breaches. Can AI help?

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Security awareness training isn’t stopping breaches. Can AI help? 2025-06-02 at 07:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal AI, explores why security awareness training (SAT) is failing to reduce human error, the top cause of cybersecurity incidents. He discusses how AI can transform SAT into

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Exchange 2016, 2019 support ends soon: What IT should do to stay secure

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Exchange 2016, 2019 support ends soon: What IT should do to stay secure 2025-05-30 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Microsoft is ending support for Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, and Outlook 2016 on October 14, 2025. That date might seem far off, but if you’re managing email systems or Office deployments, it’s worth

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What CISOs can learn from the frontlines of fintech cybersecurity

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What CISOs can learn from the frontlines of fintech cybersecurity 2025-05-29 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz At Span Cyber Security Arena, I sat down with Ria Shetty, Director, Cyber Security & Resilience for Europe at Mastercard. Our conversation cut through the hype and focused on what CISOs deal with every day: how to embed security

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How to threat hunt Living Off The Land binaries

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How to threat hunt Living Off The Land binaries 2025-05-29 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Lee Archinal, Senior Threat Hunter at Intel 471, walks through practical strategies for detecting malicious activity involving Living Off The Land binaries (LOLBins). These are legitimate tools built into operating systems, such as

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How well do you know your remote IT worker?

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How well do you know your remote IT worker? 2025-05-27 at 08:06 By Sinisa Markovic Is the remote IT worker you recently hired really who he says he is? Fake IT workers are slipping into companies around the world, gaining access to sensitive data. Recently, more of these schemes have been linked to North Korea.

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Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks

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Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks 2025-05-26 at 08:32 By Sinisa Markovic A wave of layoffs has swept through the tech industry, leaving IT teams in a rush to revoke all access those employees may have had. Additionally, 54% of tech hiring managers say their companies are likely to conduct layoffs within the next year, and

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Outsourcing cybersecurity: How SMBs can make smart moves

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Outsourcing cybersecurity: How SMBs can make smart moves 2025-05-23 at 08:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Outsourcing cybersecurity can be a practical and affordable option. It allows small businesses to get the protection they need without straining their budgets, freeing up time and resources to focus on core operations. 76% of SMBs lack the in-house skills to

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The hidden gaps in your asset inventory, and how to close them

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The hidden gaps in your asset inventory, and how to close them 2025-05-22 at 09:06 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Tim Grieveson, CSO at ThingsRecon, breaks down the first steps security teams should take to regain visibility, the most common blind spots in asset discovery, and why context should drive risk

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What good threat intelligence looks like in practice

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What good threat intelligence looks like in practice 2025-05-21 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Anuj Goel, CEO of Cyware, discusses how threat intelligence is no longer a nice to have, it’s a core cyber defense requirement. But turning intelligence into action remains a challenge for many organizations. The path

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AI voice hijacking: How well can you trust your ears?

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AI voice hijacking: How well can you trust your ears? 2025-05-20 at 07:32 By Sinisa Markovic How sure are you that you can recognize an AI-cloned voice? If you think you’re completely certain, you might be wrong. Why it’s a growing threat With only three seconds of audio, criminals can now clone a person’s voice,

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AI hallucinations and their risk to cybersecurity operations

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AI hallucinations and their risk to cybersecurity operations 2025-05-19 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz AI systems can sometimes produce outputs that are incorrect or misleading, a phenomenon known as hallucinations. These errors can range from minor inaccuracies to misrepresentations that can misguide decision-making processes. Real world implications “If a company’s AI agent leverages outdated or

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How working in a stressful environment affects cybersecurity

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How working in a stressful environment affects cybersecurity 2025-05-16 at 07:48 By Sinisa Markovic Stressful work environments don’t just erode morale, they can quietly undermine cybersecurity. When employees feel overworked, unsupported, or mistreated, their judgment and decision-making suffer. “From an organizational perspective, a toxic culture often leads to increased errors, missed threats, decreased productivity, and

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Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations

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Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations 2025-05-15 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Anne Sofie Roed Rasmussen, CISO at Novonesis, discusses how a science-driven organization approaches cybersecurity, aligning innovation with protection, measuring cultural progress, managing shadow IT, and earning trust from scientific leaders. How do you measure progress when it

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How Kim Crawley challenges big tech in “Digital Safety in a Dangerous World”

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How Kim Crawley challenges big tech in “Digital Safety in a Dangerous World” 2025-05-15 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kim Crawley, cybersecurity expert and Professor at the Open Institute of Technology, discusses her upcoming book Digital Safety in a Dangerous World, which will feature her expert advice, as well

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Insider risk management needs a human strategy

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Insider risk management needs a human strategy 2025-05-14 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Insider risk is not just about bad actors. Most of the time, it’s about mistakes. Someone sends a sensitive file to the wrong address, or uploads a document to their personal cloud to work from home. In many cases, there is no

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Review: Resilient Cybersecurity

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Review: Resilient Cybersecurity 2025-05-13 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Resilient Cybersecurity touches on nearly every major function of enterprise cybersecurity, from threat detection and identity management to vendor risk and regulatory compliance. About the author Mark Dunkerley is a cybersecurity and technology leader with over 20 years of experience working in higher education, healthcare and

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Law enforcement takes down proxy botnets used by criminals

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Law enforcement takes down proxy botnets used by criminals 2025-05-12 at 21:11 By Zeljka Zorz US and Dutch law enforcement, with the help of Lumen researchers, have disrupted 5socks and Anyproxy, two proxy-for-rent services that were used by criminals for ad fraud and DDoS and brute-force attacks (among other things). The domain seizure notice The

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How to give better cybersecurity presentations (without sounding like a robot)

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How to give better cybersecurity presentations (without sounding like a robot) 2025-05-12 at 08:35 By Mirko Zorz Most people think great presenters are born with natural talent. Luka Krejci, a presentation expert, disagrees. “They are called presentation skills. Skills, not talent,” he says. “Any skill, be it dancing, football, or presenting, can be developed only

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