Category: HelpnetSecurity

How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold
02
Dec
2025

How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold

Getting breached by two separate and likely unconnected cyber attack groups is a nightmare scenario for any organization, but can…

MuddyWater cyber campaign adds new backdoors in latest wave of attacks
02
Dec
2025

MuddyWater cyber campaign adds new backdoors in latest wave of attacks

ESET researchers say an Iran aligned threat group is refining its playbook again, and the latest activity shows how much…

Attackers keep finding new ways to fool AI
02
Dec
2025

Attackers keep finding new ways to fool AI

AI development keeps accelerating while the safeguards around it move on uneven ground, according to The International AI Safety Report….

Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions
02
Dec
2025

Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions

In this Help Net Security interview, Dennis Pickett, CISO at RTI International, talks about how research institutions can approach cybersecurity…

Product showcase: UserLock IAM for Active Directory
02
Dec
2025

Product showcase: UserLock IAM for Active Directory

UserLock brings modern identity and access management (IAM) to Active Directory, adding granular multi-factor authentication (MFA), contextual access controls, single…

The collapse of trust at the identity layer
02
Dec
2025

The collapse of trust at the identity layer

Identity verification has become the latest front in the fight against industrialized fraud, according to a new report from Regula….

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 2, 2025
02
Dec
2025

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 2, 2025

Application Security Manager Oddity | Israel | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Manager, you will conduct…

Cryptomixer crypto laundering service taken down by law enforcement
01
Dec
2025

Cryptomixer crypto laundering service taken down by law enforcement

German and Swiss law enforcement agencies have taken down Cryptomixer, an illegal cryptocurrency mixer service, and have confiscated over 25…

Treating MCP like an API creates security blind spots
01
Dec
2025

Treating MCP like an API creates security blind spots

In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Yaroshefsky, CEO at MCP Manager, discusses how Model Context Protocol’s (MCP) trust model creates…

Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security
01
Dec
2025

Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security

Offensive cyber activity has moved far beyond a handful of major powers. More governments now rely on digital operations to…

Enterprise password audits made practical for busy security teams
01
Dec
2025

Enterprise password audits made practical for busy security teams

Security teams carry a heavy load, and password risk is one of the most overlooked parts of that workload. Every…

The weekend is prime time for ransomware
01
Dec
2025

The weekend is prime time for ransomware

Over half of organizations that experienced a ransomware event in the past year were hit during a weekend or holiday,…