Why banks’ tech-first approach leaves governance gaps
In this Help Net Security interview, Rich Friedberg, CISO at Live Oak Bank, discusses how banks can better align cybersecurity efforts with broader cyber governance…
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MDEAutomator: Open-source endpoint management, incident response in MDE
Managing endpoints and responding to security incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) can be time-consuming and complex. MDEAutomator is an open-source tool designed to…
Review: Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition
Kali Linux has long been the go-to operating system for penetration testers and security professionals, and Learning Kali Linux, 2nd Edition by Ric Messier aims…
Why CISOs need to understand the AI tech stack
As AI spreads, so do the risks. Security leaders are being asked to protect systems they don’t fully understand yet, and that’s a problem. A…
Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, Mirai botnets target unpatched Wazuh servers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes zero-day exploited for cyber espionage (CVE-2025-33053)For June 2025…
Kali Linux 2025.2 delivers Bloodhound CE, CARsenal, 13 new tools
OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.2, the most up-to-date version of the widely used penetration testing and digital forensics platform. KDE Plasma 6.3 in Kali…
iOS zero-click attacks used to deliver Graphite spyware (CVE-2025-43200)
A zero-click attack leveraging a freshly disclosed Messages vulnerability (CVE-2025-43200) has infected the iPhones of two European journalists with Paragon’s Graphite mercenary spyware, Citizen Lab…
StackHawk Sensitive Data Identification provides visibility into high-risk APIs
StackHawk announced Sensitive Data Identification to give security teams visibility into high-risk APIs across thousands of code repositories within an organization. With most security teams…
New infosec products of the week: June 13, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Contrast Security, Cymulate, Lemony, SpecterOps, Thales, and Vanta. Lemony mitigates…
What CISOs need to know about agentic AI
GenAI has been the star of the show lately. Tools like ChatGPT impressed everyone with how well they can summarize, write, and respond. But something…
Unpacking the security complexity of no-code development platforms
In this Help Net Security interview, Amichai Shulman, CTO at Nokod Security, discusses how the abstraction layer in no-code environments complicates security by obscuring data…
Security flaws in government apps go unpatched for years
78% of public sector organizations are operating with significant security debt, flaws left unaddressed for more than a year, according to Veracode. 55% are burdened…