Category: HelpnetSecurity

Background check, drug testing provider DISA suffers data breach
25
Feb
2025

Background check, drug testing provider DISA suffers data breach

DISA Global Solutions, a Texas-based company that provides employment screening services (including drug and alcohol testing and background checks) for…

China-based Silver Fox spoofs healthcare app to deliver malware
25
Feb
2025

China-based Silver Fox spoofs healthcare app to deliver malware

Silver Fox, a China-based threat actor that may or may not be backed by the Chinese government, has been delivering…

Open source strikes back: Nextcloud Hub 10 challenges Big Tech's monopoly on AI and privacy
25
Feb
2025

Open source strikes back: Nextcloud Hub 10 challenges Big Tech’s monopoly on AI and privacy

Hyperscalers have perpetuated the narrative that open-source solutions cannot compete at scale. This perception has influenced funding priorities, shaped policy…

Legit context turns raw data into actionable insights
25
Feb
2025

Legit context turns raw data into actionable insights

By providing full context around both the application and the development environment, Legit’s ASPM platform empowers CISOs and their team…

Avoiding vendor lock-in when using managed cloud security services
25
Feb
2025

Avoiding vendor lock-in when using managed cloud security services

In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Segal, CEO at Tamnoon, discusses the most significant obstacles when implementing managed cloud…

The CISO's dilemma of protecting the enterprise while driving innovation
25
Feb
2025

The CISO’s dilemma of protecting the enterprise while driving innovation

CISOs are constantly navigating the challenge of protecting their organizations while ensuring business agility and innovation. For example, as companies…

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 25, 2025
25
Feb
2025

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 25, 2025

Application Security Engineer Binance | UAE | Remote – View job details As a Application Security Engineer, you will enhance…

Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts
24
Feb
2025

Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts

A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. Security…

Account takeover detection: There's no single tell
24
Feb
2025

Account takeover detection: There’s no single tell

Account takeover (ATO) is one of the most prevalent attack types; Proofpoint says that in 2024, 99% of the customer…

Man vs. machine: Striking the perfect balance in threat intelligence
24
Feb
2025

Man vs. machine: Striking the perfect balance in threat intelligence

In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Roberts, Director at Perspective Intelligence, discusses how automation is reshaping threat intelligence. He…

Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations
24
Feb
2025

Misconfig Mapper: Open-source tool to uncover security misconfigurations

Misconfig Mapper is an open-source CLI tool built in Golang that discovers and enumerates instances of services used within your…

Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from
23
Feb
2025

Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A PostgreSQL zero-day was also…