AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade
Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, with numerous ransomware gangs abusing AI for automation, according to Acronis. Ransomware gangs…
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The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior
Attackers don’t always need a technical flaw. More often, they just trick your people. Social engineering works, and AI makes it harder to catch.” Only…
Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow
A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global conflict, but they are. These…
New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Doppel, Druva, LastPass, and StackHawk. StackHawk empowers security teams to…
Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs
A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life Cisco networking devices via an…
AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged
AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could be “tricked” into reporting them…
CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI
Organizations are increasing investments in cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, but their infrastructure and security strategies often lag behind. A recent Unisys survey of 1,000…
Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks
Doppel announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine security awareness training and social engineering…
Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Imperial College London have developed a method for using LLMs to improve incident response planning with a focus…
Fractional vs. full-time CISO: Finding the right fit for your company
In this Help Net Security interview, Nikoloz Kokhreidze, Fractional CISO at Mandos, discusses why many early- and growth-stage B2B companies hire full-time CISOs before it’s…
Product showcase: iStorage datAshur PRO+C encrypted USB flash drive
The iStorage datAshur PRO+C is a USB-C flash drive featuring AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. Available in capacities from 32 GB to 512 GB, the drive…
URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals
Cybercriminals are using advanced social engineering and AI-generated content to make malicious URLs difficult for users to identify, according to Proofpoint. Whether through email, text…