Wi-Fi 7 trials show big performance gains for enterprise networks
The next generation of wireless technology is getting a real-world test, and the results are promising. Recent trials led by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA),…
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The many variants of the ClickFix social engineering tactic
As new malware delivery campaigns using the ClickFix social engineering tactic are spotted nearly every month, it’s interesting to see how the various attackers are…
Yet another SonicWall SMA100 vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-32819)
SonicWall has fixed multiple vulnerabilities affecting its SMA100 Series devices, one of which (CVE-2025-32819) appears to be a patch bypass for an arbitrary file delete…
Cisco’s new chip wants to scale quantum computing faster
Cisco is making significant strides in quantum computing by focusing on quantum networking, aiming to bring practical applications closer to reality. The company recently introduced…
ServiceNow unveils AI agents to accelerate enterprise self-defense
ServiceNow launched a new, agentic chapter in enterprise security and risk, introducing AI agents to power the rise of self-defending enterprises. The new agents, available…
ProcessUnity Evidence Evaluator flags discrepancies in a third-party’s controls
ProcessUnity introduced Evidence Evaluator, an generative AI that reduces the manual lift of assessing and validating third-party security controls. A key component of ProcessUnity’s Third-Party…
Healthcare workers regularly upload sensitive data to GenAI, cloud accounts
Healthcare organizations are facing a growing data security challenge from within, according to a new report from Netskope Threat Labs. The analysis reveals that employees…
Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled
In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Pound, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham shares his insights on the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs.…
Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams
The tech industry is experiencing significant layoffs, leaving thousands of IT and cybersecurity professionals in search of new employment opportunities. Unfortunately, as these individuals search…
Global cybersecurity readiness remains critically low
Only 4% of organizations worldwide have achieved the ‘mature’ level of readiness required to withstand cybersecurity threats, according to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. This…
Searchlight Cyber adds AI capabilities to summarize dark web posts and threads
Searchlight Cyber has launched new AI capabilities within its dark web investigations platform, Cerberus. The new Cerberus AI Insights feature summarizes dark web posts and…
Verosint Vera boosts identity threat detection and response
Verosint launched Vera, an agentic AI security analyst to transform how organizations detect, investigate, and respond to identity-based threats. Built on top of Verosint’s intelligent…