Category: HelpnetSecurity

DeepSeek's popularity exploited to push malicious packages via PyPI
03
Feb
2025

DeepSeek’s popularity exploited to push malicious packages via PyPI

Two malicious packages leveraging the DeepSeek name have been published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) package repository, and in…

The hidden dangers of a toxic cybersecurity workplace
03
Feb
2025

The hidden dangers of a toxic cybersecurity workplace

In this Help Net Security interview, Rob Lee, Chief of Research and Head of Faculty at SANS Institute, discusses what…

BadDNS: Open-source tool checks for subdomain takeovers
03
Feb
2025

BadDNS: Open-source tool checks for subdomain takeovers

BadDNS is an open-source Python DNS auditing tool designed to detect domain and subdomain takeovers of all types. BadDNS modules…

Only 3% of organizations have a dedicated budget for SaaS security
03
Feb
2025

Only 3% of organizations have a dedicated budget for SaaS security

Mid-market organizations are grappling with managing the large volume of SaaS applications, both sanctioned and unsanctioned, with actual numbers often…

How to use iCloud Private Relay for enhanced privacy
03
Feb
2025

How to use iCloud Private Relay for enhanced privacy

iCloud Private Relay, included with an iCloud+ subscription, enhances your privacy while browsing the web in Safari. When this feature…

Week in review: Apple 0-day used to target iPhones, DeepSeek’s popularity exploited by scammers
02
Feb
2025

Week in review: Apple 0-day used to target iPhones, DeepSeek’s popularity exploited by scammers

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Apple zero-day vulnerability exploited to…

Patient monitors with backdoor are sending info to China, CISA warns
31
Jan
2025

Patient monitors with backdoor are sending info to China, CISA warns

Contec CMS8000, a patient monitor manufactured by a Chinese company, and Epsimed MN-120, which is the same monitor but relabeled,…

Infosec products of the month: January 2025
31
Jan
2025

Infosec products of the month: January 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute Security, Atsign, authID, BackBox,…

Nine out of ten emails are spam
31
Jan
2025

Nine out of ten emails are spam

Now, more than ever, users can fall prey to word-perfect AI-created phishing campaigns, subtle BEC messages that sound remarkably like…

Platformization is key to reduce cybersecurity complexity
31
Jan
2025

Platformization is key to reduce cybersecurity complexity

Organizations are facing security complexity challenges as they juggle an average of 83 different security solutions from 29 vendors, according…

Deploying AI at the edge: The security trade-offs and how to manage them
31
Jan
2025

Deploying AI at the edge: The security trade-offs and how to manage them

Deploying AI at the edge brings advantages such as low latency, improved efficiency, and real-time decision-making. It also introduces new…

Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested
30
Jan
2025

Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested

Law enforcement from Germany, Australia, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy, France and the USA have seized and shut down Cracked and…