Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter
In Q2 2025, Harmonic reviewed 1 million GenAI prompts and 20,000 uploaded files across more than 300 GenAI and AI-powered SaaS apps, and the findings…
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SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day
Attackers wielding the Akira ransomware and possibly a zero-day exploit have been spotted targeting SonicWall firewalls since July 15, 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple…
The surprising truth about identity security confidence
Organizations most confident in their identity security are often the least prepared, according to a new report from BeyondID. The study reveals a troubling gap…
AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management
In this Help Net Security interview, Marc Frankel, CEO at Manifest Cyber, discusses how overlooked AI-specific risks, like poisoned training data and shadow AI, can…
Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million
IBM released its Cost of a Data Breach Report, which revealed AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance. While the overall number of…
Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released
Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms. It runs on CPUs, GPUs,…
What’s keeping risk leaders up at night? AI, tariffs, and cost cuts
Enterprise risk leaders are most concerned about rising tariffs and trade tensions heading into the second half of 2025, according to a new report from…
Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: LLM Engineer’s HandbookFor all the excitement around LLMs, practical,…
Smart steps to keep your AI future-ready
In this Help Net Security interview, Rohan Sen, Principal, Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk, PwC US, discusses how organizations can design autonomous AI agents with…
It’s time to sound the alarm on water sector cybersecurity
A cyberattack on a water facility can put entire communities and businesses at risk. Even a short disruption in clean water supply can have serious…
Review: CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Practice Tests
CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Practice Tests offers practical, domain-by-domain prep for the CISA exam, with hundreds of questions covering key objectives and real-world systems…
Security gaps still haunt shared mobile device use in healthcare
Shared mobile devices are becoming the standard in hospitals and health systems. While they offer cost savings and workflow improvements, many organizations are still struggling…