Protecting patient data starts with knowing where it’s stored
Patient data is often stored or processed outside the country where it was collected. When that happens, the data falls under the laws of the…
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Ransomware and USB attacks are hammering OT systems
Ransomware, trojans, and malware delivered through USB devices are putting growing pressure on industrial systems, according to the Honeywell 2025 Cyber Threat Report, which draws…
New infosec products of the week: June 6, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Akamai, AttackIQ, Barracuda Networks, Bitdefender, Fortinet, Malwarebytes, and Varonis. Bitdefender…
Bitdefender unifies security, risk management, and compliance in a single platform
Bitdefender announced GravityZone Compliance Manager, a new addition to its GravityZone platform that helps organizations reduce the burden of compliance and streamline audit readiness. Designed…
Google survey shows Americans are changing how they fight scams
If it seems like scams are popping up everywhere lately, you’re not wrong. A new survey from Google shows most Americans feel the same, and…
FortiMail Workspace Security expands protection beyond email to web and collaboration tools
Fortinet has enhanced its data and productivity security portfolio, expanding FortiMail with the launch of the FortiMail Workspace Security suite. These new capabilities extend protection not…
Meta open-sources AI tool to automatically classify sensitive documents
Meta has released an open source AI tool called Automated Sensitive Document Classification. It was originally built for internal use and is designed to find…
The cloud security crisis no one’s talking about
Security teams are overwhelmed by a flood of alerts, most of which lack the context needed to accurately assess and espond to threats, according to…
Healthcare organizations are at a turning point with AI
32% of healthcare executives say their organization suffered a breach in the past 12 months, and 46% say they are experiencing a higher volume of…
Attackers fake IT support calls to steal Salesforce data
Over the past several months, a threat group has been actively breaching organizations’ Salesforce instances and exfiltrating customer and business data, Google Threat Intelligence Group…
Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2025-5419)
Google has fixed two Chrome vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw (CVE-2025-5419) with an in-the-wild exploit. About CVE-2025-5419 CVE-2025-5419 is a high-severity out of bounds read…
Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2025, part 2
Infosecurity Europe 2025 is a cybersecurity event taking place from June 3 to 5 in London. Help Net Security is on-site and here’s a closer…