Category: HelpnetSecurity

Your critical infrastructure is running out of time
27
Nov
2025

Your critical infrastructure is running out of time

Cyber attackers often succeed not because they are inventive, but because the systems they target are old. A new report…

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: November 2025
27
Nov
2025

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: November 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Heisenberg: Open-source…

The identity mess your customers feel before you do
27
Nov
2025

The identity mess your customers feel before you do

Customer identity has become one of the most brittle parts of the enterprise security stack. Teams know authentication matters, but…

Criminal networks industrialize payment fraud operations
27
Nov
2025

Criminal networks industrialize payment fraud operations

Fraud operations are expanding faster than payment defenses can adjust. Criminal groups function like coordinated businesses that develop tools, automate…

Gainsight breach: Salesforce details attack window, issues investigation guidance
26
Nov
2025

Gainsight breach: Salesforce details attack window, issues investigation guidance

The number of Salesforce customers affected by the recent compromise of Gainsight-published applications is yet to be publicly confirmed, but…

New "HashJack" attack can hijack AI browsers and assistants
26
Nov
2025

New “HashJack” attack can hijack AI browsers and assistants

Security researchers at Cato Networks have uncovered a new indirect prompt injection technique that can force popular AI browsers and…

Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites
26
Nov
2025

Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites

Phishing sites keep rising, and security teams are searching for ways to sort suspicious pages at speed. A recent study…

Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation
26
Nov
2025

Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation

In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Marceta, CISO at Heineken, discusses what it takes for CISOs to be seen…

DeepTeam: Open-source LLM red teaming framework
26
Nov
2025

DeepTeam: Open-source LLM red teaming framework

Security teams are pushing large language models into products faster than they can test them, which makes any new red…

Popular code formatting sites are exposing credentials and other secrets
25
Nov
2025

Popular code formatting sites are exposing credentials and other secrets

Widely used code formatting sites JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify are exposing sensitive credentials, API keys, private keys, configuration files and other…

Tor Project is rolling out Counter Galois Onion encryption
25
Nov
2025

Tor Project is rolling out Counter Galois Onion encryption

People who rely on Tor expect their traffic to move through the network without giving away who they are. That…

Fake "Windows Update" screens fuels new wave of ClickFix attacks
25
Nov
2025

Fake “Windows Update” screens fuels new wave of ClickFix attacks

A convincing (but fake) “Windows Update” screen can be the perfect lure for tricking users into infecting their computers with…