94% of firms say pentesting is essential, but few are doing it right
Organizations are fixing less than half of all exploitable vulnerabilities, with just 21% of GenAI app flaws being resolved, according to Cobalt. Big firms take…
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Package hallucination: LLMs may deliver malicious code to careless devs
LLMs’ tendency to “hallucinate” code packages that don’t exist could become the basis for a new type of supply chain attack dubbed “slopsquatting” (courtesy of…
Tirreno: Open-source fraud prevention platform
Tirreno is an open-source fraud prevention platform designed as a universal analytics tool to monitor online platforms, web applications, SaaS products, digital communities, mobile apps,…
The quiet data breach hiding in AI workflows
As AI becomes embedded in daily business workflows, the risk of data exposure increases. Prompt leaks are not rare exceptions. They are a natural outcome…
Sector by sector: How data breaches are wrecking bottom lines
Data breaches are rising across industries, hitting healthcare, finance, and retail especially hard. The damage goes beyond lost data, as it’s financial, operational, and reputational.…
Organizations can’t afford to be non-compliant
Non-compliance can cost organizations 2.71 times more than maintaining compliance programs, according to Secureframe. That’s because non-compliance can result in business disruption, productivity losses, fines,…
Week in review: Microsoft patches exploited Windows CLFS 0-day, WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824)April 2025 Patch…
Hackers exploit old FortiGate vulnerabilities, use symlink trick to retain limited access to patched devices
A threat actor that has been using known old FortiOS vulnerabilities to breach FortiGate devices for years has also been leveraging a clever trick to…
Span Cyber Security Arena 2025: Infosec leaders to discuss the future of digital defense
Today, in the age of quantum threats, AI and sophisticated digital manipulations, the question is: where does the human factor end, and where does technology…
Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it)
Remote work is seen as more than a temporary solution, it’s a long-term strategy for many organizations. Remote work cybersecurity challenges Unsecured networks: Workers often…
Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset
In this Help Net Security interview, Norah Beers, CISO at Grayscale, discusses key security challenges in managing crypto assets, adversary tactics, private key management, and…
Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty
Ransomware attacks increased by nearly 20% in 2024, and the severity rose by 13%, according to At-Bay. The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow…