GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community
In this Help Net Security, Alexis Wales, CISO at GitHub, discusses how GitHub embeds security into every aspect of its platform to protect millions of…
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Chainsaw: Open-source tool for hunting through Windows forensic artefacts
Chainsaw is an open-source first-response tool for quickly detecting threats in Windows forensic artefacts, including Event Logs and the MFT file. It enables fast keyword…
Week in review: Exploited Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-0282)Ivanti has fixed…
Job-seeking devs targeted with fake CrowdStrike offer via email
Cryptojackers are impersonating Crowdstrike via email to get developers to unwittingly install the XMRig cryptocurrency miner on their Windows PC, the company has warned. The…
January 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Changes coming in cybersecurity guidance
Welcome to 2025 and a new year of patch excitement! In my December article, I talked about Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and how it…
Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Darren Williams, CEO at BlackFog, talks about how employee training plays a crucial role in preventing ransomware attacks.…
The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day
As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide…
New infosec products of the week: January 10, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BioConnect, BreachLock, McAfee, Netgear, and Swimlane. NETGEAR Armor, powered by…
Banshee Stealer variant targets Russian-speaking MacOS users
The Banshee Stealer is a stealthy threat to the rising number of macOS users around the world, including those in Russian-speaking countries, according to Check…
Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day exploited since mid-December (CVE-2025-0282)
The zero-day attacks leveraging the Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-0282) made public on Wednesday were first spotted in mid-December 2024, Mandiant researchers have shared.…
Synology ActiveProtect boosts enterprise data protection
Synology releases ActiveProtect, a new line of data protection appliances designed to provide enterprises a unified backup solution with simplicity, security and scalability. ActiveProtect integrates…
Wireshark 4.4.3 released: Updated protocol support, bug fixes
Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.4.3. Wireshark offers deep inspection across hundreds of protocols, live and offline analysis, and display filters.…