Category: HelpnetSecurity

65% of websites are unprotected against simple bot attacks
24
Sep
2024

65% of websites are unprotected against simple bot attacks

Companies across industries are seeing more bot-driven attacks, both basic and advanced, according to DataDome. An analysis of over 14,000…

MFA bypass becomes a critical security issue as ransomware tactics advance
24
Sep
2024

MFA bypass becomes a critical security issue as ransomware tactics advance

Ransomware is seen as the biggest cybersecurity threat across every industry, with 75% of organizations affected by ransomware more than…

Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, without reboots
23
Sep
2024

Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, without reboots

Organizations that plan to upgrade to Windows Server 2025 once it becomes generally available will be able to implement some…

Organizations are changing cybersecurity providers in wake of Crowdstrike outage
23
Sep
2024

Organizations are changing cybersecurity providers in wake of Crowdstrike outage

More often than not, a cyber attack or a cyber incident that results in business disruption will spur organizations to…

Offensive cyber operations are more than just attacks
23
Sep
2024

Offensive cyber operations are more than just attacks

In this Help Net Security interview, Christopher Jones, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Officer at Nightwing, talks about some…

Certainly: Open-source offensive security toolkit
23
Sep
2024

Certainly: Open-source offensive security toolkit

Certainly is an open-source offensive security toolkit designed to capture extensive traffic across various network protocols in bit-flip and typosquatting…

Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security
23
Sep
2024

Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security

Paid maintainers are 55% more likely to implement critical security and maintenance practices than unpaid maintainers and are dedicating more…

The surge in cyber insurance and what it means for your business
23
Sep
2024

The surge in cyber insurance and what it means for your business

The cyber insurance market is set for explosive growth as organizations increasingly seek financial protection against rising cyber threats. This…

Week in review: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed, Apple releases iOS 18
22
Sep
2024

Week in review: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed, Apple releases iOS 18

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs…

Striking the balance between cybersecurity and operational efficiency
20
Sep
2024

Striking the balance between cybersecurity and operational efficiency

In this Help, Net Security interview, Michael Oberlaender, ex-CISO, and book author, discusses how to strike the right balance between…

How to detect and stop bot activity
20
Sep
2024

How to detect and stop bot activity

Bad bot traffic continues to rise year-over-year, accounting for nearly a third of all internet traffic in 2023. Bad bots…

Rising identity security risks: Why organizations must act now
20
Sep
2024

Rising identity security risks: Why organizations must act now

As the priority for managing digital identities intensifies, organizations are encountering severe identity security risks. Recent findings indicate that many…