Cyber threats now a daily reality for one in three businesses
Businesses are losing out on an average of $98.5 million a year as a consequence of cyber threats, fraud, regulatory hurdles and operational inefficiencies, according…
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Week in review: LLM package hallucinations harm supply chains, Nagios Log Server flaws fixed
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Apple plugs zero-day holes used in targeted iPhone attacks (CVE-2025-31200,…
The Zoom attack you didn’t see coming
Did you know that when participating in a Zoom call, you can grant permission to other participants to control your computer remotely? While this feature…
Sonicwall SMA100 vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2021-20035)
CVE-2021-20035, an old vulnerability affecting Sonicwall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, is being exploited by attackers. Sonicwall confirmed it by updating the original…
New infosec products of the week: April 18, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cato Networks, Cyware, Entrust, PlexTrac, and Seemplicity. PlexTrac for CTEM…
Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Dag Flachet, co-founder at Codific, explains what the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) means for companies and how it…
When ransomware strikes, what’s your move?
Should we negotiate? Should we pay? These are the questions every organization faces when cybercriminals lock their data. By the time attackers have encrypted your…
Widely available AI tools signal new era of malicious bot activity
Rise in accessible AI tools significantly lowered the barrier to entry for cyber attackers, enabling them to create and deploy malicious bots at scale, according…
SafeLine Bot Management: Self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare
Modern websites are under constant pressure from automated traffic: scraping, credential stuffing, inventory hoarding, and other malicious bot behaviors. While Cloudflare Bot Management is a…
Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054)
CVE-2025-24054, a Windows NTLM hash disclosure vulnerability that Microsoft has issued patches for last month, has been leveraged by threat actors in campaigns targeting government…
Microsoft vulnerabilities: What’s improved, what’s at risk
Microsoft reported a record 1,360 vulnerabilities in 2024, according to the latest BeyondTrust Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. The volume marks an 11% increase from the previous…
When AI agents go rogue, the fallout hits the enterprise
In this Help Net Security interview, Jason Lord, CTO at AutoRABIT, discusses the cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents integrated into real-world systems. Issues like…