Category: HelpnetSecurity

Longer passwords aren't safe from intensive cracking efforts
26
Jan
2024

Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts

88% of organizations still use passwords as their primary method of authentication, according to Specops Software. The report found that…

Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics
26
Jan
2024

Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics

In this Help Net Security interview, Amber Schroader, CEO at Paraben Corporation, discusses the challenges posed by the complexity of…

Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives
26
Jan
2024

Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives

The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe—from India’s Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil’s…

1Kosmos BlockID 1Key secures users in restricted environments
25
Jan
2024

1Kosmos BlockID 1Key secures users in restricted environments

1Kosmos announced BlockID 1Key, a biometric security key to provide a phishing-resistant passwordless multi-factor authentication option for Sensitive Compartmented Information…

Searchlight Cyber adds AI-powered language translation to simplify dark web investigations
25
Jan
2024

Searchlight Cyber adds AI-powered language translation to simplify dark web investigations

Searchlight Cyber has added AI-powered language translation into its dark web investigation and monitoring products DarkIQ and Cerberus. This enhancement…

Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes
25
Jan
2024

Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes

Cozy Bear (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka APT29) has been busy hacking and spying on big tech companies: both Microsoft and…

Regula introduces smart testing for remote onboarding efficiency
25
Jan
2024

Regula introduces smart testing for remote onboarding efficiency

Currently, over 75% of countries worldwide use electronic documents equipped with NFC chips. Due to this fact, virtually every business…

Blackwood APT delivers malware by hijacking legitimate software update requests
25
Jan
2024

Blackwood APT delivers malware by hijacking legitimate software update requests

ESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group, which they dubbed Blackwood. Blackwood…

AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks
25
Jan
2024

AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks

All types of cyber threat actor are already using artificial intelligence (AI) to varying degrees, UK National Cyber Security Centre’s…

Automated Emulation: Open-source breach and attack simulation lab
25
Jan
2024

Automated Emulation: Open-source breach and attack simulation lab

Automated Emulation is an open-source Terraform template designed to create a customizable, automated breach and attack simulation lab. The solution…

Fighting insider threats is tricky but essential work
25
Jan
2024

Fighting insider threats is tricky but essential work

Business executives are worried about accidental internal staff error (71%) almost as much as they are worried about external threats…

CISOs' role in identifying tech components and managing supply chains
25
Jan
2024

CISOs’ role in identifying tech components and managing supply chains

In this Help Net Security interview, Nate Warfield, Director of Threat Research and Intelligence at Eclypsium, outlines the crucial tasks…