Category: HelpnetSecurity

Fixing silent failures in security controls with adversarial exposure validation
10
Sep
2025

Fixing silent failures in security controls with adversarial exposure validation

Organizations often operate as if their security controls are fully effective simply because they’re deployed, configured, and monitored. Firewalls are…

CISOs, stop chasing vulnerabilities and start managing human risk
10
Sep
2025

CISOs, stop chasing vulnerabilities and start managing human risk

Breaches continue to grow in scale and speed, yet the weakest point remains unchanged: people. According to Dune Security’s 2025…

Plex tells users to change passwords due to data breach, pushes server owners to upgrade
09
Sep
2025

Plex tells users to change passwords due to data breach, pushes server owners to upgrade

Media streaming company Plex has suffered a data breach and is urging users to reset their account password and enable…

Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages
09
Sep
2025

Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages

Malicious versions of at least 18 widely used npm packages were uploaded to the npm Registry on Monday, following the…

Download: Cyber defense guide for the financial sector
09
Sep
2025

Download: Cyber defense guide for the financial sector

Data breaches cost more for financial organizations than they do for those in many other industries. In attempting to strengthen…

Are we headed for an AI culture war?
09
Sep
2025

Are we headed for an AI culture war?

In this Help Net Security video, Matt Fangman, Field CTO at SailPoint, discusses whether an AI culture war is inevitable….

Ongoing malvertising campaign targets European IT workers with fake GitHub Desktop installers
09
Sep
2025

Ongoing malvertising campaign targets European IT workers with fake GitHub Desktop installers

Researchers have spotted a malvertising (and clever malware delivery) campaign targeting IT workers in the European Union with fake GitHub…

Signal adds secure backup option for chat history
09
Sep
2025

Signal adds secure backup option for chat history

Losing a phone can mean losing years of conversations. Signal is rolling out a new secure backup feature to help…

Nearly 500 researchers urge EU to rethink controversial CSAM scanning proposal
09
Sep
2025

Nearly 500 researchers urge EU to rethink controversial CSAM scanning proposal

Nearly 500 scientists and researchers have signed an open letter warning that the latest version of the EU’s Chat Control…

Connected cars are racing ahead, but security is stuck in neutral
09
Sep
2025

Connected cars are racing ahead, but security is stuck in neutral

Connected cars are already on Europe’s roads, loaded with software, sensors, and constant data connections. Drivers love the features these…

Attackers test the limits of railway cybersecurity
09
Sep
2025

Attackers test the limits of railway cybersecurity

Railway systems are the lifeblood of many economies, supporting everything from daily passenger transport to military and industrial operations, so…

Employees keep feeding AI tools secrets they can't take back
09
Sep
2025

Employees keep feeding AI tools secrets they can’t take back

Employees are putting sensitive data into public AI tools, and many organizations don’t have the controls to stop it. A…