Category: HelpnetSecurity

August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again
08
Aug
2025

August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again

July turned into a surprisingly busy month. It started slowly with a fairly ‘calm’ Patch Tuesday as I forecasted in…

Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust
08
Aug
2025

Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust

Over a third of companies say they are using AI, including generative AI, to fight fraud, according to Experian. As…

From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025's cyber deception threat trends
08
Aug
2025

From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends

Cybercriminals are getting better at lying. That’s the takeaway from a new LevelBlue report, which outlines how attackers are using…

New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025
08
Aug
2025

New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Black Kite, Descope, Elastic, ExtraHop,…

What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work
07
Aug
2025

What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work

OpenAI has released GPT‑5, the newest version of its large language model. It’s now available to developers and ChatGPT users,…

Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786)
07
Aug
2025

Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786)

“In an Exchange hybrid deployment, an attacker who first gains administrative access to an on-premises Exchange server could potentially escalate…

SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls
07
Aug
2025

SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls

Akira ransomware affiliates are not leveraging an unknown, zero-day vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 firewalls to breach corporate networks, the…

Top solutions to watch after Black Hat USA 2025
07
Aug
2025

Top solutions to watch after Black Hat USA 2025

Black Hat USA 2025 was packed with innovation, with companies showing off tools built to get ahead of what’s coming…

Energy companies are blind to thousands of exposed services
07
Aug
2025

Energy companies are blind to thousands of exposed services

Many of America’s largest energy providers are exposed to known and exploitable vulnerabilities, and most security teams may not even…

Elastic AI SOC Engine helps SOC teams expose hidden threats
07
Aug
2025

Elastic AI SOC Engine helps SOC teams expose hidden threats

Elastic AI SOC Engine (EASE) is a new serverless, easy-to-deploy security package that brings AI-driven context-aware detection and triage into…

Beyond PQC: Building adaptive security programs for the unknown
07
Aug
2025

Beyond PQC: Building adaptive security programs for the unknown

In this Help Net Security interview, Jordan Avnaim, CISO at Entrust, discusses how to communicate the quantum computing threat to…

Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it's working
07
Aug
2025

Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it’s working

Cybercriminals are deploying unidentifiable phishing kits (58% of phishing sites) to propagate malicious campaigns at scale, indicating a trend towards…