Category: HelpnetSecurity

Internet outages are costing companies millions every month
04
Jul
2025

Internet outages are costing companies millions every month

To ensure resilience across the internet stack, organizations need to protect and manage four key areas: reachability, availability, reliability, and…

Exposed and unaware? Smart buildings need smarter risk controls
04
Jul
2025

Exposed and unaware? Smart buildings need smarter risk controls

75% of organizations have building management systems (BMS) affected by known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs), according to Claroty. Threats to building…

New infosec products of the week: July 4, 2025
04
Jul
2025

New infosec products of the week: July 4, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from DigitalOcean, Scamnetic, StealthCores, and Tracer…

Google open-sources privacy tech for age verification
03
Jul
2025

Google open-sources privacy tech for age verification

Age verification is becoming more common across websites and online services. But many current methods require users to share personal…

You can't trust AI chatbots not to serve you phishing pages, malicious downloads, or bad code
03
Jul
2025

You can’t trust AI chatbots not to serve you phishing pages, malicious downloads, or bad code

Popular AI chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) often fail to provide accurate information on any topic, but researchers…

Cisco fixes maximum-severity flaw in enterprise unified comms platform (CVE-2025-20309)
03
Jul
2025

Cisco fixes maximum-severity flaw in enterprise unified comms platform (CVE-2025-20309)

Cisco has found a backdoor account in yet another of its software solutions: CVE-2025-20309, stemming from default credentials for the…

90% aren't ready for AI attacks, are you?
03
Jul
2025

90% aren’t ready for AI attacks, are you?

As AI reshapes business, 90% of organizations are not adequately prepared to secure their AI-driven future, according to a new…

Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what's regulated
03
Jul
2025

Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what’s regulated

In this Help Net Security interview, Henry Jiang, CISO at Ensora Health, discusses what it really takes to make DevSecOps…

StealthMACsec strengthens Ethernet network security
03
Jul
2025

StealthMACsec strengthens Ethernet network security

StealthCores launched StealthMACsec, a comprehensive IEEE 802.1AE compliant MACsec engine that brings advanced side-channel countermeasures to Ethernet network security. Building…

GitPhish: Open-source GitHub device code flow security assessment tool
03
Jul
2025

GitPhish: Open-source GitHub device code flow security assessment tool

GitPhish is an open-source security research tool built to replicate GitHub’s device code authentication flow. It features three core operating…

Cyberattacks are draining millions from the hospitality industry
03
Jul
2025

Cyberattacks are draining millions from the hospitality industry

Every day, millions of travelers share sensitive information like passports, credit card numbers, and personal details with hotels, restaurants, and…

AI tools are everywhere, and most are off your radar
03
Jul
2025

AI tools are everywhere, and most are off your radar

80% of AI tools used by employees go unmanaged by IT or security teams, according to Zluri’s The State of…