Category: HelpnetSecurity

Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow
22
Aug
2025

Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow

A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global…

New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025
22
Aug
2025

New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Doppel, Druva, LastPass, and StackHawk….

Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs
21
Aug
2025

Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs

A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life…

AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged
21
Aug
2025

AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged

AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could…

CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI
21
Aug
2025

CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI

Organizations are increasing investments in cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, but their infrastructure and security strategies often lag behind. A…

Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks
21
Aug
2025

Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks

Doppel announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine security…

Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations
21
Aug
2025

Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Imperial College London have developed a method for using LLMs to improve incident…

Fractional vs. full-time CISO: Finding the right fit for your company
21
Aug
2025

Fractional vs. full-time CISO: Finding the right fit for your company

In this Help Net Security interview, Nikoloz Kokhreidze, Fractional CISO at Mandos, discusses why many early- and growth-stage B2B companies…

Product showcase: iStorage datAshur PRO+C encrypted USB flash drive
21
Aug
2025

Product showcase: iStorage datAshur PRO+C encrypted USB flash drive

The iStorage datAshur PRO+C is a USB-C flash drive featuring AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. Available in capacities from 32 GB…

URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals
21
Aug
2025

URL-based threats become a go-to tactic for cybercriminals

Cybercriminals are using advanced social engineering and AI-generated content to make malicious URLs difficult for users to identify, according to…

Apple fixes zero-day vulnerability exploited in "extremely sophisticated attack" (CVE-2025-43300)
20
Aug
2025

Apple fixes zero-day vulnerability exploited in “extremely sophisticated attack” (CVE-2025-43300)

Apple has fixed yet another vulnerability (CVE-2025-43300) that has apparently been exploited as a zero-day “in an extremely sophisticated attack…

Commvault plugs holes in backup suite that allow remote code execution
20
Aug
2025

Commvault plugs holes in backup suite that allow remote code execution

Commvault has fixed four security vulnerabilities that may allow unauthenticated attackers to compromise on-premises deployments of its flagship backup and…