Category: HelpnetSecurity

Ransomware groups shift to quadruple extortion to maximize pressure
05
Aug
2025

Ransomware groups shift to quadruple extortion to maximize pressure

Threat actors are using a new quadruple extortion tactic in ransomware campaigns, while double extortion remains the most common approach,…

Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI
05
Aug
2025

Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI

In this Help Net Security interview, Aayush Choudhury, CEO at Scrut Automation, discusses why many security tools built for large…

BloodHound 8.0 debuts with major upgrades in attack path management
05
Aug
2025

BloodHound 8.0 debuts with major upgrades in attack path management

SpecterOps has released BloodHound 8.0, the latest iteration of its open-source attack path management platform, featuring major enhancements and expanded…

Back to basics webinar: The ecosystem of CIS Security best practices
05
Aug
2025

Back to basics webinar: The ecosystem of CIS Security best practices

Generative AI models, multi-cloud strategies, Internet of Things devices, third-party suppliers, and a growing list of regulatory compliance obligations all…

Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter
05
Aug
2025

Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter

In Q2 2025, Harmonic reviewed 1 million GenAI prompts and 20,000 uploaded files across more than 300 GenAI and AI-powered…

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 5, 2025
05
Aug
2025

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 5, 2025

CW – OT Security Officer SSE | United Kingdom | On-site – View job details As a CW – OT…

SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day
04
Aug
2025

SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day

Attackers wielding the Akira ransomware and possibly a zero-day exploit have been spotted targeting SonicWall firewalls since July 15, 2025….

The surprising truth about identity security confidence
04
Aug
2025

The surprising truth about identity security confidence

Organizations most confident in their identity security are often the least prepared, according to a new report from BeyondID. The…

AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management
04
Aug
2025

AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management

In this Help Net Security interview, Marc Frankel, CEO at Manifest Cyber, discusses how overlooked AI-specific risks, like poisoned training…

Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million
04
Aug
2025

Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million

IBM released its Cost of a Data Breach Report, which revealed AI adoption is greatly outpacing AI security and governance….

Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released
04
Aug
2025

Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released

Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms….

What's keeping risk leaders up at night? AI, tariffs, and cost cuts
04
Aug
2025

What’s keeping risk leaders up at night? AI, tariffs, and cost cuts

Enterprise risk leaders are most concerned about rising tariffs and trade tensions heading into the second half of 2025, according…