OpenAI’s gpt-oss-safeguard enables developers to build safer AI
OpenAI is releasing a research preview of gpt-oss-safeguard, a set of open-weight reasoning models for safety classification. The models come in two sizes: gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and…
Category: HelpnetSecurity
Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still “bite”
Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work?…
Commvault introduces Data Rooms to securely connect backup data with AI platforms
Commvault introduced Data Rooms, a secure environment that enables enterprises to safely connect their trusted backup data to the AI platforms they rely on, or…
Python Foundation rejects US government grant earmarked for security improvements
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has rejected a $1.5 million government grant due to restrictive conditions that would force the foundation to betray its mission…
Privado.ai introduces AI agents to automate privacy assessments and real-time data mapping
Privado.ai released several new capabilities to automate privacy assessments and data maps for privacy teams amid growing privacy enforcement for non-compliant personal data sharing. Leveraging…
Palo Alto Networks launches Prisma AIRS 2.0 to deliver end-to-end security across the AI lifecycle
Palo Alto Networks announced Prisma AIRS 2.0, a major platform upgrade that completes the native integration of recently acquired Protect AI to deliver a comprehensive…
Scammers target international students by threatening their visa status
In 2025, the U.S. government revoked thousands of visas from international students, often without warning or explanation. According to a newly released study, this opened…
AI agents can leak company data through simple web searches
When a company deploys an AI agent that can search the web and access internal documents, most teams assume the agent is simply working as…
Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster
In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and…
Product showcase: Syteca – The human-centric insider threat management platform
Most organizations think the greatest danger lurks outside their walls. But statistics keep proving otherwise. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigation Report, 60% of…
Proximity: Open-source MCP security scanner
Proximity is a new open-source tool that scans Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. It identifies the prompts, tools, and resources that a server makes available,…
PoC code drops for remotely exploitable BIND 9 DNS flaw (CVE-2025-40778)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-40778) affecting BIND 9 DNS resolvers could be leveraged by remote, unauthenticated attackers to manipulate DNS entries via cache poisoning, allowing them…