May 2025

Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity
Proofpoint has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity, a pan-European provider of AI-powered Microsoft 365 (M365) security, data protection, compliance, …

Coinbase suffers data breach, gets extorted (but won’t pay)
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has suffered a breach, which resulted in attackers acquiring customers’ data that can help them mount social engineering …

GitLab 18 increases developer productivity by integrating AI throughout the platform
GitLab launched GitLab 18, including AI capabilities natively integrated into the platform and major new innovations across core DevOps, and security and compliance workflows …

PentestPad streamlines security testing workflows
PentestPad announced a major rollout of new features to its platform, built to transform how modern security teams deliver penetration testing and manage vulnerabilities, …

Samsung patches MagicINFO 9 Server vulnerability exploited by attackers
Companies running Samsung MagicINFO, a platform for managing content on Samsung commercial digital displays, should upgrade to the latest available version of its v9 branch to …

Russia-linked hackers target webmail servers in Ukraine-related espionage operation
ESET researchers have uncovered RoundPress, a Russia-aligned espionage operation targeting webmail servers via XSS vulnerabilities. Behind it is most likely the Russia-aligned …

LiongardIQ unifies asset inventory, network monitoring and AI insights
Liongard has launched LiongardIQ, a new product designed to address the complexities of cyber resilience. Available July 2025, LiongardIQ moves beyond the Liongard you once …

Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations
In this Help Net Security interview, Anne Sofie Roed Rasmussen, CISO at Novonesis, discusses how a science-driven organization approaches cybersecurity, aligning innovation …

Kubernetes has grown up: From testbed to critical infrastructure
In this Help Net Security video, Divya Mohan, Principal Technology Advocate at SUSE, discusses how Kubernetes has firmly transitioned from an emerging technology into a core …

How 300,000+ hard drives performed in the real world
Cloud storage company Backblaze has released its Q1 2025 hard drive reliability report, which provides insights into the performance and failure rates of various HDD models …

How Kim Crawley challenges big tech in “Digital Safety in a Dangerous World”
In this Help Net Security interview, Kim Crawley, cybersecurity expert and Professor at the Open Institute of Technology, discusses her upcoming book Digital Safety in a …

New blockchain security standards target safer ecosystems
The Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) launched its first four security standards, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards a more secure and …
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