June 2025
How CISOs can justify security investments in financial terms
In this Help Net Security interview, John Verry, Managing Director at CBIZ, discusses how insurers and financial risk professionals evaluate cybersecurity maturity through …
Review: Redefining Hacking
Redefining Hacking takes a look at how red teaming and bug bounty hunting are changing, especially now that AI is becoming a bigger part of the job. About the authors Omar …
Quantum risk is already changing cybersecurity
A new report from the Cyber Threat Alliance warns that the era of quantum risk is already underway, and security teams need to stop treating it like a problem for tomorrow. …
71% of new hires click on phishing emails within 3 months
New hires are more likely to fall for phishing attacks and social engineering than longer-term employees, especially in their first 90 days, according to Keepnet. Why new …
Medical device cyberattacks push hospitals into crisis mode
22% of healthcare organizations have experienced cyberattacks that directly impacted medical devices, according to RunSafe Security. Three-quarters of these incidents …
Week in review: Keyloggers found on Outlook login pages, police shut down dark web drug market
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Researchers unearth keyloggers on Outlook login pages Unknown threat actors …
Microsoft boosts default security of Windows 365 Cloud PCs
Windows 365 Cloud PCs now come with new default settings aimed at preventing / minimizing data exfiltration and malicious exploits, Microsoft has announced. Windows 365 Cloud …
DuckDuckGo’s Scam Blocker now blocks more types of scams
Online scams are getting worse and more varied. DuckDuckGo knows that, so they’ve made changes. Their built-in Scam Blocker now stops more kinds of scam sites, all without …
Amazon Linux 2023 achieves FIPS 140-3 validation
Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) has earned FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation for several of its cryptographic modules. This means it’s now approved for use in systems that need …
Strategies to secure long-life IoT devices
In this Help Net Security interview, Rob ter Linden, CISO at Signify, discusses priorities for CISOs working on IoT security, including the need for compliant infrastructure, …
CISOs flag gaps in GenAI strategy, skills, and infrastructure
95% of C-suite leaders say that GenAI is driving a new level of innovation in their organizations, according to NTT DATA. While CEOs and business leaders are committed to …
Who’s guarding the AI? Even security teams are bypassing oversight
Even security teams, the ones responsible for protecting the business, are adding to AI-related risk. A new survey by AI security company Mindgard, based on responses from …
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