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cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: 300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack, exploited Git RCE flaw

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via …

Phishing
Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms

A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in …

Help Net Security
Halo Security platform updates give teams better control over exposure data

Halo Security announced platform enhancements designed to give security teams flexibility and control within the platform. The new features include custom dashboards, …

malware detection
New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks

Attackers have learned how to trick machine learning malware detectors with small but clever code changes, and researchers say they may finally have an answer. In a new paper, …

Michael Green
Finding connection and resilience as a CISO

With sensitive information to protect and reputational risk always in the background, it isn’t easy for security leaders to have open conversations about what’s working and …

AI threats
AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about

In this Help Net Security video, Josh Meier, Senior Generative AI Author at Pluralsight, debunks the myth that AI could “escape” servers or act on its own. He explains how …

AI
AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information

While enterprise IT leaders recognize the transformative potential of AI, a gap in information readiness is causing their organizations to struggle in securing, governing, and …

Infosec products of the month
Infosec products of the month: August 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Black Kite, Brivo, Cloudflare, Descope, Doppel, Druva, Elastic, ExtraHop, …

Agentic AI
Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations

Cybercriminals have started “vibe hacking” with AI’s help, AI startup Anthropic has shared in a report released on Wednesday. An attacker used the agentic AI …

Help Net Security
Cycuity Radix-ST identifies security weaknesses earlier in chip design

Cycuity introduces Radix-ST, a new product in its Radix portfolio of security solutions designed to leverage static analysis techniques to identify potential weaknesses early …

ScamAgent
ScamAgent shows how AI could power the next wave of scam calls

Scam calls have long been a problem for consumers and enterprises, but a new study suggests they may soon get an upgrade. Instead of a human scammer on the other end of the …

Andrew Hillier
Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy

AI infrastructure is expensive, complex, and often caught between competing priorities. On one side, security teams want strong isolation and boundaries. On the other, …

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