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data analytics
Static feeds leave intelligence teams reacting to irrelevant or late data

Boards and executives are not asking for another feed of indicators. They want to know whether their organization is being targeted, how exposed they are, and what steps need …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: Salesloft Drift breach investigation results, malicious GitHub Desktop installers

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Salesloft Drift data breach: Investigation reveals how attackers got in The …

malware
HybridPetya: (Proof-of-concept?) ransomware can bypass UEFI Secure Boot

ESET researchers have discovered HybridPetya, a bootkit-and-ransomware combo that’s a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, augmented with the capability of …

CVE
CISA looks to partners to shore up the future of the CVE Program

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has affirmed its continuing support for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. “If we …

Help Net Security
HCL AppScan 360º 2.0 protects software supply chains

HCLSoftware launched HCL AppScan 360º version 2.0, a next-generation application security platform designed to help organizations regain control over their software supply …

Help Net Security
Sublime Security enhances threat protection with AI agent

Sublime Security released the Autonomous Detection Engineer (ADÉ), an end-to-end AI agent that turns attack telemetry into transparent and auditable protection that security …

heartbeat ECG
Your heartbeat could reveal your identity, even in anonymized datasets

A new study has found that electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, often shared publicly for medical research, can be linked back to individuals. Researchers were able to re-identify …

Brain
CISOs brace for a new kind of AI chaos

AI is being added to business processes faster than it is being secured, creating a wide gap that attackers are already exploiting, according to the SANS Institute. The scale …

pharma cybersecurity
Attackers are coming for drug formulas and patient data

In the pharmaceutical industry, clinical trial data, patient records, and proprietary drug formulas are prime targets for cybercriminals. These high-value assets make the …

attack
Ransomware, vendor outages, and AI attacks are hitting harder in 2025

Ransomware, third-party disruptions, and the rise of AI-powered attacks are reshaping the cyber risk landscape in 2025. A new midyear analysis from Resilience shows how these …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: September 12, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cynomi, DataLocker, Gigamon, Lookout, and Relyance AI. Cynomi simplifies vendor risk …

SonicWall
Akira ransomware affiliates continue breaching organizations via SonicWall firewalls

Over a year after SonicWall patched CVE-2024-40766, a critical flaw in its next-gen firewalls, ransomware attackers are still gaining a foothold in organizations by exploiting …

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