October 2025
Week in review: Actively exploited Windows SMB flaw, trusted OAuth apps turned into cloud backdoors
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Most AI privacy research looks the wrong way Most research on LLM privacy has …
Microsoft releases urgent fix for actively exploited WSUS vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287)
Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update that “comprehensively” addresses CVE-2025-59287, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Server …
Microsoft blocks risky file previews in Windows File Explorer
Along with fixing many code-based vulnerabilities, the October 2025 Windows updates also change how File Explorer handles files downloaded from the internet. The change …
What Microsoft’s 2025 report reveals about the new rules of engagement in cyberdefense
Adversaries are using AI to sharpen attacks, automate operations, and challenge long-standing defenses, according to a new Microsoft report. Researchers describe a year in …
Smart helmet tech points to the future of fighting audio deepfakes
Voice cloning has become fast, cheap, and convincing. With only a few minutes of recorded speech, generative models can recreate a person’s voice with matching tone, rhythm, …
Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Rekha Shenoy, CEO at BackBox, takes a look at AI in cybersecurity, separating hype from reality. She explains why AI’s true value lies not in …
When AI writes code, humans clean up the mess
AI coding tools are reshaping how software is written, tested, and secured. They promise speed, but that speed comes with a price. A new report from Aikido Security shows that …
New infosec products of the week: October 24, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Axoflow, Elastic, Illumio, Keycard, Netscout and Rubrik. Axoflow Security Data Layer …
Researchers expose large-scale YouTube malware distribution network
Check Point researchers have uncovered, mapped and helped set back a stealthy, large-scale malware distribution operation on YouTube they dubbed the “YouTube Ghost …
Wireshark 4.6.0 brings major updates for packet analysis and decryption
If you’ve ever used Wireshark to dig into network traffic you know how vital even small upgrades can be. With version 4.6.0 the team behind the open-source network protocol …
Lanscope Endpoint Manager vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-61932)
CVE-2025-61932, an “improper verification of source of a communication channel” vulnerability affecting Lanscope Endpoint Manager, has been exploited as a zero-day …
NETSCOUT’s KlearSight Sensor delivers visibility into encrypted Kubernetes environments
NETSCOUT announced an innovation designed to meet organizations’ needs for observability within complex cloud environments. With the demands of large, multi-cluster Kubernetes …
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