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data analytics
Humans built the problem, AI just scaled it

Information moves across cloud platforms, personal devices, and AI tools, often faster than security teams can track it. Proofpoint’s 2025 Data Security Landscape report shows …

ransomware
Retailers are learning to say no to ransom demands

Ransomware remains one of the biggest operational risks for retailers, but the latest data shows a shift in how these attacks unfold. Fewer incidents now lead to data …

VulnRisk
VulnRisk: Open-source vulnerability risk assessment platform

VulnRisk is an open-source platform for vulnerability risk assessment. It goes beyond basic CVSS scoring by adding context-aware analysis that reduces noise and highlights …

Google
Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime

Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged …

financial sector
Financial services can’t shake security debt

In financial services, application security risk is becoming a long game. Fewer flaws appear in new code, but old ones linger longer, creating a kind of software “interest” …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: November 4, 2025

Cybersecurity Architect Alstom | France | On-site – View job details As a Cybersecurity Architect, you will analyze solutions, identify associated risks, and propose …

shadow IT
Employees keep finding new ways around company access controls

AI, SaaS, and personal devices are changing how people get work done, but the tools that protect company systems have not kept up, according to 1Password. Tools like SSO, MDM, …

Europol
Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls

Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities now drive much …

Passwordless adoption moves from hype to habit

With the average person juggling more than 300 credentials and credential abuse still the top attack vector, the password’s decline is long overdue. Across every major sector, …

Infosec products of the month
Infosec products of the month: October 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Acronis, Akeyless, Axoflow, Blumira, Cayosoft, Confluent, Corelight, Elastic, …

WhatsApp
WhatsApp now lets you secure chat backups with passkeys

Messaging service WhatsApp is launching passkey-encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android, allowing users to encrypt their stored message history using their face, …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: October 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Chekov: …

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