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Two things you need in place to successfully adopt AI
Organizations should not shy away from taking advantage of AI tools, but they need to find the right balance between maximizing efficiency and mitigating organizational risk. …

Only 2-5% of application security alerts require immediate action
The large volume of security alerts, many created by automated tools, is overwhelming security and development teams, according to the 2025 Application Security Benchmark …

GenAI turning employees into unintentional insider threats
The amount of data being shared by businesses with GenAI apps has exploded, increasing 30x in one year, according to Netskope. The average organization now shares more than …

Week in review: Chrome sandbox escape 0-day fixed, Microsoft adds new AI agents to Security Copilot
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft’s new AI agents take on phishing, patching, alert fatigue Microsoft …

Cloudflare open sources OPKSSH to bring Single Sign-On to SSH
OPKSSH (OpenPubkey SSH) makes it easy to authenticate to servers over SSH using OpenID Connect (OIDC), allowing developers to ditch manually configured SSH keys in favor of …

Android financial threats: What businesses need to know to protect themselves and their customers
The rise of mobile banking has changed how businesses and customers interact. It brought about increased convenience and efficiency, but has also opened new doors for …

Cybersecurity spending set to jump 12.2% in 2025
Global cybersecurity spending is expected to grow by 12.2% in 2025, according to the latest forecast from the IDC Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The rise in cyber threats …

Healthcare’s alarming cybersecurity reality
89% of healthcare organizations have the top 1% of riskiest Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices – which contain known exploitable vulnerabilities (KEVs) linked to active …

Post-quantum cryptography and the future of online safety
In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, explores the rising urgency of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and what organizations must do to prepare. …

How to manage and protect your biometric data
Biometric data refers to unique physical or behavioral characteristics that are used to verify a person’s identity. Revoking or changing biometric data is more complicated …

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: March 2025
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Hetty: Open-source …

ETSI releases security standard for the quantum future
ETSI launched post-quantum security standard to guarantee the protection of critical data and communications in the future. The specification “Efficient Quantum-Safe …
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