Help Net Security
The importance of secure passwords can’t be emphasized enough
Cybercriminals typically rely on weak passwords to break into online accounts of unsuspecting victims, which often leads to severe consequences. But despite understanding the …
Introducing the book: Managing the Dynamic Nature of Cyber Security
In order to provide organizations with knowledge to lower their cyber risk, Dr. Sander Zeijlemaker, launched his book – “Managing the Dynamic Nature of Cyber Security: A …
AppViewX raises $20 million to help businesses reduce risk
AppViewX has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, led by growth equity firm and existing investor, Brighton Park Capital. Through its Automation Platform, AppViewX …
60% of IT leaders are not confident about their secure cloud access
60% of IT and security leaders are not confident in their organization’s ability to ensure secure cloud access, even as adoption continues to grow across a diverse range of …
Up to 90% of governmental websites serve cookies or third-party trackers
In some countries up to 90% of governmental websites add third-party tracker cookies without users’ consent. This occurs even in countries with strict user privacy laws, …
The past, present and future of Metasploit
Metasploit is the most used penetration testing framework. In this Help Net Security video, Spencer McIntyre, Lead Security Researcher at Rapid7, talks about how Metasploit …
Why SBOMs aren’t the silver bullet they’re portrayed as
A Software Bill of Materials, often shortened to the acronym SBOM, is a formal, machine-readable inventory of software components and dependencies, information about those …
Huntress acquires security awareness training platform Curricula for $22 million
Huntress, the managed security platform for SMBs, has acquired Curricula, a story-based security awareness training platform that empowers employees to better defend …
Product showcase: Passwork – the best solution for work with corporate passwords
Passwork aims to enable efficient and secure working processes through the automated management of passwords and corporate accounts. Quickly access all employee credentials. …
Popular business web apps fail to implement critical password requirements
Specops Software released new research finding cybersecurity weaknesses in business web apps including Shopify, Zendesk, Trello, and Stack Overflow. Amid a wave of …
What threats and challenges are CISOs and CROs most focused on?
Cyber executives may not be sufficiently prioritizing threats from vulnerabilities within the value chain, beyond the immediate boundaries of their own organizations, …
Cybercriminals targeting law enforcement agencies worldwide
Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 companies worldwide, has registered an increase in malicious activity targeting law enforcement …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- CISA: Recently fixed Chrome vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-4664)
- Deepfake attacks could cost you more than money
- Coinbase suffers data breach, gets extorted (but won’t pay)
- Samsung patches MagicINFO 9 Server vulnerability exploited by attackers
- Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations