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Medical device cyberattacks push hospitals into crisis mode
22% of healthcare organizations have experienced cyberattacks that directly impacted medical devices, according to RunSafe Security. Three-quarters of these incidents …
Week in review: Keyloggers found on Outlook login pages, police shut down dark web drug market
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Researchers unearth keyloggers on Outlook login pages Unknown threat actors …
Amazon Linux 2023 achieves FIPS 140-3 validation
Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) has earned FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation for several of its cryptographic modules. This means it’s now approved for use in systems that need …
CISOs flag gaps in GenAI strategy, skills, and infrastructure
95% of C-suite leaders say that GenAI is driving a new level of innovation in their organizations, according to NTT DATA. While CEOs and business leaders are committed to …
Who’s guarding the AI? Even security teams are bypassing oversight
Even security teams, the ones responsible for protecting the business, are adding to AI-related risk. A new survey by AI security company Mindgard, based on responses from …
How C-suite roles are shaping the future of tech leadership
As companies accelerate towards technology-driven business models, the tech C-suite is embracing new skills, greater influence, and a unified approach to business …
Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing eBPF with Cilium, Tetragon, and SBOMs for security
As applications become more distributed, traditional monitoring and security tools are failing to keep pace. This article explores how eBPF, when utilized by the graduated …
35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and …
From cleaners to creepers: The risk of mobile privilege escalation
In this Help Net Security video, Nico Chiaraviglio, Chief Scientist at Zimperium, explores how Android apps can be abused to escalate privileges, giving attackers access to …
Employees are using AI where they know they shouldn’t
Despite widespread anticipation about AI’s positive impact on workforce productivity, most employees feel they were overpromised on its potential, according to GoTo. In fact, …
MDEAutomator: Open-source endpoint management, incident response in MDE
Managing endpoints and responding to security incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) can be time-consuming and complex. MDEAutomator is an open-source tool …
Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, Mirai botnets target unpatched Wazuh servers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes zero-day exploited for cyber espionage (CVE-2025-33053) For …
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