Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access
On 29 December 2025, coordinated cyberattacks unfolded across Poland’s critical infrastructure, targeting energy and industrial organizations. The attackers struck numerous …
AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale
Email remains a primary entry point for attackers, and security teams continue to manage high volumes of malicious messages that change form across campaigns. Attackers …
Open-source attacks move through normal development workflows
Software development relies on a steady flow of third-party code, automated updates, and fast release cycles. That environment has made the software supply chain a routine …
AI-driven threats are heading straight for the factory floor
In this Help Net Security interview, Natalia Oropeza, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Siemens, discusses how industrial organizations are adapting to a shift in cyber risk …
Agentic AI puts defenders on a tighter timeline to adapt
Security teams know that attackers rarely wait for defenders to be ready. The latest AI Maturity in Cybersecurity Report from Arkose Labs shows how quickly the threat …
How nations build and defend their cyberspace capabilities
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Bernhards Blumbergs, Lead Cyber Security Expert at CERT.LV, discusses how cyberspace has become an integral part of national and …
Cybersecurity leaders underreport cyber incidents to executives
Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and severe, with 71% of surveyed security leaders saying attacks have grown more common in the past year and 61% reporting greater …
Predicting DDoS attacks: How deep learning could give defenders an early warning
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks remain one of the most common and disruptive forms of cybercrime. Defenders have traditionally focused on detecting these attacks …
Many networking devices are still vulnerable to pixie dust attack
Despite having been discovered and reported in 2014, the vulnerability that allows pixie dust attacks still impacts consumer and SOHO networking equipment around the world, …
What could a secure 6G network look like?
The official standards for 6G are set to be announced by the end of 2029. While the industry is moving towards consensus around how the 6G network will be built, it also needs …
Cyber defense cannot be democratized
The democratization of AI has fundamentally lowered the barrier for threat actors, creating a bigger pool of people who can carry out sophisticated attacks. The so-called …
APT groups are getting personal, and CISOs should be concerned
Instead of focusing only on corporate systems, some APT groups are now going after executives in their personal lives. Home networks, private devices, and even family members …
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