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Infostealers and the high value of stolen data
The risk of personal and professional data being stolen by nefarious actors looms larger than ever, according to Trend Micro. Understanding the risks associated with data …
Sumo Logic discloses potential breach via compromised AWS credential
Cloud-native big data and security analytics firm Sumo Logic is investigating a potential security incident within their platform, the company revealed on Tuesday. The Sumo …
How global password practices are changing
Password health and hygiene improved globally over the past year, reducing the risk of account takeover for consumers and businesses, according to Dashlane. Password reuse …
How human behavior research informs security strategies
In this Help Net Security interview, Kai Roer, CEO at Praxis Security Labs, explores the theoretical underpinnings, practical implications, and the crucial role of human …
How passkeys are changing the face of authentication
As passwordless identity becomes mainstream, the term “passkey” is quickly becoming a new buzzword in cybersecurity. But what exactly is a passkey and why do we need them? A …
Securing GitHub Actions for a safer DevOps pipeline
GitHub Actions provides a platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), enabling your build, test, and deployment process automation. It allows you to …
Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin
FraudGPT is the evil counterpart to ChatGPT. Criminals use it to target businesses with phishing emails and scams with speed and accuracy like never before. The AI can be …
Is your identity safe? Exploring the gaps in threat protection
A recent study from Silverfort has identified the identity attack surface as today’s most substantial weakness in cybersecurity resilience. Traditional approaches, such …
Never use your master password as a password on other accounts
One in three Americans now use password managers, up from one in five in 2022, according to an online poll by Security.org that quizzed 1,051 American adults on how they use …
Is the cybersecurity community’s obsession with compliance counter-productive?
Does anyone think the chances of surviving a plane crash increase if our tray tables are locked and our carry-on bags are completely stowed under our seats? That we’ll be OK …
Adapting authentication to a cloud-centric landscape
In this Help Net Security interview, Florian Forster, CEO at Zitadel, discusses the challenges CISOs face in managing authentication across increasingly distributed and remote …
Bitwarden launches E2EE Secrets Manager
Bitwarden, a popular open-source password management service, has released Bitwarden Secrets Manager, an open-source, end-to-end encrypted solution that helps development, IT …