cyber risk
Ransomware gangs find Europe’s weakest link in third-party suppliers
Ransomware attacks against European organizations increased during the first months of 2026, with third-party suppliers becoming a major entry point for attackers. Black Kite …
Only 7% of companies are ready for the AI agents they deployed
Most organizations now run or pilot AI agents that operate on company data with limited human direction at each step, a share that reaches 88% in Veeam Software’s Data …
Who pays when you gate cyber-capable AI models?
In this interview with Help Net Security, Jaya Baloo, COO & CISO at Aisle, examines the debate over restricting access to cyber-capable AI models. She lays out the …
The checklist problem behind critical infrastructure cyber safety
An asset owner can meet major federal cyber compliance standards and still run equipment that lacks the engineering to withstand an attack or a failure. New research from …
Onspring CISO on where automated GRC systems fall short
In this interview with Help Net Security, Nichole Windholz, CISO at Onspring, talks about the limits of automated GRC systems and continuous control monitoring. She explains …
Threat actors are recruiting the people who hold cloud logins
Companies keep most of their data and applications in cloud platforms that anyone can reach with the right login. That setup turns each employee holding those credentials into …
OAuth marketplace apps keep access after publishers vanish
Installing an app from the Google Workspace Marketplace or GitHub Marketplace can grant a third party access to company email, files, calendars, code repositories, CI …
Spotless compliance evidence can still hide a broken control
In this interview with Help Net Security, Marc Rubbinaccio, Head of Cybersecurity and Compliance at Secureframe, explains where security teams go wrong when preparing for CMMC …
Only 11% of production agents pass the AI agent security bar
Enterprise teams are running AI agents that write code, drive browsers, answer customer calls, manage cloud infrastructure, and query data warehouses with standing …
Zero trust physical security needs trust decisions at the edge
In this interview with Help Net Security, Chuck Davis, VP, Global Information Security at Hikvision, explains how zero trust applies to physical security systems like cameras …
Building a risk-based vulnerability management program that scales
In this Help Net Security video, Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily, explains how to build a risk-based vulnerability program. He notes that vulnerabilities are exploding by …
The CISO selling confidence in a market full of breach headlines
Engineering teams across enterprise IT are writing their own software with AI coding assistants, spinning up agents that act on their behalf, and assigning those agents the …