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AIDEFEND
AIDEFEND: Free AI defense framework

AIDEFEND (Artificial Intelligence Defense Framework) is an open knowledge base dedicated to AI security, providing defensive countermeasures and best practices to help …

Google
Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity

Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations …

lock
Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes

There is constant pressure on security leaders to decide which controls deserve the most attention and budget. A new study offers evidence on which measures are most closely …

GenAI
GenAI is fueling smarter fraud, but broken teamwork is the real problem

More than 80 percent of large U.S. companies were targeted by socially engineered fraud in the past year, according to Trustmi’s 2025 Socially Engineered Fraud & Risk …

malware detection
New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks

Attackers have learned how to trick machine learning malware detectors with small but clever code changes, and researchers say they may finally have an answer. In a new paper, …

Michael Green
Finding connection and resilience as a CISO

With sensitive information to protect and reputational risk always in the background, it isn’t easy for security leaders to have open conversations about what’s working and …

AI threats
AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about

In this Help Net Security video, Josh Meier, Senior Generative AI Author at Pluralsight, debunks the myth that AI could “escape” servers or act on its own. He explains how …

maritime cybersecurity
Maritime cybersecurity is the iceberg no one sees coming

Maritime transport, the backbone of global trade, is adapting to shifting economic, political, and technological conditions. Advances in technology have improved efficiency, …

Can AI make threat intelligence easier?
Can AI make threat intelligence easier? One platform thinks so

When analysts at RH-ISAC found themselves spending 10 hours a week just collecting threat intelligence, they knew their process wasn’t sustainable. They were manually tracking …

target
How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At …

artificial intelligence
AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns

A new report from Anthropic shows how criminals are using AI to actively run parts of their operations. The findings suggest that AI is now embedded across the full attack …

AI Security Map
AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact

A single prompt injection in a customer-facing chatbot can leak sensitive data, damage trust, and draw regulatory scrutiny in hours. The technical breach is only the first …

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