cybersecurity
Product showcase: LastPass Authenticator brings Face ID, Apple Watch, and cloud backup to 2FA
LastPass Authenticator is a free app that provides two-factor authentication (2FA) for accounts and any service that supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP). It supports …
GitHub delays version updates so malware gets caught first
An automated update tool watches a package registry, catches a new release the moment it publishes, and opens a pull request for your team. That is the job it was built to do. …
Google gives developers an AI bug hunter that also writes patches
Google has launched a preview of CodeMender, an AI agent built to scan code for security flaws, confirm they are exploitable, and generate fixes for developers to review. …
Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera
Google’s selfie video sign-in option verifies that an account owner is a real person and that the account wasn’t created or used by computer programs or bots for the purpose …
The automotive software vulnerabilities hiding in your dashboard
Pop the hood on a new car and you won’t find much you can fix with a wrench. What you’ll find is software, and a lot of it. The screen in the dash probably runs …
The best-funded companies open the most phishing attachments
An employee gets an email dressed as a password reset. She clicks the link, types her credentials into a page built to copy her company’s login screen, and moves on with …
Ransomware in 2026: More groups, more victims, no slowdown
Ransomware activity followed a recognizable pattern during the previous four years. Each year was defined by a dominant actor, its collapse, or a major supply chain incident. …
PyPI hardens package security with new upload restrictions
The Python Package Index (PyPI) now rejects uploads of new files to releases older than 14 days to prevent attackers from poisoning long-stable releases if a project’s …
GitHub revamps bug bounty program with new VIP tier, payout changes
GitHub is changing its bug bounty program to reward higher-quality vulnerability reports and reduce low-effort submissions, including AI-generated reports. The changes will …
Shadow AI is becoming enterprise security’s biggest blind spot
Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to everyday business operations with remarkable speed. Employees are using it to summarize documents, draft …
The AI code vulnerabilities that grow with your app
Theori built 28 apps with AI coding agents and scanned each one through its pentesting platform. Five models did the building, split between Anthropic and OpenAI, across apps …
Building a defense in depth strategy for sensitive data
In this Help Net Security video, Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, a Professional Software Engineer, explains how to build a defense in depth strategy for protecting sensitive …
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