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CTRL+ALT+PWN
Review: CTRL+ALT+PWN

Hacking gear that once sat in well-funded labs now ships to anyone with a credit card and a video tutorial. Frank Riccardi builds his consumer guide, CTRL+ALT+PWN: The …

magnify
Catching ransomware on the wire before it locks the file server

Corporate networks keep sensitive files off individual workstations and store them on shared servers that staff reach through mapped network drives. That arrangement hands …

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What the AI patch gap means for enterprise security

Open-source maintainers are receiving more vulnerability reports than they can act on, and a rising share now comes from an AI system working at machine speed. Over roughly …

Claude
Claude Sonnet 5 includes safeguards against dangerous cyber use

Anthropic has introduced Claude Sonnet 5, the latest version of its general-purpose AI model, with improved reasoning, coding, tool use, and knowledge work capabilities. The …

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What a financial planner taught me about cybersecurity

When I spoke at a recent cybersecurity awareness event for financial planners and tax advisors, the audience really engaged with the subject. As happens at conferences the …

Code
AI-generated code risks reach security, legal, and compliance teams

Most engineering organizations write code with AI, and a good number of them keep that code away from customers. A Flux survey of engineering leaders and practitioners found …

CISO
Getting boards to fund ERM means speaking their currency

In this Help Net Security video, Greg Young, VP Cybersecurity and Corporate Development at TrendAI, explains how to build Enterprise Risk Management that a board will pay for. …

AVG Mobile Security
Product showcase: Scam calls, phishing, and data breaches? Meet AVG Mobile Security

AVG Mobile Security for iOS helps protect users against online threats with features including Web Guard, VPN, Scam Guardian Pro, Hack Alerts, and Photo Vault. It also …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: June 2026

Presented here is a curated selection of noteworthy open-source cybersecurity solutions that have drawn recognition for their ability to enhance security postures across …

compliance
Half the defense base still builds security around compliance

CMMC requirements are appearing in defense contracts and moving down through supplier networks to thousands of companies new to this kind of compliance work. Many run on …

OpenAI
GPT-5.6 gets better at cybersecurity

OpenAI has started rolling out the GPT-5.6 series models in limited preview to a small group of trusted partners through the API and Codex. The series includes Sol as the …

DarkMoon
DarkMoon: Open-source AI pentesting platform

Penetration testing has long run on expert time, with specialists spending days probing a network or web application by hand. Manual engagements stretch across weeks, expert …

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