cybersecurity
ICS intrusion detection has blind spots that complicate plant security
Industrial control systems on plant floors run alongside a growing layer of monitoring software meant to catch intruders before they reach a turbine, a valve, or a chemical …
Your IAM was built for humans, AI agents don’t care
Identity and access management was built for a simpler world. One where the hardest problem was a human logging in, and where “Who are you?” was sufficient to …
The AI criminal mastermind is already hiring on gig platforms
Labor-hire platforms let anyone with a credit card post a task and pay a stranger to complete it. The RentAHuman platform extends that model to AI agents through a Model …
Product showcase: LuLu reveals unauthorized outbound connections from Mac apps
LuLu is a free, open-source firewall for macOS that lets you control which apps are allowed to send data from your computer. macOS includes a built-in firewall, but it mainly …
Users advised to drop passwords and make room for passkeys
In a decisive move that could reshape how users log in online, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging consumers to abandon passwords in favour of passkeys, …
Compromised everyday devices power Chinese cyber espionage operations
China-linked threat actors have shifted from individually procured infrastructure to large-scale covert networks, botnets built from compromised routers and other edge …
AI is speeding up nation-state cyber programs
In this Help Net Security interview, Kaja Ciglic, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy at Microsoft, discusses how nation-state cyber programs have changed over …
If cyber espionage via HDMI worries you, NCSC built a device to stop it
A new cybersecurity device developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) should be a helpful solution for protecting governments and businesses from malicious …
GopherWhisper APT group hides command and control traffic in Slack and Discord
Attackers continue to lean on everyday collaboration platforms to hide command and control traffic inside normal enterprise noise. A newly identified China-aligned APT group …
A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business
In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business …
Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks
The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay, covering more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, documents a 7% year-over-year rise in overall claim frequency and an all-time …
Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data
Security and data governance are among the key considerations in Google’s latest AI update, which introduces Workspace Intelligence within Google Workspace. Google describes …
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