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The NSA lays out the first steps for zero trust adoption
Security pros often say that zero trust sounds straightforward until they try to apply it across real systems, real users, and real data. Many organizations are still sorting …
UK announces grand plan to secure online public services
The UK has announced a new Government Cyber Action Plan aimed at making online public services more secure and resilient, and has allocated £210 million (approximately $283 …
Europe’s DMA raises new security worries for mobile ecosystems
Mobile security has long depended on tight control over how apps and services interact with a device. A new paper from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law warns that …
Attackers keep finding new ways to fool AI
AI development keeps accelerating while the safeguards around it move on uneven ground, according to The International AI Safety Report. Security leaders are being asked to …
Los Alamos researchers warn AI may upend national security
For decades, the United States has built its defense posture around predictable timelines for technological progress. That assumption no longer holds, according to researchers …
“Patched” but still exposed: US federal agencies must remediate Cisco flaws (again)
CISA has ordered US federal agencies to fully address two actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-20333, CVE-2025-20362) in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and …
CISA: Patch Samsung flaw exploited to deliver spyware (CVE-2025-21042)
CISA has added CVE-2025-21042, a vulnerability affecting Samsung mobile devices, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, and has ordered US federal civilian …
How far can police push privacy before it breaks
Police use drones, body cameras, and license plate readers as part of their daily work. Supporters say these tools make communities safer. Critics see something different, a …
How nations build and defend their cyberspace capabilities
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Bernhards Blumbergs, Lead Cyber Security Expert at CERT.LV, discusses how cyberspace has become an integral part of national and …
How the City of Toronto embeds security across governance and operations
In this Help Net Security interview, Andree Noel, Deputy CISO at City of Toronto, discusses how the municipality strengthens its cyber defense by embedding security into …
Python Foundation rejects US government grant earmarked for security improvements
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has rejected a $1.5 million government grant due to restrictive conditions that would force the foundation to betray its mission and its …
72 states sign first global UN Convention against Cybercrime
The world’s first global convention to prevent and respond to cybercrime opened for signature today in Hanoi, Vietnam, and will remain open at United Nations Headquarters in …
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