Law enforcement takes down proxy botnets used by criminals
US and Dutch law enforcement, with the help of Lumen Technologies researchers, have disrupted 5socks and Anyproxy, two proxy-for-rent services that were used by criminals for …
Airplay-enabled devices open to attack via “AirBorne” vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay Protocol, AirPlay Software Development Kits (SDKs), and the CarPlay Communication Plug-in could allow attackers to compromise …
Eyes, ears, and now arms: IoT is alive
I’ve never quite seen anything like this in my two decades of working in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. In just a few years, devices at home and work started including …
The risks of autonomous AI in machine-to-machine interactions
In this Help Net Security, Oded Hareven, CEO of Akeyless Security, discusses how enterprises should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to address the growing need for …
Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats
In this Help Net Security interview, Nicholas Jackson, Director of Cyber Operations at Bitdefender, discusses how technologies like AI, quantum computing, and IoT are …
The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch
The White House has announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for consumer-grade internet-connected devices. “The …
2025 is going to be a bumpy year for IoT
In the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, 2025 is shaping up to be a politically charged year. Major global jurisdictions are set to implement device security regulations, …
Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization
In this Help Net Security interview, Anjos Nijk, Managing Director of the European Network for Cyber security (ENCS), discusses cybersecurity in the energy sector as it …
Researchers reveal OT-specific malware in use and in development
Malware that’s made specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) control devices is still rare, but …
How to choose secure, verifiable technologies?
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has published a guidance document titled Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies, …
Best practices for staying cyber secure during the holidays
In this Help Net Security video, Sean Tufts, managing partner for critical infrastructure and operational technology at Optiv, discusses best practices for keeping businesses …
Maximizing security visibility on a budget
In this Help Net Security interview, Barry Mainz, CEO at Forescout, discusses the obstacles organizations encounter in attaining security visibility, particularly within cloud …