Help Net Security newsletters: Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here!

Please turn on your JavaScript for this page to function normally.
airplane
Airline brands become launchpads for phishing, crypto fraud

Airline brands sit at the center of peak travel booking cycles, loyalty programs, and high value transactions. Criminal groups continue to register thousands of lookalike …

Luke McNamara
The defense industrial base is a prime target for cyber disruption

Cyber threats against the defense industrial base (DIB) are intensifying, with adversaries shifting from traditional espionage toward operations designed to disrupt production …

LockBit
LockBit 5.0 ransomware expands its reach across Windows, Linux, and ESXi

The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has identified a new and significantly enhanced version of the LockBit ransomware, LockBit 5.0, currently being deployed in active …

attack
AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale

Email remains a primary entry point for attackers, and security teams continue to manage high volumes of malicious messages that change form across campaigns. Attackers …

Global Threat & Event Intelligence Map
Global Threat Map: Open-source real-time situational awareness platform

Global Threat Map is an open-source project offering security teams a live view of reported cyber activity across the globe, pulling together open data feeds into a single …

QR code
QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous

QR codes have become a routine part of daily life, showing up on emails, posters, menus, invoices, and login screens. Security-savvy users have learned to treat links with …

cyber resilience
Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations

CISOs describe a shift in how they define success. New research from Absolute Security shows broad agreement that resilience outweighs security goals centered on prevention …

collaboration
Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department

Cybersecurity has moved from a technical problem to a boardroom concern tied to survival. A global Rimini Street study of senior executives shows security risk shaping …

romance scam
LLMs are automating the human part of romance scams

Romance scams succeed because they feel human. New research shows that feeling no longer requires a person on the other side of the chat. The three stages of a romance-baiting …

target
Ransomware keeps widening its reach

Ransomware keeps shifting into new territory, pulling in victims from sectors and regions that once saw fewer attacks. The latest Global Threat Briefing for H2 2025 from …

Sonia Kumar
Smart grids are trying to modernize and attackers are treating it like an invitation

In this Help Net Security interview, Sonia Kumar, Senior Director Cyber Security at Analog Devices, discusses how securing decentralized smart grids demands a shift in …

world map
Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security

Offensive cyber activity has moved far beyond a handful of major powers. More governments now rely on digital operations to project influence during geopolitical tension, …

Don't miss

Cybersecurity news
Daily newsletter sent Monday-Friday
Weekly newsletter sent on Mondays
Editor's choice newsletter sent twice a month
Periodical newsletter released when there is breaking news
Weekly newsletter listing new cybersecurity job positions
Monthly newsletter focusing on open source cybersecurity tools