
US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions
The US Justice Department had unsealed charges against a US woman and an Ukranian man who, along with three unidentified foreign nationals, have allegedly helped North Korean …

How a GRC consultant passed the CISSP exam in six weeks
Ask any IT security professional which certification they would consider to be the “gold standard” in terms of prestige, credibility, or difficulty, and almost invariably they …

Are you meeting your cyber insurance requirements?
Cyber insurance policies are specifically designed to offer financial protection to organizations in the face of cyber attacks, data breaches, or other cybersecurity …

6 tips to implement security gamification effectively
There’s not a CISO in the industry who’s not aware of the extremely short median CISO tenure. That’s why the best CISOs are those who constantly seek ways to strengthen their …

How to prepare for the CISSP exam: Tips from industry leaders
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is the most widely recognized certification in the information security industry. CISSP certifies that an …

Building a strong cloud security posture
In this Help Net Security video, David Kellerman, Field CTO at Cymulate, discusses how cloud security still seems to lag even as the cloud grows in popularity and usage. Many …

What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?
Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity …

How to optimize your bug bounty programs
In this Help Net Security interview, Roy Davis, Manager – Vulnerability Management & Bug Bounty at Zoom, discusses the role bug bounty programs play in identifying …

Thinking outside the code: How the hacker mindset drives innovation
Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized security analyst, author, and researcher. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government …

New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied
The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ Utils …

5 free red teaming resources to get you started
Red teaming is evaluating the effectiveness of your cybersecurity by eliminating defender bias and adopting an adversarial perspective within your organization. Tactics may …

Ransomware group maturity should influence ransom payment decision
Your organization has been hit by ransomware and a decision has to be made on whether or not to make the ransom payment to get your data decrypted, deleted from …