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AI
AI agents break rules in unexpected ways

AI agents are starting to take on tasks that used to be handled by people. These systems plan steps, call tools, and carry out actions without a person approving every move. …

Agentic AI
NVIDIA research shows how agentic AI fails under attack

Enterprises are rushing to deploy agentic systems that plan, use tools, and make decisions with less human guidance than earlier AI models. This new class of systems also …

visualization
Building the missing layers for an internet of agents

Cybersecurity teams are starting to think about how large language model agents might interact at scale. A new paper from Cisco Research argues that the current network stack …

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 …

internet
A day in the life of the internet tells a bigger story

On any given day, the internet carries countless signals that hint at how networks behave behind the scenes. Researchers from RIPE NCC and several universities found a way to …

Dennis Pickett
Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions

In this Help Net Security interview, Dennis Pickett, CISO at RTI International, talks about how research institutions can approach cybersecurity with limited resources and …

Michael Yaroshefsky
Treating MCP like an API creates security blind spots

In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Yaroshefsky, CEO at MCP Manager, discusses how Model Context Protocol’s (MCP) trust model creates security gaps that many …

machine learning privacy
New observational auditing framework takes aim at machine learning privacy leaks

Machine learning (ML) privacy concerns continue to surface, as audits show that models can reveal parts of the labels (the user’s choice, expressed preference, or the result …

Marina Marceta
Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation

In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Marceta, CISO at Heineken, discusses what it takes for CISOs to be seen as business-aligned leaders rather than technical …

LLM
Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites

Phishing sites keep rising, and security teams are searching for ways to sort suspicious pages at speed. A recent study explores whether small language models (SLMs) can scan …

Graham McMillan
How an AI meltdown could reset enterprise expectations

In this Help Net Security interview, Graham McMillan, CTO at Redgate Software, discusses AI, security, and the future of enterprise oversight. He explains why past incidents …

Quantum encryption is pushing satellite hardware to its limits

In this Help Net Security interview, Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, Commander Space Command, Swiss Armed Forces, discusses how securing space assets is advancing in response to …

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