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LLMs can boost cybersecurity decisions, but not for everyone
LLMs are moving fast from experimentation to daily use in cybersecurity. Teams are starting to use them to sort through threat intelligence, guide incident response, and help …

Behind the scenes of cURL with its founder: Releases, updates, and security
In this Help Net Security interview, Daniel Stenberg, lead developer od cURL, discusses how the widely used tool remains secure across billions of devices, from cloud services …

How a fake ICS network can reveal real cyberattacks
Researchers have introduced a new way to study and defend against ICS threats. Their project, called ICSLure, is a honeynet built to closely mimic a real industrial …

Creating a compliance strategy that works across borders
In this Help Net Security interview, Marco Goldberg, Managing Director at EQS Group, discusses how compliance and regulation are evolving worldwide. He talks about how …

Building security that protects customers, not just auditors
In this Help Net Security interview, Nir Rothenberg, CISO at Rapyd, discusses global differences in payment security maturity and the lessons that can be learned from leading …

Most enterprise AI use is invisible to security teams
Most enterprise AI activity is happening without the knowledge of IT and security teams. According to Lanai, 89% of AI use inside organizations goes unseen, creating risks …

Your heartbeat could reveal your identity, even in anonymized datasets
A new study has found that electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, often shared publicly for medical research, can be linked back to individuals. Researchers were able to re-identify …

When typing becomes tracking: Study reveals widespread silent keystroke interception
You type your email address into a website form but never hit submit. Hours later, a marketing email shows up in your inbox. According to new research, that is not a …

How attackers weaponize communications networks
In this Help Net Security interview, Gregory Richardson, Vice President, Advisory CISO Worldwide, at BlackBerry, talks about the growing risks to communications networks. He …

Deepfakes are rewriting the rules of geopolitics
Deception and media manipulation have always been part of warfare, but AI has taken them to a new level. Entrust reports that deepfakes were created every five minutes in …

Connected cars are racing ahead, but security is stuck in neutral
Connected cars are already on Europe’s roads, loaded with software, sensors, and constant data connections. Drivers love the features these vehicles bring, from remote apps to …

Cybersecurity research is getting new ethics rules, here’s what you need to know
Top cybersecurity conferences are introducing new rules that require researchers to formally address ethics in their work. Starting with the 2026 USENIX Security Symposium, …