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Oscar Rodriguez
LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal

In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He …

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 …

CISO
CISOs flag gaps in third-party risk management

Third-party cyber risk continues to concern security leaders as vendor ecosystems grow, supply chains stretch, and AI plays a larger role in business operations. A recent …

investment
Cybersecurity spending keeps rising, so why is business impact still hard to explain?

Cybersecurity budgets keep climbing, but many security leaders still struggle to explain what that spending delivers to the business. A new study by Expel examines that …

zero trust
The NSA lays out the first steps for zero trust adoption

Security pros often say that zero trust sounds straightforward until they try to apply it across real systems, real users, and real data. Many organizations are still sorting …

Abnormal webinar
Webinar: Beyond the Quadrant: An Analyst’s Guide to Evaluating Email Security in 2026

Join former Gartner analyst Ravisha Chugh and Abnormal’s Director of Product Marketing, Lane Billings, on January 20th for an exclusive insider look at how email security …

Anthropic Python
Anthropic backs Python Software Foundation security work with $1.5 million

Anthropic has signed a two-year partnership with the Python Software Foundation (PSF), committing a total of $1.5 million to support the foundation’s work, with a focus on …

CISO Assistant
CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC

CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a …

hardware
Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA

Security teams that deal with connected devices often end up running long firmware scans overnight, checking progress in the morning, and trying to explain to colleagues why a …

handshake
How AI image tools can be tricked into making political propaganda

A single image can shift public opinion faster than a long post. Text to image systems can be pushed to create misleading political visuals, even when safety filters are in …

Orbot for iOS
Product showcase: Orbot – Tor VPN for iOS

Orbot for iOS is a free, open-source networking tool that routes supported app traffic through the Tor network. Developed by the Guardian Project, it is intended for users who …

Proton Lumo
Proton expands Lumo AI assistant with encrypted, project-based workspaces

Lumo is Proton’s AI assistant, built with a focus on privacy and user control. It runs on Proton’s infrastructure and is designed so conversations are not used to train models …

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