Smart manufacturing demands workers with AI and cybersecurity skills
The manufacturing sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation. According to Rockwell Automation’s 10th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, 56% of …
Week in review: Covertly connected and insecure Android VPN apps, Apple fixes exploited zero-day
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure Three …
China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services
In its recently released 2025 Threat Hunting Report, Crowdstrike pointed out an interesting trend: a 136% surge in cloud intrusions. A good chunk of this surge is due to …
Interpol operation seizes $97 million in African cybercrime sweep
Authorities in Africa have arrested 1,209 people in an Interpol-led crackdown on cybercrime that targeted nearly 88,000 victims. 11,432 malicious infrastructures were …
Five ways OSINT helps financial institutions to fight money laundering
Here are five key ways OSINT tools can help financial firms develop advanced strategies to fight money laundering criminals. 1. Reveal complex networks and ownership …
AI gives ransomware gangs a deadly upgrade
Ransomware continues to be the major threat to large and medium-sized businesses, with numerous ransomware gangs abusing AI for automation, according to Acronis. Ransomware …
The new battleground for CISOs is human behavior
This article is no longer available. Check out our news from this week here: Week in review: Covertly connected and insecure Android VPN apps, Apple fixes exploited zero-day
Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow
A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global conflict, but they are. These organizations face daily …
DevOps in the cloud and what is putting your data at risk
In this Help Net Security video, Greg Bak, Head of Product Enablement at GitProtect, walks through some of the biggest security risks DevOps teams are dealing with. He covers …
New infosec products of the week: August 22, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Doppel, Druva, LastPass, and StackHawk. StackHawk empowers security teams to expand …
Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs
A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life Cisco networking devices via an old …
AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged
AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could be “tricked” into reporting them as …
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