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insider threat video
The $19.5 million insider risk problem

Routine employee activity across corporate systems carries an average annual cost of $19.5 million per organization. That figure comes from the 2026 Cost of Insider Risks …

open source
Open-source security debt grows across commercial software

Open source code sits inside nearly every commercial application, and development teams continue to add new dependencies. Black Duck’s 2026 Open Source Security and Risk …

Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response
Review: Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition

Digital Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 5th Edition presents a structured survey of the digital forensics discipline. The book spans foundational principles, platform …

Joni Klippert
AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities

In this Help Net Security interview, Joni Klippert, CEO at StackHawk, discusses what defines DAST coverage in 2026 and why scan completion does not equal security. She …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2026

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Pompelmi: …

Cisco
Threat actor leveraged Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 (CVE-2026-20127)

A “highly sophisticated” cyber threat actor has been exploiting a zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-20127) in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller …

Zoom
Fake Zoom meeting leads to silent install of surveillance software

The article has been taken down following a legal request.

Claude
Anthropic’s Remote Control feature brings Claude Code to mobile devices

Anthropic has introduced a new Claude Code feature called Remote Control, allowing developers to continue a local coding session from a phone, tablet, or any web browser. The …

Solarwinds
SolarWinds Serv-U hit by four critical RCE-level vulnerabilities

SolarWinds has fixed four critical vulnerabilities in its popular Serv-U file transfer solution, which is used by businesses and organizations of all sizes. If exploited, the …

reddit
Reddit fined $19.5 million for failing to protect children’s personal data

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit $19.5 million after finding that the company failed to use children’s personal information lawfully, exposing …

US Department of Justice
Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets

Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., after pleading …

Soliton
CISA flags exploited FileZen command injection bug, patch now! (CVE-2026-25108)

CISA has added CVE-2026-25108, an OS command injection vulnerability in Soliton Systems’ FileZen secure file transfer solution, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities …

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