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phishing
AI-enabled device code phishing campaign exploits OAuth flow for account takeover

A phishing campaign that bypasses the standard 15-minute expiration window through automation and dynamic code generation, leveraging the OAuth Device Code Authentication flow …

GitHub
GitHub Copilot CLI gets a second-opinion feature built on cross-model review

Coding agents make decisions in sequence: a plan is drafted, implemented, then tested. Any error introduced early compounds as subsequent steps build on the same flawed …

Comp AI
Comp AI: The open-source way to get compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR

Getting a startup through a SOC 2 audit has long meant months of manual evidence collection, policy writing, and repeated back-and-forth with auditors. A growing number of …

OpenAI
OpenAI opens applications for an external AI safety research fellowship

OpenAI is accepting applications for a paid fellowship program that will fund external researchers to work on safety and alignment questions related to advanced AI systems. …

Alec Summers
The case for fixing CWE weakness patterns instead of patching one bug at a time

In this Help Net Security interview, Alec Summers, MITRE CVE/CWE Project Lead, discusses how CWE is moving from a background reference into active use in vulnerability …

email
How Mimecast brings enterprise-grade email protection to API deployment

In this Help Net Security video, Andrew Williams, Senior Product Manager at Mimecast, walks through the company’s API-based email security protection for Microsoft 365 …

Google
Google study finds LLMs are embedded at every stage of abuse detection

Online platforms are running large language models at every stage of LLM content moderation, from generating training data to auditing their own systems for bias. Researchers …

network
Residential proxies make a mockery of IP-based defenses

Attack traffic moved through ordinary home and mobile connections in ways that limited the usefulness of IP reputation on its own. GreyNoise observed 4 billion malicious …

Proton Authenticator
Product showcase: Proton Authenticator is an end-to-end encrypted, open source 2FA app

Proton Authenticator is a free and open-source two-factor authentication (2FA) app that generates time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) to help secure online accounts. It is …

wireless
IT talent looks the other way as wireless security incidents pile up

Enterprise wireless networks are supporting a growing mix of devices and applications, increasing operational demand and security exposure. The 2026 Cisco State of Wireless …

CISO
CISOs grapple with AI demands within flat budgets

Security spending continues to edge upward across large organizations, though the changes remain gradual and tightly managed. The 2026 RH-ISAC CISO Benchmark reflects a steady …

week in review
Week in review: Axios npm supply chain compromise, critical FortiClient EMS bugs exploited

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks Generative AI …

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