Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect
Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential …
New infosec products of the week: December 19, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Apiiro, Astra Security, Push Security, Trellix, and XM Cyber. Apiiro unveils AI SAST …
Crypto theft in 2025: North Korean hackers continue to dominate
When they strike cryptocurrency-related targets, North Korean hacking groups are increasingly aiming for large services where a single breach can move serious money, a new …
Clipping Scripted Sparrow’s wings: Tracking a global phishing ring
Between June 2024 and December 2025, Fortra analysts tracked a persistent business email compromise (BEC) operation that we have now classified as Scripted Sparrow. The group …
Microsoft 365 users targeted in device code phishing attacks
Attackers are targeting Microsoft 365 users with device code authorization phishing, a technique that fools users into approving access tokens, Proofpoint warns. The method …
More than half of public vulnerabilities bypass leading WAFs
Miggo Security has released a new report that examines how web application firewalls are used across real-world security programs. The research outlines the role WAFs play as …
Group Policy abuse reveals China-aligned espionage group targeting governments
ESET Research has identified a previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat group that uses Windows Group Policy to deploy malware and move through victim …
The soft underbelly of space isn’t in orbit, it’s on the ground
In this Help Net Security interview, Øystein Thorvaldsen, CISO at KSAT, discusses how adversaries view the ground segment as the practical way to reach space systems and why …
Privacy risks sit inside the ads that fill your social media feed
Regulatory limits on explicit targeting have not stopped algorithmic profiling on the web. Ad optimization systems still adapt which ads appear based on users’ private …
Should AI access be treated as a civil right across generations?
AI use is expanding faster than the infrastructure that supports it, and that gap is starting to matter for security, resilience, and access. A new position paper argues that …
What cybersecurity leaders are reading to stay ahead
If you’re looking for holiday gift ideas, books remain one of the simplest ways to spark curiosity and support someone’s growth. Whether the person on your list is exploring …
Cisco email security appliances rooted and backdoored via still unpatched zero-day
A suspected Chinese-nexus threat group has been compromising Cisco email security devices and planting backdoors and log-purging tools on them since at least late November …