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XBOW
XBOW’s AI reached the top ranks on HackerOne, and now it has $75M to scale up

XBOW has raised $75 million in Series B funding to grow its AI-driven offensive security platform. The round was led by Altimeter’s Apoorv Agrawal, with participation from …

quantum amplifier
The tiny amplifier that could supercharge quantum computing

Quantum computers are built to handle problems that are far too complex for today’s machines. They could lead to major advances in areas like drug development, encryption, AI, …

data analytics
Why the SOC needs its “Moneyball” moment

In the classic book and later Brad Pitt movie Moneyball, the Oakland A’s didn’t beat baseball’s giants by spending more – they won by thinking differently, scouting …

Rinki Sethi
From posture to prioritization: The shift toward unified runtime platforms

In this Help Net Security interview, Rinki Sethi, Chief Security Officer at Upwind, discusses how runtime platforms help CISOs shift from managing tools to managing risk. She …

Alexander Summerer
Why should companies or organizations convert to FIDO security keys?

In this Help Net Security interview, Alexander Summerer, Head of Authentication at Swissbit, explains how FIDO security keys work, what threats they address, and why they’re …

ransomware
Companies negotiate their way to lower ransom payments

Nearly 50% of companies paid the ransom to recover their data, the second-highest rate in six years, according to Sophos. How actual payments stack up with the initial demand …

privacy
Users lack control as major AI platforms share personal info with third parties

Some of the most popular generative AI and large language model (LLM) platforms, from companies like Meta, Google, and Microsoft, are collecting sensitive data and sharing it …

SonicWall
Trojanized SonicWall NetExtender app exfiltrates VPN credentials

Unknown attackers have trojanized SonicWall’s SSL-VPN NetExtender application, the company has warned on Monday, and have been tricking users into downloading it from a …

High-risk WinRAR RCE vulnerability patched, update quickly! (CVE-2025-6218)

A recently patched directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-6218) in WinRAR could be leveraged by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The …

Common Good Cyber
Common Good Cyber Fund launches to support nonprofits protecting the internet

The Common Good Cyber Fund is a new effort to support cybersecurity that protects everyone, especially those most at risk of harassment, harm, or coercion. It has the …

Stacy Wallace
Why work-life balance in cybersecurity must start with executive support

In this Help Net Security interview, Stacy Wallace, CISO at Arizona Department of Revenue, talks about the realities of work-life balance in cybersecurity leadership. She …

Reconmap
Reconmap: Open-source vulnerability assessment, pentesting management platform

Reconmap is an open source tool for vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. It helps security teams plan, carry out, and report on security tests from start to …

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