70% of leaked secrets remain active two years later
Long-lived plaintext credentials have been involved in most breaches over the last several years, according to GitGuardian. When valid credentials, such as API keys, …
Most organizations change policies to reduce CISO liability risk
93% of organizations made policy changes over the preceding 12 months to address concerns about increased personal liability for CISOs, according to Fastly. This includes two …
Report: The State of Secrets Sprawl 2025
GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2025 report shows no progress in combating secrets sprawl, with 23.8 million secrets leaked on public GitHub repositories in 2024—a 25% …
APTs have been using zero-day Windows shortcut exploit for eight years (ZDI-CAN-25373)
State-sponsored threat actors and cybercrime groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a zero-day Windows vulnerability with no fix in sight for …
Moving beyond checkbox security for true resilience
In this Help Net Security interview, William Booth, director, ATT&CK Evaluations at MITRE, discusses how CISOs can integrate regulatory compliance with proactive risk …
Dependency-Check: Open-source Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool
Dependency-Check is an open-source Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool to identify publicly disclosed vulnerabilities within a project’s dependencies. The tool …
Protecting your iCloud data after Apple’s Advanced Data Protection removal in the UK
Advanced Data Protection (ADP) secures iCloud data with end-to-end encryption. This ensures that no one, not even Apple, can access the encrypted data, which remains secure …
The rise of DAST 2.0 in 2025
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) found favor among security teams as an easy way to deploy security testing without really engaging developers. With the ability to …
How AI and automation are reshaping security leadership
The contemporary SOC is transforming as it starts to realize the benefits of GenAI and utilize the manifestations of autonomous agentic AI, according to Tines. Additionally, …
Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement
While still not widely distributed, a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed StilachiRAT is a serious threat. “[The malware] demonstrates sophisticated techniques …
FBI: Free file converter sites and tools deliver malware
Malware peddlers are increasingly targeting users who are searching for free file converter services (websites) and tools, the FBI’s Denver Field Office has warned …
How financial institutions can minimize their attack surface
In this Help Net Security interview, Sunil Mallik, CISO of Discover Financial Services, discusses cybersecurity threats for financial institutions. He also shares insights on …