Building a ransomware decision tree before the call comes in
In this Help Net Security video, Kerri Shafer-Page, VP of Incident Response at Arctic Wolf, walks through the ransomware decision tree in this video. She covers four areas …
Companies may be measuring phishing resilience the wrong way
Companies that judge phishing simulation programs by how often employees click simulated attack emails may be overlooking more important indicators of cyber resilience, …
AI is changing what Salesforce security needs to govern
Existing security and governance practices have largely focused on identities, permissions, access, configurations and controls. WithSecure’s Navigating Trust in the Modern …
Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS release patches security bugs across ten flavors
Canonical shipped Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, bundling security updates and fixes for high-severity bugs into new installation media for the “Noble Numbat” release. Anyone …
New infosec products of the week: September 11, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Akeyless, Orchid Security, Scytale, and Securin. Securin Platform helps security …
Your passkeys can now move between password managers on Android
Google turned on a transfer feature in Android that moves passwords and passkeys straight from one password manager to another, with no file to download along the way. You …
Attackers call employees’ personal phones to break into Microsoft 365 accounts
Attackers are calling or texting employees on their personal phones, posing as internal IT staff, in a social engineering campaign that tricks them into handing over access to …
Cisco FMC bugs exploited by nation-state and ransomware actors (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316)
State-sponsored and financially-motivated attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-20079, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management …
WordPress adds automated security checks to block risky plugin releases
WordPress’ automated security review will now assess every plugin release before it is distributed through the WordPress.org update API. Releases considered a potential …
Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers
Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is still three months from release, but cybercriminals are not waiting for the launch date. Security firm Huntress found malware disguised as a …
Apple is building photo verification for the people who need it most
Apple has introduced Apple Reference Image, an opt-in feature designed to verify the authenticity of photos taken with iPhone 18 Pro models. Apple Reference Image provides …
Product showcase: GitGuardian Honeytoken catches credential theft as it happens
Credential harvesting on developer machines has widened. Earlier infostealers worked from a short list of known targets, mostly browser stores and a few cloud credential …
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