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Containers
Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing eBPF with Cilium, Tetragon, and SBOMs for security

As applications become more distributed, traditional monitoring and security tools are failing to keep pace. This article explores how eBPF, when utilized by the graduated …

open-source security tools
35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security

This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and …

human defenders
AI is changing cybersecurity roles, and entry-level jobs are at risk

Will humans remain essential in cybersecurity, or is AI set to take over? According to Wipro, many CISOs are leveraging AI to improve threat detection and response times and …

Android
From cleaners to creepers: The risk of mobile privilege escalation

In this Help Net Security video, Nico Chiaraviglio, Chief Scientist at Zimperium, explores how Android apps can be abused to escalate privileges, giving attackers access to …

artificial intelligence
Employees are using AI where they know they shouldn’t

Despite widespread anticipation about AI’s positive impact on workforce productivity, most employees feel they were overpromised on its potential, according to GoTo. In fact, …

Microsoft Exchange
Researchers unearth keyloggers on Outlook login pages

Unknown threat actors have compromised internet-accessible Microsoft Exchange Servers of government organizations and companies around the world, and have injected the …

free AI coding security
Free AI coding security rules now available on GitHub

Developers are turning to AI coding assistants to save time and speed up their work. But these tools can also introduce security risks if they suggest flawed or unsafe code. …

Cybersecurity at live events
Hackers love events. Why aren’t more CISOs paying attention?

When CISOs think about risk, they usually think about cloud platforms, laptops, and data centers. But live events like conferences, trade shows, product launches, and …

Paolo del Mundo
Before scaling GenAI, map your LLM usage and risk zones

In this Help Net Security interview, Paolo del Mundo, Director of Application and Cloud Security at The Motley Fool, discusses how organizations can scale their AI usage by …

NIST quantum random number generator
CURBy: A quantum random number generator you can verify

NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder have created a public service that delivers random numbers using quantum mechanics. Called the Colorado University Randomness …

world map
CISOs brace for a surge in domain-based cyber threats

Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex, and domain-based attacks are at the center of this shift. CSC’s CISO Outlook 2025 report, based on a survey of 300 security …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 17, 2025

CISO Nightfall AI | USA | On-site – View job details As a CISO, you will own and continuously evolve Nightfall’s overall security strategy, ensuring the …

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