Iran-linked APT targets US critical sectors with new backdoors
An Iran-linked hacking group has been active inside the networks of several US organizations since early February, raising concerns that the activity could precede broader …
Microsoft working on Teams feature to keep unauthorized bots at bay
Microsoft plans to add a new Teams feature that lets meeting admins identify and control third-party bots before they join. According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the feature …
New cyber module strengthens risk planning for health organizations
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) new cybersecurity module in the Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) 2.0 Toolkit helps …
Cursor Automations turns code review and ops into background tasks
Cursor Automations, the always-on agent platform from Cursor, is expanding with a new generation of autonomous systems that streamline code review, incident response, and …
OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 doubles down on safety as competition heats up
In the midst of recent developments and controversies surrounding a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, OpenAI released the GPT-5.4 model. The release comes at a …
March 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is AI security an oxymoron?
Developers and analysts are using more AI tools to produce code and to test both the performance and security of the finished products. They are also embedding AI …
Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than …
Why phishing still works today
In this Help Net Security video, Gal Livschitz, Senior Penetration Tester at Terra Security, explains how phishing has evolved and why employees still fall for it. He outlines …
Western governments lay the groundwork for secure 6G networks
Governments are preparing for 6G, the next generation of mobile networks, placing security and resilience among their top priorities. In response, seven countries …
What happens when AI teams compete against human hackers
A cybersecurity competition produced what may be the largest controlled dataset comparing AI-augmented teams to human-only teams on professional-grade offensive security …
New infosec products of the week: March 6, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Beazley Security, Push Security, Samsung, and Tufin. Samsung brings Digital Home Key …
Cisco warns of SD-WAN Manager exploitation, fixes 48 firewall vulnerabilities
Cisco has confirmed that two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20128 and CVE-2026-20122) patched in late February 2025 are being exploited by attackers. The …