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Cloud-audit
Cloud-audit: Fast, open-source AWS security scanner

Running AWS security audits without a dedicated security team typically means choosing between enterprise platforms with per-check billing and generic open-source scanners …

zero trust
Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means

In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this …

cybercrime
Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions

Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access …

Messenger
Messenger can warn you about sketchy links without knowing what you clicked

Meta’s Advanced browsing protection (ABP) helps Messenger identify and warn users about potentially harmful websites they open from a chat. Malicious sites can try to steal …

danger
HR, recruiters targeted in year-long malware campaign

An attack campaign targeting HR departments and job recruiters has been stealthily compromising systems, Aryaka researchers have discovered. By avoiding analysis environments …

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft flips Windows Autopatch to default hotpatch security updates

Microsoft is changing the default behavior in Windows Autopatch so that hotpatch security updates are enabled automatically for eligible devices managed through Microsoft …

AWS
Attackers use AiTM phishing kit, typosquatted domains to hijack AWS accounts

Phishers are targeting AWS accounts holders with fake email security alerts and redirecting them to a high-fidelity clone of the AWS Management Console sign-in page, Datadog …

arrested
Teen crew caught selling DDoS attack tools

Seven minors who distributed online programs designed to facilitate DDoS attacks have been identified by Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC). They were …

Biohazard
This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years

ESET researchers have traced the resurgence of Sednit through a modern toolkit built around two complementary implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each relying on a separate …

Claude
New Claude tool uses AI agents to find bugs in pull requests

Anthropic’s Claude Code Review is a new tool, available as a research preview beta for Team and Enterprise plans, that sends a team of AI agents to examine every pull request. …

phishing
Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees

The FBI is warning about a phishing scheme in which cybercriminals impersonate city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for planning and zoning permits. …

Pascal Andrei
Airbus CSO on supply chain blind spots, space threats, and the limits of AI red-teaming

Pascal Andrei, CSO at Airbus, knows that the aerospace and defense sector is facing a threat environment that is evolving faster than most organizations can track. From …

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