In this interview with Help Net Security, Chuck Davis, VP, Global Information Security at Hikvision, explains how zero trust applies to physical security systems like cameras and door controllers. He breaks down how to make trust decisions at the edge without recreating old perimeter assumptions, why these devices should be treated as IT assets, and…
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AI, Compliance, Global Security News
Data discovery gaps that catch enterprises off guard
In this interview with Help Net Security, Avani Desai, CEO at Schellman, talks about the gap between what organizations think they know about their data and what discovery scans turn up. She shares stories of shadow data in abandoned cloud storage, post-merger surprises where duplicated datasets slowed integration, and why synthetic data is overmarketed while…
AI, Global Security News
Tokenmaxxing Maxes Out
Plus, AI topples a 80 year-old math problem, the Brockmans sit for an interview and physical AI gets its due.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Why AI changed the threat model for travel technology
In this Help Net Security interview, Devon Bryan, SVP, Global CSO at Booking Holdings, reflects on his path from Air Force network security engineer to global CSO across financial services, hospitality, and travel technology. He discusses why the travel industry’s interconnected ecosystem of identity, payments, loyalty programs, and third-party integrations creates compounding risk, and how…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Communicating cyber risk in dollars boards understand
In this Help Net Security interview, Nick Nieuwenhuis, Cybersecurity Architect at Nedscaper, explains why cybersecurity has not delivered the resilience that decades of investment have promised. He argues that spending has leaned too heavily on technical controls while neglecting people, processes, and organizational dynamics. He unpacks the gap between security teams and boards, pointing to…
Global Security News, malware
Fake Job Interview Apps Drop JobStealer Malware on Windows and macOS
Hackers are using Fake interview apps to spread JobStealer malware on macOS and Windows to steal crypto wallets, browser data, and passwords.
AI, Apps, Global Security News
CGS Immersive Debuts AI-Powered Cicero Interview Application
CGS Immersive has launched Cicero Interview, an AI-powered hiring application designed to help enterprises assess candidate readiness through scenario-based interviews, explainable scorecards, and anti-fraud controls. Measuring how candidates think and perform According to CGS Immersive, the application is designed to help enterprises quickly identify candidates who are “truly job ready,” while also providing the transparency,…
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The Exchange Online security controls organizations keep getting wrong
In this Help Net Security interview, Scott Schnoll, Microsoft MVP for Exchange, breaks down the Shared Responsibility Model, where Microsoft secures the cloud while organizations must protect their own data, identities, and configurations. The discussion covers default settings worth changing tomorrow, including legacy protocols like SMTP AUTH that survive due to printer, scanner, and ERP…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
AI is speeding up nation-state cyber programs
Im this Help Net Security interview, Kaja Ciglic, Senior Director, Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy at Microsoft, discusses how nation-state cyber programs have changed over three years. Cyber has become a core instrument of state power, integrated with military, economic, and diplomatic tools. Ciglic argues that responses like sanctions and indictments need broader strategies, including conditional…
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A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business
In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business strategy, and what she heard from engineers, the board, and customers during her early months. McLeod discusses how she prepared for incident management, the dual job of…
Europe, Funding, Global Security News
Coordinated vulnerability disclosure is now an EU obligation, but cultural change takes time
In this Help Net Security interview, Nuno Rodrigues Carvalho, Head of Sector for Incident and Vulnerability Services at ENISA, discusses the recent CVE funding scare and what it exposed about the fragility of global vulnerability disclosure infrastructure. He outlines how EU regulations, including the Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2, are creating stronger accountability for vendors…
AI, Global Security News
Agentic AI memory attacks spread across sessions and users, and most organizations aren’t ready
In this Help Net Security interview, Idan Habler, AI Security Researcher at Cisco, breaks down a threat most security teams haven’t named yet: agentic memory as an attack surface. Habler walks through MemoryTrap, a disclosed and remediated method to compromise Claude Code’s memory, showing how a single poisoned memory object can spread across sessions, users,…
Global Security News
Fixing vulnerability data quality requires fixing the architecture first
In this Help Net Security interview, Art Manion, Deputy Director at Tharros, examines why vulnerability data across repositories stays inconsistent and hard to trust. The problem starts with systems not designed to collect or manage that data well. They introduce the idea of Minimum Viable Vulnerability Enumeration (MVVE), a minimum set of assertions needed to…
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Bringing governance and visibility to machine and AI identities
In this Help Net Security interview, Archit Lohokare, CEO of AppViewX, explains how the rise of AI marked a turning point where machine and AI agent identities began converging into a single problem. Drawing on his experience across IBM and CyberArk, he describes the shift from human-driven systems to autonomous machines. Lohokare also shares how…
AI, Global Security News
What vibe hunting gets right about AI threat hunting, and where it breaks down
In this Help Net Security interview, Aqsa Taylor, Chief Security Evangelist, Exaforce, explains vibe hunting, an AI-driven approach to threat detection that inverts traditional hypothesis-driven methods. Instead of analysts defining attack vectors upfront, the AI scans datasets for anomalous patterns and surfaces potential threats. Taylor draws a firm line on responsibility: analysts must be able…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Interview With Fatih Mehtap, VP of Marketing at DigitalOcean
In the latest interview, we spoke with Fatih Mehtap, a former leader at Amazon and AWS, and current VP of Marketing at DigitalOcean, is an industry veteran who can discuss how global expansion and developer-first tools are reshaping managed cloud hosting for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) facing rising AI and performance demands. Amid rapid AI adoption…
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: TrendAI’s ANZ Field CISO on why Australian enterprises can’t wait to be “100% ready” for AI
GUEST INTERVIEW: Trend Micro has been around for nearly four decades. Now it’s got a new enterprise identity, TrendAI, and a new mandate: help organisations adopt AI without blowing themselves up in the process.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: TrendAI’s ANZ Field CISO on why Australian enterprises can’t wait to be “100% ready” for AI
GUEST INTERVIEW: Trend Micro has been around for nearly 4 decades. Now it’s got a new enterprise identity, TrendAI, and a new mandate: help organisations adopt AI without blowing themselves up in the process.
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: HPE’s April Neoh on AI Bias, Trust, and Why the Scales Still Aren’t Balanced
GUEST INTERVIEW: April has spent roughly 20 years in tech. She’s watched the suits get replaced by suits wearing sneakers. She’s seen decisions go from months-long deliberation cycles to minimum viable products shipped at pace. And now, as Account Executive for High Performance Computing and AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, she’s watching AI reshape the…
AI, Global Security News
HPE’s April Neoh on AI Bias, Trust, and Why the Scales Still Aren’t Balanced
GUEST INTERVIEW: April has spent roughly 20 years in tech. She’s watched the suits get replaced by suits wearing sneakers. She’s seen decisions go from months-long deliberation cycles to minimum viable products shipped at pace. And now, as Account Executive for High Performance Computing and AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, she’s watching AI reshape the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
What managing partners should ask AI vendors before signing any contract
In this Help Net Security interview, Kumar Ravi is the Chief Security & Resilience Officer at TMF Group, argues that over-privileged access and weak workflow controls pose more danger than ransomware attacks, precisely because they accumulate quietly and go unnoticed. He addresses the tension between legal privilege and timely threat-sharing, the challenge of managing fourth-party…
AI, Global Security News
The case for fixing CWE weakness patterns instead of patching one bug at a time
In this Help Net Security interview, Alec Summers, MITRE CVE/CWE Project Lead, discusses how CWE is moving from a background reference into active use in vulnerability disclosure. More CVE records now include CWE mappings from CNAs, which tends to produce more precise root-cause data. Automation tools help analysts map weaknesses faster, but can reinforce bad…
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Trust, friction, and ROI: A CISO’s take on making security work for the business
In this Help Net Security interview, John O’Rourke, CISO at PPG, talks about what it means for security to drive business value. He explains how mature security programs reduce friction in sales cycles and M&A processes, and how trust is built over time. O’Rourke also addresses how buyer sophistication has raised the bar for suppliers,…
Global Security News
iTWire TV – The Enhanced Trust Era is Here: Securing your Digital Future
GUEST INTERVIEW: The CA/Browser Forum has fired the starting gun on a 4-year sprint to 47-day certificate lifespans. For organisations still running on spreadsheets and calendar reminders, the clock is already ticking.
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: NiCE Bets Big on Australia as Agentic AI Rewires the Contact Centre
GUEST INTERVIEW: NiCE’s new ANZ boss says the days of pressing zero and repeating “operator” are numbered, and a US$955 million acquisition is the reason why.
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NiCE Bets Big on Australia as Agentic AI Rewires the Contact Centre
GUEST INTERVIEW: NiCE’s new ANZ boss says the days of pressing zero and repeating “operator” are numbered, and a US$955 million acquisition is the reason why.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Your facilities run on fragile supply chains and nobody wants to admit it
In this Help Net Security interview, Christa Dodoo, Global Chair at IFMA, discusses how facility managers are managing supply chain risk in critical building systems. She explains how sourcing, localized redundancy, and flexible infrastructure design are being integrated into resilience planning. Dodoo also shares practical approaches such as regional vendor networks, alternative contracts, and strategic…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Video: SecurityBridge CEO on SAP Security, AI Risks & 2026 Priorities
In this Channel Insider Partner POV interview, host Katie Bavoso sits down with Jesper Zerlang, CEO of SecurityBridge, to discuss SAP cybersecurity, AI-driven threats like data poisoning, and why channel-first strategies will define partner growth in 2026. Zerlang shares insights on securing mission-critical SAP environments, evolving compliance challenges for CISOs and CIOs, and how partners…
AI, Global Security News, malware
North Korean Hackers Abuse VS Code Auto-Run Tasks to Deploy StoatWaffle Malware
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign, also tracked as WaterPlum, have been attributed to a malware family tracked as StoatWaffle that’s distributed via malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects. The use of VS Code “tasks.json” to distribute malware is a relatively new tactic adopted by the threat actor since…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Your AI agents are moving sensitive data. Do you know where?
In this Help Net Security interview, Gidi Cohen, CEO at Bonfy.AI, addresses what he sees as the most pressing gap in AI agent security: data-layer risk. While the industry focuses on prompt injection and model behavior, Cohen argues the deeper threat is autonomous AI agents operating across systems with no visibility into what data they…
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: Australia’s AI Problem Isn’t Models. It’s Metadata – and NetApp Has the Fix.
GUEST INTERVIEW: NetApp’s APJ CTO Dhruv Dhumatkar on why metadata is the real bottleneck, how the NFL explains enterprise IoT, and why sovereign clouds aren’t optional anymore.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Field workers don’t need more access, they need better security
In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Thompson, CISO at West Shore Home, discusses least privilege and credential hygiene for a field-based workforce. He covers access management, authentication practices, and data risk processes that support employees in the field. Thompson also outlines security awareness efforts and how field teams are integrated into an organization’s security…
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AI got it wrong with high confidence. Now what?
In this Help Net Security interview, Christian Debes, Head of Data Analytics & AI at SPRYFOX, talks about the growing gap between what AI models do and what their operators can explain. He argues this gap is already a liability, particularly when decisions affect people or money and no one can say why a model…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Stop building security goals around controls
In this Help Net Security interview, Devin Rudnicki, CISO at Fitch Group, argues that security strategy fails when it loses its connection to business outcomes. Rudnicki walks through how to align security goals with corporate priorities, why CISOs must present risk in terms leadership can act on, and how to balance innovation speed with measured…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
What smart factories keep getting wrong about cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security interview, Packsize CSO Troy Rydman breaks down the biggest vulnerabilities in smart factory environments today, from IoT devices and legacy systems to human error. He explains how unmanaged devices, from sensors to robotic components, often go unpatched and become entry points for attackers. Legacy infrastructure is frequently overlooked as organizations…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security
Stop fixing OT security with IT thinking
In this Help Net Security interview, Ejona Preçi, Group CISO at Lindal Group, discusses the specific cybersecurity challenges in manufacturing environments. The conversation covers why standard IT security practices break down on shop floors, where PLCs and decade-old firmware were never designed to be networked. She explains how nation-state actors quietly settle into industrial networks,…
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: 62% of Enterprise AI Projects Are Stuck in Limbo. Riverbed’s CIO Knows Why.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Fernando Castanheira has decades of experience buying and selling technology. He’s got a clear-eyed view of why most AI initiatives never escape the lab.
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iTWire TV: Your AI Agent has no ID. It’s the billion-dollar problem – with an Okta solution.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji explains why the identity layer, not the model layer, is where enterprise AI will succeed or fail.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Your AI Agent has no ID. It’s the billion-dollar problem – with an Okta solution.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji explains why the identity layer, not the model layer, is where enterprise AI will succeed or fail.
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: Why Most Enterprises Aren’t Ready for AI – and What the Composable Enterprise Gets Right
GUEST INTERVIEW: Celonis evangelist Rudy Kuhn argues that without process intelligence, AI agents are flying blind – and that composability, not another three-year transformation program, is the real key to enterprise survival.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Why Most Enterprises Aren’t Ready for AI – and What the Composable Enterprise Gets Right
GUEST INTERVIEW: Celonis evangelist Rudy Kuhn argues that without process intelligence, AI agents are flying blind – and that composability, not another three-year transformation program, is the real key to enterprise survival.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
As AI agents start making purchases, security teams must rethink risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Donald Kossmann, CTO at fintech company Chargebacks911, talks about the emerging security, fraud, and governance risks of “agentic commerce,” where AI agents can autonomously make purchasing decisions on behalf of users or organizations. He explains that as AI agents gain the ability to shop, negotiate prices, select suppliers, and…
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iTWire TV: Ninety Five Percent of AI Projects Are Failing – and Broken Search Is the Hidden Culprit
GUEST INTERVIEW: Enterprise AI’s dirty secret isn’t bad models. It’s that most organisations are building on data foundations that were never designed for the age of intelligence.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
iTWire TV: Schools Are Swimming in Student Data. Hackers Have Noticed.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Yubico’s Geoff Schomburgk on why education is cybersecurity’s most overlooked soft target, and what passkeys can do about it.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
North Korean Hackers Publish 26 npm Packages Hiding Pastebin C2 for Cross-Platform RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry. The packages masquerade as developer tools, but contain functionality to extract the actual command-and-control (C2) by using seemingly harmless Pastebin content as a dead…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
DeVry University’s CISO on higher education cybersecurity risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Fred Kwong, VP, CISO at DeVry University, outlines how the university balances academic openness with cyber risk. He describes how systems for students are separated from back end operations to limit exposure. Kwong also discusses how student data has changed over the past decade. Data is now centralized in…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities
In this Help Net Security interview, Joni Klippert, CEO at StackHawk, discusses what defines DAST coverage in 2026 and why scan completion does not equal security. She explains how AI-driven DAST testing automates attack surface discovery, supports business-logic testing in pre-production, and reduces the manual setup that has limited adoption. Klippert also describes how organizations…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
The hidden security cost of treating labs like data centers
In this Help Net Security interview, Rich Kellen, VP, CISO at IFF, explains why security teams should not treat OT labs like IT environments. He discusses how compromise can damage scientific integrity and create safety risks that backups cannot fix. Kellen also outlines what “good enough” OT visibility looks like, why compensating controls can backfire,…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
The CISO view of fraud risk across the retail payment ecosystem
In this Help Net Security interview, Paul Suarez, VP and CISO at Casey’s, explains how his team manages patching and upgrades for fuel payment systems with long hardware lifecycles. He also discusses risks tied to QR code payments and outlines why loyalty abuse can be hard to spot. Suarez shares how Casey’s monitors payment systems…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Software’s AI Reckoning Is Here: What it Means for MSPs
The software sector is hitting a moment of truth. In a recent CNBC interview, Apollo Asset Management co-president John Zito described what he sees shaking out as the early innings of a “very violent technology cycle” driven by AI. That doesn’t mean software is disappearing, but it does mean the way it’s valued and financed…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Vendor Leadership & Partner Programs
SecurityBridge Taps Jesper Zerlang to Lead Global Growth
Enterprise ERP systems remain one of the most overlooked attack surfaces in cybersecurity. In an interview with Channel Insider, newly appointed SecurityBridge CEO Jesper Zerlang said closing that SAP security gap will define the company’s next phase of growth as it accelerates global expansion and deepens channel partnerships. Former board member turned executive charts early…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Interviews
Conversation with Prassanna Rao Rajgopal: Shaping AI-Driven Cybersecurity and the Future of Digital Defense
Here is an interview with Prassanna Rao Rajgopal, Head of Cybersecurity Alliances at Black Box. As cybersecurity ecosystems continue to evolve, collaboration, partnerships, and AI-driven services are becoming critical to building resilient security strategies at scale. One leader driving this shift is Prassanna Rao Rajgopal, Head of Cybersecurity Alliances at Black Box, where he focuses…
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What happens when cybersecurity knowledge walks out the door
In this Help Net Security interview, Andrew Northern, Principal Security Researcher at Censys, explains why mentorship matters and what organizations risk losing when senior staff disengage. He argues that institutional memory and judgment under pressure are difficult to rebuild once they disappear. Northern also pushes back on the idea that mentoring makes someone replaceable, saying…