In this Help Net Security video, Garfield Jones, SVP Global Strategy and Research, QuSecure, lays out what CISOs should do over the next 24 months. A recent Google paper moved the expected arrival of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer from 2035 to 2029, leaving organizations about two and a half years to prepare. Such a…
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Four questions to answer if a security product will survive in the AI-first world
AI is changing the world faster than anyone could have predicted. This isn’t because it is taking over jobs (this would be too simplistic), but because it is slowly taking over a growing number of tasks that used to be done by humans. Security is not in any way immune to these changes, and I…
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Zero trust physical security needs trust decisions at the edge
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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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…
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Governing shadow AI without killing innovation
In this Help Net Security video, Alan Snyder, CEO at NowSecure, talks about governing shadow AI without stopping innovation. He frames the problem as two opposing forces. Companies need to adopt AI fast because attackers and competitors will outpace them otherwise, but they also need to do it safely. Snyder argues the pressure to move…
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The Messy Reality of Building an Empire in Space
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both faced challenges this past week in the race to make their sci-fi dreams a reality.
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A Famous Math Problem Stumped Humans for 80 Years. AI Just Cracked It.
The math world is losing its mind over the new solution to an Erdős problem. This is what AI found, how we missed it—and why it matters.
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‘The Com’ Cyberattacks Support Violence & Sexploitation
Your organization’s security failures have consequences for everyone else too, since this neo-Nazi-infested criminal gang uses its cyber winnings to support more violent and widespread crimes.
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This month in security with Tony Anscombe – May 2026 edition
In this roundup, Tony looks at attacks against Polish water treatment facilities, how AI-directed attacks failed in Mexico, and what Google believes is the first AI-generated zero-day exploit
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Building a risk-based vulnerability management program that scales
In this Help Net Security video, Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily, explains how to build a risk-based vulnerability program. He notes that vulnerabilities are exploding by an order of magnitude in the age of AI-driven attacks, with one customer finding a thousand vulnerabilities for every one they knew about. Patching everything is not workable, and…
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6 Best Cloud Log Management Services Reviewed in 2026
This guide is for security teams, SOC analysts, DevOps engineers, and IT administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, threat detection, and operational monitoring in 2026. It reviews the best cloud log management services, key platform features, and important factors to consider when selecting the right solution for your environment. Key Takeaways of Cloud Log Management…
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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies in 2026
This guide is for cloud security teams, IT leaders, and security administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, data protection, and compliance across modern cloud environments in 2026. It explains how cloud security management works, key cloud security strategies and tools, and best practices for securing cloud infrastructure and operations. Key Points about Cloud Security Management…
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6 Best IT Asset Management (ITAM) Software in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, system administrators, and security teams looking to improve asset visibility, lifecycle management, and endpoint security across their organizations in 2026. It covers the best IT asset management (ITAM) software solutions, key features to evaluate, and how to choose the right platform for your business needs. Key Takeaways on IT…
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Romanian gets 5 years in prison for hacking Oregon govt network
A Romanian national was sentenced this week to 56 months in federal prison for breaking into an Oregon state government computer network and fr cyberattacks targeting dozens of other U.S. victims. […]
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Focus on Cyber Insurance: How Quantifying Risk Is Reshaping Security
In this latest installment of the Reporters’ Notebook video series, we discuss how cyber insurance is forcing organizations to quantify risk, what’s covered (and what’s not), and why this could be the best thing to happen to cybersecurity.
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7 Best Vulnerability Scanning Tools & Software in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and vulnerability management professionals looking to strengthen risk detection and remediation efforts in 2026. It covers the best vulnerability scanning tools and the key capabilities organizations should evaluate to improve visibility across networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and web applications. Key points about vulnerability scanning tools in 2026…
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Top 7 Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, cloud security teams, and compliance professionals looking to strengthen cloud security posture and reduce configuration risks in 2026. It covers the top cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools and the key capabilities organizations should evaluate to improve visibility, automate remediation, and enforce compliance across cloud environments. Key Takeaways of…
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How Can MSSPs Scale Threat Detection Without Burning Out Their Analysts?
Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings.
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10 of the Best Patch Management Service Providers in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and system administrators looking to streamline vulnerability remediation and automate software updates in 2026. It covers the best patch management service providers and the key features organizations should evaluate to improve endpoint security, reduce operational overhead, and strengthen overall IT resilience. Key Points on Patch Management Solutions…
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6 Under-the-Radar Vendors That Supercharge Breach and Attack Simulation in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders and security teams looking to validate their defenses against real-world cyberattacks in 2026. It covers the top breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions and the key capabilities organizations should evaluate to strengthen endpoint, cloud, and network security resilience. Key Takeaways of BAS Solutions in 2026 Breach and attack simulation…
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6 Best Identity & Access Management (IAM) Software Solutions in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and identity administrators looking to improve access control and secure distributed workforces in 2026. It covers the best identity and access management (IAM) software solutions and the key features organizations should evaluate when choosing the right platform for cloud, SaaS, and remote access security. Key Takeaways of…
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The 6 Best Email Security Software & Solutions in 2026 (Compared and Reviewed)
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and business decision-makers looking to strengthen email protection against phishing, malware, and business email compromise attacks. It covers the best email security software solutions in 2026, along with the key features, pricing considerations, and deployment factors to evaluate before choosing a platform. Key Takeaways for Email Security…
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The alert economy is driving security analyst burnout
In this Help Net Security video, Ido Livneh, CEO of Jazz, explains why security analysts burn out and what leaders can do about it. The cause, he argues, is not long hours but meaningless work. Analysts spend their days closing repetitive tickets while the institutional knowledge of senior staff walks out the door when they…
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Varonis integrates Claude AI compliance API into Atlas platform
This integration aims to provide organizations with enhanced visibility and oversight for their use of Claude, a tool relied upon for knowledge work, analysis, and application development.
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How Lineage Reveals Your Data’s Secrets
Imagine this scenario: on an otherwise fine and ordinary Monday morning, your security operations center (SOC) flags a suspicious alert. Files from a confidential vault are transferring to someone’s personal cloud storage account. Halt! An analyst stops the flow, but some files are leaked to who-knows-where. In fact, other than knowing the leak happened, you…
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Welcoming the AWS Customer Incident Response Team
May 26, 2026: This post was originally published in July 2022. It has been updated to reflect current engagement options, new threat intelligence resources such as the Threat Technique Catalog for AWS (TTC), additional open-source tools, and the distinction between AWS CIRT support and the AWS Security Incident Response managed service. Welcome back, or welcome…
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High-Quality Customer Outcomes Require Courageous Leadership
This article is written by Brett Diamond, CEO, 11:11 Systems, and provided to Channel Insider by 11:11 Systems. Every company claims to be customer-first. Many invest in support, success teams, and service management frameworks. But the uncomfortable truth is this: ensuring quality at every customer touch point often requires focused decision-making. And the decisions that…
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RondoDox botnet exploits old ASUS router vulnerability
The RondoDox botnet has been exploiting this vulnerability since May 17, as discovered by VulnCheck’s Canary Network.
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Lessons for organizations from the Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report
This is my favourite time of the year, not just because spring is here and the promise of summer is on the way. But also, because one of my must reads each year gets published. There are a few must read reports that I have on my reading list for each year and the Verizon…
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Boards want cyber risk in dollars, not CVE counts
In this Help Net Security video, Ziv Levi, SVP of Technology at CYE, explains why translating cyber risk into dollars is one of the most pressing tasks for security leaders. Boards and executives want cyber exposure described in business terms, not technical jargon. Levi walks through a three-step financial translation framework. First, identify business exposure…
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Weekly Update 505
Well, that didn’t last long! Recording this on Saturday morning my time, I observed ShinyHunters having gone quiet since the massive haul that would have been the Instructure ransom. It was two weeks almost to the hour since I’d first heard rumour of payment being made, and I posited that groups like this often go…
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An Example of Stack String in High Level Language, (Sat, May 23rd)
This week, I’m attending the SEC670[1] training (“Red Teaming Tools – Developing Windows Implants, Shellcode, Command and Control”). From my point of view, this training fits perfectly with FOR610 or FOR710 (malware analysis) because it addresses malware from the opposite: Instead of performing reverse engineering, you write malicious code! Always interesting to have another point…
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12 Common Online Scam Tactics: Shielding Yourself from Digital Deception
The Internet offers many opportunities for connection, information, and commerce. However, this digital landscape also harbors a dark side: common online scam tactics that trick unsuspecting users into revealing personal information or parting with their money. These scams can be sophisticated and persuasive; even the most tech-savvy individuals can fall victim. This guide explores various…
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Fake Gemini and Claude Code Sites Spread Infostealers Through SEO Poisoning
The infostealer payload in this campaign collect a vast amount of data, from collaboration authentication keys to cryptocurrency wallets
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Controlling AI Agents: Why Detection Is Too Late
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Read Part 1: Your AI Agent Doesn’t Care About Your Controls If AI agents change how execution happens, they also expose a fundamental limitation in how most security controls operate. Many control models assume there is sufficient time to detect, assess, and respond to events before they result in…
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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders and security teams looking to improve visibility into organizational risks and reduce their attack surface in 2026. It covers the best attack surface management (ASM) software and the key features businesses should evaluate when selecting the right solution for proactive threat detection and risk mitigation. Key Points on Attack…
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6 Best Vulnerability Management Software & Systems for 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and vulnerability management professionals looking to improve security visibility and remediation across their environments in 2026. It covers the best vulnerability management software and systems, along with the key features organizations should evaluate when selecting the right solution for their security operations. Key Takeaways about the Best…
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Your AI Agent Doesn’t Care About Your Controls
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on AI agents and control assurance. Read Part 2: Controlling AI Agents: Why Detection Is Too Late The cybersecurity industry has spent years investing in visibility. Dashboards have improved, detection tooling has matured, and the volume of telemetry available to security teams has increased significantly. Most organisations…
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Microsoft refreshes Surface line with biz-friendly features – and a high price tag
Microsoft this week refreshed its Surface for Business range of devices, adding features designed to appeal to enterprises. But high prices for the devices might be hard for IT buyers to swallow. Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro for Business on Tuesday, alongside two variants of its Surface Laptop for Business devices – a premium…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories
This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking in. They are using the parts we already trust. That is what makes it worrying.…
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The readiness paradox: Why a false sense of cyber confidence is becoming a liability
There’s this old proverb that’s stuck with me over the years: “Dig the well before you are thirsty.” It really means you should prepare for the crisis before it arrives. In cybersecurity, it’s a mentality that’s long underpinned investment, strategy and board-level conversations. And by many measures, organizations appear to have already ‘dug’ that well.…
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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…
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GitHub Confirms Breach, 4K Internal Repos Stolen
Open source software giant GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of repos. One threat actor — TeamPCP — took credit.
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Google focuses on autonomous AI agents in Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google this week launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, a new AI model that’s expected to be significantly better at programming than its predecessors. The new model is also said to be four times as fast as its competitors, Claude Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5, and more than twice as fast as Gemini 3.1 Pro. Google stressed the…
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Fake Word Phishing Reveals Enterprise Blind Spot in Trusted Remote Access Tools
Disclosure: This article was provided by ANY.RUN. The information and analysis presented are based on their research and findings.
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10 Android Circle to Search superpowers you probably never noticed
With Google’s annual I/O gala in full force this week, Gemini and AI are taking center stage and being presented as the future of practically everything. Here in the land of Android, though, Gemini’s been quietly competing for attention with another relatively youthful on-demand assistant — and that’s a far less in-your-face feature called Circle…
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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…
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7 hard truths security pros should know: 2026 DevOps Threats Report
In 2025, trusted Git hosting platforms became a playground for cyber criminals. This is the main conclusion from the latest “DevOps Threat Unwrapped Report 2026” by GitProtect. If you want to effectively counter attacks targeted at your code (and business), you need security measures, good practices, and knowledge. Strengthen your organization’s security posture. Learn about…
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What happens when your identity provider becomes the kill chain
In this Help Net Security video, Colin Constable, CTO at Atsign, explains why your identity provider (IdP) has become the kill chain in cyberattacks. Attackers steal session cookies, tokens, or consent grants you’ve already issued and walk in behind you. Constable breaks down how passwords, session cookies, and OAuth grants all rely on shared secrets…
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Drupal is rolling out an emergency security update on May 20. You cannot miss it
Drupal Is Pushing an Emergency Security Update Tomorrow. If You Run a Drupal Site, This Is Not One to Miss. Something significant is coming out of the Drupal project tomorrow, and the way the announcement is worded should be enough to get any site administrator’s attention. The Drupal Security Team has confirmed it will release…
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How Will The Right CRM System Improve Your Business Today?
How will the right CRM System improve your business today? Read this post to find out how. When you look around the roofing business and see which firms are genuinely nailing it in their regions, you’ll see a few things in common among the most successful contractors. Using a customer relationship management (CRM) system is…
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Coming Bright Up: Apple’s AI moment looms
Apple has confirmed this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place June 8-12. The show begins with a keynote speech likely to be Tim Cook’s final public appearance as Apple’s CEO. His successor, John Ternus, will also be in the spotlight, but perhaps not quite as much as Apple’s promised smart Siri successor. Getting AI right is incredibly…
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Mini Shai-Hulud returns, compromising hundreds of npm packages
A self-replicating malware campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud has resurfaced, this time embedding itself across hundreds of npm packages. The threat actor behind it, identified as TeamPCP, has been linked to earlier waves of the same campaign, with this latest variant more capable than previous waves. Researchers analyzing the payload found a worm that spreads…
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Inside SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT: From Build Server to Banking Fraud
In this blog entry, researchers from the TrendAI™ MDR team discuss how they mapped the full end-to-end operation of SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT banking malware by analyzing server-side artifacts and victim-side data.
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CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a large number of internal CISA systems. Security experts said the public archive included files detailing how CISA builds, tests and deploys software internally, and…
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Secure, Fast, Reliable: The Best Cloud Storage Providers for Businesses in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, business owners, and operations teams looking to improve data security, collaboration, and file management in 2026. It covers the best cloud storage providers for businesses and the key features to consider when selecting a secure, scalable, and reliable storage solution. Key Points of Our 2026 Cloud Storage Provider Evaluation…
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The 6 Best Enterprise Password Managers You’ll Actually Trust in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and business decision-makers looking to improve credential security and reduce password-related risks in 2026. It covers the best enterprise password managers, their standout features, and the key factors to evaluate when choosing the right solution for your organization. Key Points About Enterprise Password Managers in 2026 Enterprise…
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What Your Board Gets Wrong About AI Security
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Craig Riddell on LinkedIn. It has been republished here with the author’s permission. Boards are giving AI security more airtime than ever. What they’re not giving is the right framing. A year or two ago, AI was mostly a question of experimentation risk. Today, it’s tied directly…
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The Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough
Earlier this month, ShinyHunters breached Instructure’s Canvas platform twice within a single week — stealing 3.65 terabytes of data from approximately 275 million users across more than 8,000 institutions. The group defaced login pages at hundreds of schools during final exam periods, forced Canvas offline, and extracted a ransom payment before Congress opened a formal…
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Move Over CoreWeave, Here Comes Nebius
With AI cloud competition heating up, this company that used to own Russia’s biggest search engine is making its case.
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Weekly Update 504
It’s a hot topic, the old “pay or don’t pay” for hackers not to leak your data. Since recording this a few days ago, we’ve had Grafana go with the “no pay” approach, and I’ve seen a raft of commentary around other companies reaching “agreements”, which is a much politer way of saying “we paid…
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For May, Patch Tuesday means 139 updates — but no zero-days
Microsoft this week released 139 updates affecting Windows, Office, .NET, and SQL Server (though there were no updates for Microsoft Exchange Server). Despite the absence of zero-days, the May Patch Tuesday update still requires Patch Now recommendations for Windows and Office. The combination of three unauthenticated network RCEs (Netlogon, DNS Client, and SSO Plugin for…
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[Guest Diary] New Malware Libraries means New Signatures, (Fri, May 15th)
This is a Guest Diary by Gokul Prema Thangavel, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor Degree Program. Introduction The SHA-256 a8460f446be540410004b1a8db4083773fa46f7fe76fa84219c93daa1669f8f2 is one of the most-observed Outlaw / Shellbot artifacts on the public internet. VirusTotal first ingested it on 5 July 2018 [2]. It is the SHA-256 of the authorized_keys file written…
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Maximum Severity Cisco SD-WAN Bug Exploited in the Wild
This is the second time this year a threat actor has leveraged a CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in Cisco’s network control system.
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Cerebras to Kick Off Hotly Anticipated Year for Artificial-Intelligence IPOs
The chip company raised its price target this week after strong demand from investors.
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Foxconn Attack Highlights Manufacturing’s Cyber Crisis
A Nitrogen ransomware attack on Foxconn’s North American facilities is one of 600 hits on manufacturers this year, as gangs increasingly target the sector for its low tolerance for downtime.
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Closing the AI governance gap in your enterprise
In this Help Net Security video, Casey Bleeker, CEO at SurePath AI, talks about the AI governance gap that exists in almost every organization. Drawing from three years of conversations with IT, business, and security leaders, Casey explains why AI adoption is outpacing governance maturity by a wide margin, creating friction between security teams pushing…
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Detecting and preventing crypto mining in your AWS environment
This article guides you on how to use Amazon GuardDuty to identify and mitigate cryptocurrency mining threats in your Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment. You’ll learn about the specialized detection capabilities of GuardDuty and best practices to build a multi-layered defense strategy that protects your infrastructure costs and security posture. Understanding the crypto mining challenge…
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What happens when China’s AI catches up to Mythos?
The Trump-Xi summit opening in Beijing this week carries an agenda item unlike any in the history of US-China diplomacy: what to do about artificial intelligence that can autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities in the world’s most critical software — and what happens when both superpowers have it. Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, released last month to…
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Microsoft Fixes 17 Critical Flaws in May Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has patched 120 vulnerabilities in this month’s security update round
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[GUEST DIARY] Tearing apart website fraud to see how it works., (Wed, May 13th)
[This is a Guest Diary by Joshua Nikolson, an ISC Intern and part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program.] Introduction One day at work, a friend messaged me, “How do you check a website to see if it’s legit?” This friend recently received a phishing text message from a “bank”,…
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May’s Patch Tuesday hauls out 132 CVEs
With advisories, this month’s count approaches 300 – though many are already in place Categories: Threat Research, X-ops Tags: Patch Tuesday, MICROSOFT PATCH TUESDAY
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AI is separating the companies built to scale from the ones built to sell
If you had time to walk the expo floor at this year’s RSA Conference, it was impossible to miss the shift in our industry. Artificial intelligence has moved from an emerging layer to the foundation of what powers cybersecurity companies. But from our vantage point as investors who work closely with founders and operators, the bigger…
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Spotlight On: Worldline, a New Principal Participating Organization
Welcome Worldline, a new Principal Participating Organization (PPO) at the PCI Security Standards Council! In this special spotlight edition of our PCI Perspectives Blog, Worldline Head of PCI Program, Isil Ugurlu, introduces us to her company and how they are helping to shape the future of payment security.
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Webinar this week: Prevention alone is not enough against modern attacks
This upcoming webinar explores how organizations need to combine security, backups, and recovery planning to reduce the impact of modern cyberattacks. […]
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Your Purple Team Isn’t Purple — It’s Just Red and Blue in the Same Room
Defending a network at 2 am looks a lot like this: an analyst copy-pasting a hash from a PDF into a SIEM query. A red team script is being rewritten by hand so the blue team can use it. A patch waiting on a change-approval window that’s longer than the exploitation window itself. Nobody in…
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JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware
The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers, with the Windows payload found deploying a Python-based remote access trojan. […]
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AI clones: the good, the bad, and the ugly
AI is capable of mimicking a real person. It’s clear this capability exists, and the ethics of using AI for this purpose are often very clear. But increasingly, new applications are leading to ethically murky results. The good For example, the CEO of a company, or a politician, could choose to create a clone using…
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May 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: AI starts driving security industry changes
Project Glasswing. This is one of three major security industry changes I’ll cover today. The Anthropic Mythos vulnerability discovery model has already proven to be game changing in its ability to identify new vulnerabilities in software. Many of these vulnerabilities have existed for 10 to 15 years without human discovery. In a recent announcement from…
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Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign
The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting another vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges and universities. […]
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Webinar: Why modern attacks require both security and recovery
Modern attacks don’t stop at initial compromise. This webinar explores why security and recovery must work together to reduce downtime and improve resilience. […]
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the EU’s adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation, which became mandatory for all companies beginning on May 25, 2018. The aim of the GDPR was simple, but important: to improve individuals’ control over their personal data. This regulation replaced Directive 95/46/EC with the clear purpose of unifying data…
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An Adaptive Cyber Analytics UI for Web Honeypot Logs [Guest Diary], (Wed, May 6th)
[This is a Guest Diary by Eric Roldan, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu BACS program] Through the expansion of Large Language Models (LLMs), cybersecurity has exploded with a variety of tools for both offensive and defensive purposes. A majority of software and cyber tools are integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions into their…
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Video: Deepfake Defense May Become a Core MSP Service
Deepfakes are moving from viral novelty to real-world cyber threat. In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Boso speaks with Daniel Elliott, CEO of Delta Bear, about how AI-powered impersonation attacks are targeting businesses, why legacy security tools may fall short, and how MSPs and MSSPs can build new services around deepfake…
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Give yourself an on-demand Android taskbar
Holy moly, I am flying around my phone this week. It’s a wild feeling — especially since Google’s grand I/O gala, which is traditionally the time when shapeshifting new Android additions are supposed to command our attention, isn’t for another couple weeks yet. These days, though, we’ve reached a point where many of the most…
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Megaport enhances network resilience with integrated DDoS protection
Megaport has announced the launch of Megaport DDoS Protection. This new built-in security capability for Megaport Internet allows customers to filter malicious traffic directly within the Megaport network, rather than routing it through a separate external service. This helps ensure mission-critical uptime without introducing additional latency or routing complexity. As enterprises increasingly migrate to distributed…
AI, Global Security News
Cleartext Passwords in MS Edge? In 2026?, (Mon, May 4th)
Yup, that is for real. For me, this started with a post in X at hxxps://x.com/intcyberdigest/status/2051406295828250963?s=61 , which highlighted research by @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N that found exactly this issue. Edge stores all of your browser passwords in clear text, even if you haven’t used them in this session, y’know, just in case. I figured, it couldn’t be that easy, right? …
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security
Cyber Security Management vs Traditional IT Security Approaches
We will compare cyber security management vs traditional IT security approaches in this post. The digital world has changed so much in the last decade that the methods used to protect it have required a total structural overhaul. In the early days of office networks, security was a set of digital locks managed by the…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Cybersecurity Tips From Squid Game TV Series [MUST READ]
This post will show you essential Squid Game cybersecurity tips to learn. Netflix’s Squid Game took the world by storm, captivating audiences with its brutal depiction of 456 debt-ridden individuals competing in deadly children’s games for a massive cash prize. Beyond its gripping storyline, the series offers profound cybersecurity lessons that mirror today’s digital threats.…
AI, APAC, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Securing open proxies in your AWS environment
This article shows you how to identify and secure open proxies in your AWS environment to prevent abuse, protect your IP address reputation, and control costs. An open proxy is a server that forwards traffic on behalf of internet users without requiring authentication. While proxies can support legitimate use cases such as load balancing or…
AI, Global Security News
DShield Honeypot Update, (Mon, May 4th)
This week, I will release a few updates to our DShield honeypot. The update should happen automatically if you have “automatic updates” enabled on your system. There will be two major changes: Compatibility with Ubuntu 26.04 / new versions of Raspberry Pi OS Ubuntu released version 26.04 LTS about a week ago. It will pretty…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More
This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control panels into kill switches, kernels into open doors, and open-source pipelines into silent delivery systems. The game has shifted from breach to occupation. They’re living inside SaaS sessions, pushing code with trusted…
Global Security News
How Dark Reading Lifted Off the Launchpad in 2006
Twenty years ago, this media brand didn’t have a print edition to attract eyeballs and sponsors. Top-notch content and editorial talent did the heavy lifting.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do
In this Help Net Security video, Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP and Cyber Strategist at Black Kite, discusses how organizations can identify and manage third-party cyber exposures before attackers exploit them. He argues that businesses should move beyond a data-loss mindset toward one centered on resilience, meaning keeping operations running when vendors or partners get hit. Wheatman…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
5 Best Anti-Piracy Video Hosting Platforms to Protect Premium Content
In this post, I will show you the 5 best anti-piracy video hosting platforms to protect premium content. Someone in a creator community recently posted: “I just found my entire 12-module course being resold on a Telegram channel for $5. I had 600 paying students.” The response thread went viral. Not because it was unusual.…
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Controlling Data Breach And The Use Of DRM For Document Security
This post will reveal how to control the aftermath of a data breach by using DRM for document security. Gathering physical and digital evidence to correlate data from multiple sources to piece together a data breach incident is crucial in evaluating how and when the incident occurred. The evidence can show if someone had infiltrated…
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
Best 5 Cybersecurity Management Security Tools
In this post, I will show you the best 5 cybersecurity management security tools. With more companies moving their work online, the risk of cyberattacks has grown. From data breaches to ransomware, small security gaps can lead to big problems. That’s why having the right cybersecurity management tools is a must-have for organisations of all…
AI, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Global Security News
The Human Factor in Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Turning Your Workforce Into a Security Asset
In this post, I will talk about the human factor in manufacturing cybersecurity and show you how to turn your workforce into a security asset. You can deploy next-generation firewalls, endpoint detection and response, and layered monitoring across your environment, yet a single convincing phishing email or social engineering call can bypass all of it.…
Global Security News
20 Years in Cyber: Dark Reading Marks Milestone With Month of Special Coverage
On this day in 2006, Dark Reading went live. We have a celebration planned that spans our two decades of covering the industry, and you, dear readers, are invited.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Anthropic’s Mythos Has Landed: Here’s What Comes Next for Cyber
In this latest installment of the Reporters’ Notebook video series, we discuss how the new AI model threatens to completely upend cybersecurity, and what industry leaders are telling the press.