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How to find out if your AI vendor is a security risk
One of the most pressing concerns with AI adoption is data leakage. Consider this: An employee logs into their favorite AI chatbot, pastes sensitive corporate data, and asks …
Enzoic AD Lite Password Audit Report
Enzoic for AD Lite Password Auditor is an innovative tool designed to integrate with an organization’s Active Directory environment seamlessly. Enzoic analyzed the 2024 AD …
OpenSSL prepares for a quantum future with 3.5.0 release
The OpenSSL Project has released version 3.5.0 of its widely used open-source cryptographic library, introducing new features and notable changes that signal its evolution …
AI is challenging the geopolitical status quo
AI-powered cyberattacks are becoming powerful new weapons. Organizations need to act fast to close the gap between today’s defenses and tomorrow’s threats. These attacks are …
11 cyber defense tips to stay secure at work and home
Cybersecurity is inextricably tied to the technology it protects. Just as technology continues to grow in variety, quantity, and presence in all of our lives, so too does …
Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy
For an AI agent to “think” and act autonomously, it must be granted agency; that is, it must be allowed to integrate with other systems, read and analyze data, and have …
Cyberattacks on water and power utilities threaten public safety
62% of utility operators were targeted by cyberattacks in the past year, and of those, 80% were attacked multiple times, according to Semperis. 54% suffered permanent …
The rise of compromised LLM attacks
In this Help Net Security video, Sohrob Kazerounian, Distinguished AI Researcher at Vectra AI, discusses how the ongoing rapid adoption of LLM-based applications has already …
Week in review: Probing activity on Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Attackers are probing Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals Cybersecurity …
April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft
Microsoft is continuing to build on their AI cybersecurity strategy and this month announced the introduction of new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot. They are introducing …
Benefits from privacy investment are greater than the cost
Cisco released its 2025 Data Privacy Benchmark Study. The report looks at global trends in data privacy and how they affect businesses. The study gathered responses from 2,600 …
Inside the AI-driven threat landscape
In this Help Net Security video, Nick Barter, Chief Strategy Officer at Nothreat, discusses how AI is no longer just a tool for defenders, it’s now a powerful weapon in the …
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