cybersecurity
35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and …
AI is changing cybersecurity roles, and entry-level jobs are at risk
Will humans remain essential in cybersecurity, or is AI set to take over? According to Wipro, many CISOs are leveraging AI to improve threat detection and response times and …
Hackers love events. Why aren’t more CISOs paying attention?
When CISOs think about risk, they usually think about cloud platforms, laptops, and data centers. But live events like conferences, trade shows, product launches, and …
Before scaling GenAI, map your LLM usage and risk zones
In this Help Net Security interview, Paolo del Mundo, Director of Application and Cloud Security at The Motley Fool, discusses how organizations can scale their AI usage by …
CURBy: A quantum random number generator you can verify
NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder have created a public service that delivers random numbers using quantum mechanics. Called the Colorado University Randomness …
CISOs brace for a surge in domain-based cyber threats
Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex, and domain-based attacks are at the center of this shift. CSC’s CISO Outlook 2025 report, based on a survey of 300 security …
Why banks’ tech-first approach leaves governance gaps
In this Help Net Security interview, Rich Friedberg, CISO at Live Oak Bank, discusses how banks can better align cybersecurity efforts with broader cyber governance and risk …
MDEAutomator: Open-source endpoint management, incident response in MDE
Managing endpoints and responding to security incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) can be time-consuming and complex. MDEAutomator is an open-source tool …
Virtual kidnapping scams prey on our worst fears
Getting a call saying a family member has been kidnapped is terrifying. Fear and panic take over, making it hard to think clearly. That’s exactly what criminals count on when …
Unpacking the security complexity of no-code development platforms
In this Help Net Security interview, Amichai Shulman, CTO at Nokod Security, discusses how the abstraction layer in no-code environments complicates security by obscuring data …
What CISOs need to know about agentic AI
GenAI has been the star of the show lately. Tools like ChatGPT impressed everyone with how well they can summarize, write, and respond. But something new is gaining ground: …
Security flaws in government apps go unpatched for years
78% of public sector organizations are operating with significant security debt, flaws left unaddressed for more than a year, according to Veracode. 55% are burdened with …
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