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connected car
Thieves don’t need your car keys, just a wireless signal

A recent study by researchers at the University of Padova reveals that despite the rise in car thefts involving Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) systems, the auto industry has made …

door
91% noise: A look at what’s wrong with traditional SAST tools

Traditional static application security testing (SAST) tools are falling short. That’s the key takeaway from a recent report that tested these tools against nearly 3,000 …

Containers
Kernel-level container insights: Utilizing eBPF with Cilium, Tetragon, and SBOMs for security

As applications become more distributed, traditional monitoring and security tools are failing to keep pace. This article explores how eBPF, when utilized by the graduated …

open-source security tools
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 …

human defenders
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 …

Cybersecurity at live events
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 …

Paolo del Mundo
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 …

NIST quantum random number generator
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 …

world map
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 …

Rich Friedberg
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
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
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 …

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