Help Net Security newsletters: Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here!

Please turn on your JavaScript for this page to function normally.
biohazard
16% of mobile devices in developing markets now infected with malware

Mobile users already disadvantaged by an economic and digital divide have suffered the most from digital fraud throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In emerging markets such as …

Hand
Cybercriminals evolving their tactics to exploit collective human interest

Phishing activity increased significantly in the first few months of 2020, taking advantage of pandemic-induced product shortages and increased usage of streaming services, …

ransomware
61% of organizations impacted by ransomware in 2020

Enterprises faced unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2020 from increasing attack volume, the pandemic-driven digital transformation of work, and generally deficient cyber …

find
Security research project: The easiest way to get “experience” and land a job in cybersecurity

Despite what you might have heard, there’s no shortage of people looking for jobs in cybersecurity. Every open position triggers stacks of resumes, but the challenge is …

encryption
Remote work increasing the growth rate of the EDR market

Malware and virus attacks have increased substantially over the years. With the evolution of modern technologies, the threats associated with them have also increased. But on …

Monero
Monero-mining botnet targets orgs through recent MS Exchange vulnerabilities

The recent Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities might have initially been exploited by a government-backed APT group, but cybercriminals soon followed suit, using them to …

coronavirus
COVID-19-themed cyberattack detections continue to surge

McAfee released its new report, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, there …

ransomware
Detection capabilities improve, but ransomware surges on

A FireEye report outlines critical details on trending attacker techniques and malware, the proliferation of multifaceted extortion and ransomware, preparing for expected …

fast
The benefits of cyber threat intelligence

In this Help Net Security podcast, Maurits Lucas, Director of Intelligence Solutions at Intel 471, discusses the benefits of cyber threat intelligence. He also talks about how …

snake
Cybersecurity threats and cybercrime trends of 2020

Bitdefender released a report revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant …

idea
4 things you can do to minimize cyberattacks on supply and value chains

Supply chain attacks target the weakest spot in most every enterprise’s security program: third-party access. The SolarWinds hack was a classic supply chain attack, …

malware
Massive increase in endpoint attacks, rising rate of encrypted malware and new exploits targeting IoT

Fileless malware and cryptominer attack rates grew by nearly 900% and 25% respectively, while unique ransomware payloads plummeted by 48% in 2020 compared to 2019, according …

Don't miss

Cybersecurity news
Daily newsletter sent Monday-Friday
Weekly newsletter sent on Mondays
Editor's choice newsletter sent twice a month
Periodical newsletter released when there is breaking news
Weekly newsletter listing new cybersecurity job positions
Monthly newsletter focusing on open source cybersecurity tools