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DNS
Why DNS threats should be on every CISO’s radar in 2025

DNS is once again in the crosshairs of threat actors. According to the 2025 DNS Threat Landscape Report by Infoblox, attackers are changing tactics, and enterprises are …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 12, 2025

Cloud Platforms Engineering Manager Mozn | UAE | Remote – No longer accepting applications As a Cloud Platforms Engineering Manager, you will lead the design, …

network
What the Matter 1.4.2 update means for smart home security

Matter is built on the idea that smart home devices should be secure, reliable, and easy to use. It is based on Internet Protocol (IP), which allows devices, mobile apps, and …

world
Win-DDoS: Attackers can turn public domain controllers into DDoS agents

SafeBreach researchers have released details on several vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to crash Windows Active Directory domain controllers (DCs), one …

WinRAR
WinRAR zero-day exploited by RomCom hackers in targeted attacks

ESET researchers have discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in WinRAR, exploited in the wild by Russia-aligned group RomCom. If you use WinRAR or related components …

lock
How Brandolini’s law informs our everyday infosec reality

Brandolini’s law, also known as the “bullshit asymmetry principle”, is simple but devastating: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude …

Robert Buljevic
From legacy to SaaS: Why complexity is the enemy of enterprise security

In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Buljevic, Technology Consultant at Bridge IT, discusses how the coexistence of legacy systems and SaaS applications is changing the …

From Day Zero to Zero Day
Review: From Day Zero to Zero Day

From Day Zero to Zero Day is a practical guide for cybersecurity pros who want to move beyond reading about vulnerabilities and start finding them. It gives a methodical look …

security
Pentesting is now central to CISO strategy

Security leaders are rethinking their approach to cybersecurity as digital supply chains expand and generative AI becomes embedded in critical systems. A recent survey of 225 …

healthcare data
Breaches are up, budgets are too, so why isn’t healthcare safer?

A new report from Resilience outlines a growing cyber crisis in the U.S. healthcare sector, where ransomware attacks, vendor compromise, and human error continue to cause …

week in review
Week in review: SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, Black Hat USA 2025

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Black Hat USA 2025 Black Hat USA 2025 took place at the Mandalay Bay …

Patch Tuesday
August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try again

July turned into a surprisingly busy month. It started slowly with a fairly ‘calm’ Patch Tuesday as I forecasted in my last blog. Although there were 130 new CVEs addressed …

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