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Third-party partners or ticking time bombs? - Help Net Security Discover why third-party risk management is critical to securing your supply chain and how to build stronger vendor relationships.

Third-party partners or ticking time bombs?

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From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025's cyber deception threat trends - Help Net Security Cybercriminals are getting better at lying. That’s the takeaway from a new LevelBlue report, which outlines how attackers are using social engineering and

From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends

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Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust - Help Net Security As fraud threats grow more complex, over half of companies are investing in analytics and AI to improve customer decision-making.

Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust

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New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025 - Help Net Security The featured infosec products this week are from: Black Kite, Descope, Elastic, ExtraHop, LastPass, and Riverbed.

New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025

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What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work - Help Net Security OpenAI has released GPT‑5, now available to developers and ChatGPT users. It brings changes to how AI can be used in IT environments.

What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work

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Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786) - Help Net Security In a Microsoft Exchange hybrid deployment, CVE-2025-53786 could be exploited by attackers to access the org’s connected cloud environment.

Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786)

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Photos: Black Hat USA 2025 - Help Net Security Here's a collection of photos from Black Hat USA 2025 that takes you inside the event. The gallery features many vendors.

Photos: Black Hat USA 2025

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SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls - Help Net Security SonicWall is "highly confident" that the recent attacks against its firewalls have not been executed by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability.

SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls

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Beyond PQC: Building adaptive security programs for the unknown - Help Net Security PQC is critical to protect digital trust as quantum threats could break current encryption and weaken cyber resilience at any moment.

Beyond PQC: Building adaptive security programs for the unknown

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Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it's working - Help Net Security Email attacks surged in Q2 2025 as phishing kits and AI-powered BEC scams targeted manufacturers and execs across key sectors.

Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it’s working

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AI can write your code, but nearly half of it may be insecure - Help Net Security AI code security risks emerge as large language models generate vulnerable code in nearly half of tested real-world programming scenarios.

AI can write your code, but nearly half of it may be insecure

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Energy companies are blind to thousands of exposed services - Help Net Security U.S. energy sector cybersecurity vulnerabilities expose critical infrastructure to hidden risks missed by traditional security tools.

Energy companies are blind to thousands of exposed services

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Open-source server management platform Proxmox VE 9.0 released - Help Net Security Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.0 introduces advancements in storage and networking capabilities, addressing critical enterprise demands.

Open-source server management platform Proxmox VE 9.0 released

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Trend Micro Apex One flaws exploted in the wild (CVE-2025-54948, CVE-2025-54987) - Help Net Security Critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-54948, CVE-2025-54987) affecting Trend Micro Apex One on-prem are being probed by attackers.

Trend Micro Apex One flaws exploted in the wild (CVE-2025-54948, CVE-2025-54987)

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Cybersecurity and the development of software-defined vehicles - Help Net Security Decoupling cybersecurity from safety is key to protecting software-defined vehicles and ensuring resilience across all attack surfaces.

Cybersecurity and the development of software-defined vehicles

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Ransomware is up, zero-days are booming, and your IP camera might be next - Help Net Security Ransomware, zero-days, and OT attacks dominate the 2025 cybersecurity threat trends, exposing risks across IT, IoT, and healthcare networks.

Ransomware is up, zero-days are booming, and your IP camera might be next

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AI in the SOC: Game-changer or more noise? - Help Net Security Discover the challenges and benefits of AI in SOC operations, and why human expertise remains critical in cybersecurity decision-making.

AI in the SOC: Game-changer or more noise?

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CISOs say they're prepared, their data says otherwise - Help Net Security Most security teams believe they can act quickly when a threat emerges. But many don’t trust the very data they rely on to do so, and that’s holding them

CISOs say they’re prepared, their data says otherwise

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Why 90% of cyber leaders are feeling the heat

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Project Ire: Microsoft's autonomous malware detection AI agent - Help Net Security Microsoft is working on a AI agent for autonomous malware detection and the prototype - dubbed Project Ire - is showing great potential.

Project Ire: Microsoft’s autonomous malware detection AI agent

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Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI - Help Net Security For lean security teams, integration and ease of use can mean the difference between staying on top of risks and constantly playing catch-up.

Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI

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BloodHound 8.0 debuts with major upgrades in attack path management - Help Net Security BloodHound 8.0, the open-source Attack Path Management platform, features major enhancements and expanded capabilities.

BloodHound 8.0 debuts with major upgrades in attack path management

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Back to basics webinar: The ecosystem of CIS Security best practices - Help Net Security Watch this on-demand webinar to understand how you can use an ecosystem of security best practices built by the CIS to support this mission.

Back to basics webinar: The ecosystem of CIS Security best practices

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Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter - Help Net Security In Q2 2025, Harmonic found widespread GenAI-driven sensitive data exposure across 300+ apps, confirming enterprise security fears.

Your employees uploaded over a gig of files to GenAI tools last quarter

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Ransomware groups shift to quadruple extortion to maximize pressure - Help Net Security The emerging trend of quadruple extortion includes using DDoS attacks to disrupt business operations and harassing third parties.

Ransomware groups shift to quadruple extortion to maximize pressure

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 5, 2025 - Help Net Security Here are the worldwide cybersecurity job openings available as of August 5, 2025, including on-site, hybrid, and remote roles.

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 5, 2025

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SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day - Help Net Security Attackers using the Akira ransomware and possibly a zero-day exploit have been targeting SonicWall firewalls since July 15, 2025.

SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, possibly via zero-day

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AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management - Help Net Security AIBOMs help track AI model origins, manage risks, meet compliance, and secure your AI systems across the enterprise.

AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management

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Average global data breach cost now $4.44 million

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Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released - Help Net Security Hashcat is an open-source password recovery tool that supports five attack modes and more than 300 highly optimized hashing algorithms.

Open-source password recovery utility Hashcat 7.0.0 released

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