Why I’m done calling humans the weakest link

Cybersecurity has long suffered from a people problem, but not in the way we often hear about. As industry that is based on enabling communication across the globe via the internet and many types of devices, many of us practitioners are very bad at com… Continue reading Why I’m done calling humans the weakest link

The art of making technical risk make sense to executives

In this Help Net Security video, Jay Miller, CISO at Paessler, explains how security leaders can communicate technical risk to executives and board members in terms they understand. The focus is on business impact: financial loss, compliance fines, rep… Continue reading The art of making technical risk make sense to executives

RSAC 2026 is back, and the certificate automation gap is impossible to ignore

RSAC 2026 Conference marked a return to form, more vibrant and better attended than any show I can recall over the past decade. The audience was distinctly international, with strong representation from North America, Europe and Latin America, and it w… Continue reading RSAC 2026 is back, and the certificate automation gap is impossible to ignore

Why risk alone doesn’t get you to yes

I have been in security rooms for years, from military operations centers to corporate boardrooms. In all those years I can tell you that the hardest mission that most security leaders will face is not identifying a threat, but getting someone to act o… Continue reading Why risk alone doesn’t get you to yes

Week in review: NIST updates DNS security guidance, compromised LiteLLM PyPI packages

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: NIST updates its DNS security guidance for the first time in over a decade DNS infrastructure underpins nearly every network connection an organization ma… Continue reading Week in review: NIST updates DNS security guidance, compromised LiteLLM PyPI packages

You don’t have to choose between BAS or automated pentesting, you shouldn’t

There’s a debate making the rounds in security circles that sounds reasonable on the surface but falls apart under operational scrutiny: Which is better, breach and attack simulation (BAS) or automated penetration testing (APT)? Security vendors have s… Continue reading You don’t have to choose between BAS or automated pentesting, you shouldn’t

Why your phishing simulations aren’t building a security culture

Security culture isn’t built by phishing simulations. In this Help Net Security video, Dan Potter, VP of Cyber Resilience at Immersive, argues that annual training videos and quarterly phishing tests happen in calm, controlled settings that tell … Continue reading Why your phishing simulations aren’t building a security culture

Novee introduces autonomous AI red teaming to hunt LLM vulnerabilities

Novee today introduced AI Red Teaming for LLM Applications for its AI penetration testing platform, designed to uncover security vulnerabilities in LLM-powered applications before attackers can exploit them. Enterprises are deploying AI-enabled softwar… Continue reading Novee introduces autonomous AI red teaming to hunt LLM vulnerabilities

Product showcase: Cross-platform and third-party endpoint patching with Action1

Keeping endpoints patched is one of the more annoying chores in IT operations. Action1 is a cloud-based autonomous endpoint management platform that addresses this challenge head-on, covering third-party apps and OS updates (Windows, macOS, and now Lin… Continue reading Product showcase: Cross-platform and third-party endpoint patching with Action1