Monocle: Open-source LLM for binary analysis search

Monocle is open-source tooling backed by a large language model (LLM) for performing natural language searches against compiled target binaries. Monocle can be provided with a binary and search criteria (authentication code, vulnerable code, password s… Continue reading Monocle: Open-source LLM for binary analysis search→

Organizations change recruitment strategies to find cyber talent

An estimated 4 million professionals are needed to fill the growing cybersecurity workforce gap, according to Fortinet. At the same time, Fortinet’s 2024 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report found that 70% of organizations indicated that the cy… Continue reading Organizations change recruitment strategies to find cyber talent→

Week in review: A need for a DDoS response plan, human oversight in AI-enhanced software development

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 4 key steps to building an incident response plan In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Toole, head of security and IT at Blumira, discusses the compo… Continue reading Week in review: A need for a DDoS response plan, human oversight in AI-enhanced software development→

Infostealing malware masquerading as generative AI tools

Over the past six months, there has been a notable surge in Android financial threats – malware targeting victims’ mobile banking funds, whether in the form of ‘traditional’ banking malware or, more recently, cryptostealers, according to ES… Continue reading Infostealing malware masquerading as generative AI tools→

99% of IoT exploitation attempts rely on previously known CVEs

The explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has brought about a wide range of security and privacy challenges, according to Bitdefender and NETGEAR. The report is based on global telemetry of 3.8 million homes and 50 million IoT devices that gene… Continue reading 99% of IoT exploitation attempts rely on previously known CVEs→

Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs

Security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks posed by organizations’ dependency on modern applications—the technology that underpins all of today’s most used sites, according to Cloudflare. The report underscores that the volume of threats… Continue reading Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs→