7 hard truths security pros should know: 2026 DevOps Threats Report

In 2025, trusted Git hosting platforms became a playground for cyber criminals. This is the main conclusion from the latest “DevOps Threat Unwrapped Report 2026” by GitProtect. If you want to effectively counter attacks targeted at your code (and busin… Continue reading 7 hard truths security pros should know: 2026 DevOps Threats Report

What happens when your identity provider becomes the kill chain

In this Help Net Security video, Colin Constable, CTO at Atsign, explains why your identity provider (IdP) has become the kill chain in cyberattacks. Attackers steal session cookies, tokens, or consent grants you’ve already issued and walk in beh… Continue reading What happens when your identity provider becomes the kill chain

Week in review: Cisco patches SD-WAN 0-day, unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server flaw exploited

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: Foundations of Cybersecurity, 2nd edition Jason Andress has refreshed his introductory security text for No Starch Press. He writes in the introdu… Continue reading Week in review: Cisco patches SD-WAN 0-day, unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server flaw exploited

Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do

In this Help Net Security video, Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP and Cyber Strategist at Black Kite, discusses how organizations can identify and manage third-party cyber exposures before attackers exploit them. He argues that businesses should move beyond a dat… Continue reading Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do

Week in review: High-severity LPE vulnerability in the Linux kernel, cPanel 0-day exploited for months

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The AI criminal mastermind is already hiring on gig platforms Labor-hire platforms let anyone with a credit card post a task and pay a stranger to complet… Continue reading Week in review: High-severity LPE vulnerability in the Linux kernel, cPanel 0-day exploited for months

How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview

North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior cybercrime researcher at Flare, outlines several ways organizations can catch t… Continue reading How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview

Week in review: Acrobat Reader flaw exploited, Claude Mythos offensive capabilities and limits

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Bringing governance and visibility to machine and AI identities In this Help Net Security interview, Archit Lohokare, CEO of AppViewX, explains how the ri… Continue reading Week in review: Acrobat Reader flaw exploited, Claude Mythos offensive capabilities and limits

What the EU AI Act requires for AI agent logging

The EU AI Act is 144 pages long. The logging requirements that matter for AI agent developers sit across four articles that keep referencing each other. Here’s what they say, when the deadlines hit, and where the gaps are. Your agent is probably high-r… Continue reading What the EU AI Act requires for AI agent logging