MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals. Continue reading MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Cybersecurity in 2025: Global conflict, grown-up AI, and the wisdom of the crowd

As we look ahead to cybersecurity developments in 2025, there’s bad news and good—expect to see new challenging attacks and the cybersecurity community increasingly working together to counter threats that are beyond the scope of individual organizatio… Continue reading Cybersecurity in 2025: Global conflict, grown-up AI, and the wisdom of the crowd

AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overreli… Continue reading AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

Breaking down the numbers: Cybersecurity funding activity recap

Here’s a list of interesting cybersecurity companies that received funding so far in 2024. Aim Security January | $10 million Aim Security raised $10 million in seed funding, led by YL Ventures, with participation from CCL (Cyber Club London… Continue reading Breaking down the numbers: Cybersecurity funding activity recap

Bugcrowd raises $102 million to boost AI-powered crowdsourced security platform

Bugcrowd has secured $102 million in strategic growth funding to scale its AI-powered crowdsourced security platform offerings globally. Led by General Catalyst, with participation from longtime existing investors Rally Ventures and Costanoa Ventures, … Continue reading Bugcrowd raises $102 million to boost AI-powered crowdsourced security platform

Crowdsourced security is not just for tech companies anymore

There is a misconception that only software and technology companies leverage crowdsourced security. However, data contradicts this belief. Companies across various sectors are increasingly adopting crowdsourced security, as reported by Bugcrowd. The g… Continue reading Crowdsourced security is not just for tech companies anymore

Photos: Black Hat USA 2023

Black Hat USA 2023 returned to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and Help Net Security was on-site. The conference featured over 100 selected Briefings, open-source tool demos in the Arsenal, a Business Hall, networking events, and more. … Continue reading Photos: Black Hat USA 2023

Appdome and Bugcrowd join forces to create a more secure mobile app economy

Appdome has unveiled that Bugcrowd joined its new Mobile App Defense Project, a community program aimed at improving mobile DevSecOps for everyone. This collaboration aims to create a more secure mobile app economy, raise the bar on mobile app defense,… Continue reading Appdome and Bugcrowd join forces to create a more secure mobile app economy