Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks

In this Help Net Security interview, Adam Bateman, CEO of Push Security, talks about the rise in identity-based attacks, how they’re becoming more sophisticated each year, and how AI and ML are both fueling these threats and helping to defend against t… Continue reading Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks

How CISOs can elevate cybersecurity in boardroom discussions

Ross Young is the CISO in residence at Team8 and the creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix (TaSM). In this interview, he shares his perspective on how cybersecurity professionals can tailor their presentations to the board, aligning security… Continue reading How CISOs can elevate cybersecurity in boardroom discussions

A humble proposal: The InfoSec CIA triad should be expanded

The inconsistent and incomplete definitions of essential properties in information security create confusion within the InfoSec community, gaps in security controls, and may elevate the costs of incidents. In this article, I will analyze the CIA triad,… Continue reading A humble proposal: The InfoSec CIA triad should be expanded

Using cognitive diversity for stronger, smarter cyber defense

In this Help Net Security interview, Mel Morris, CEO of Corpora.ai, discusses how cognitive biases affect decision-making during cybersecurity incidents. Morris shares insights on the challenges of designing user-friendly cybersecurity tools that consi… Continue reading Using cognitive diversity for stronger, smarter cyber defense

This is the year CISOs unlock AI’s full potential

In 2025, CISOs will have powerful new capabilities as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to mature. Evolving beyond providing answers to questions, GenAI will provide proactive recommendations, take action, and communicate in a person… Continue reading This is the year CISOs unlock AI’s full potential

How AI and ML are transforming digital banking security

In this Help Net Security interview, Nuno Martins da Silveira Teodoro, VP of Group Cybersecurity at Solaris, discusses the latest advancements in digital banking security. He talks about how AI and ML are reshaping fraud detection, the growing trend of… Continue reading How AI and ML are transforming digital banking security

GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community

In this Help Net Security, Alexis Wales, CISO at GitHub, discusses how GitHub embeds security into every aspect of its platform to protect millions of developers and repositories, ensuring it remains a trustworthy platform for building secure software…. Continue reading GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community

Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills

Organizations don’t know their software engineers’ security skills because they don’t assess them in the interview process. Trying to do that in an interview is challenging, of course, given the time it takes for a proper assessment. However, given the… Continue reading Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills

The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day

As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide our expertise in offensive security. In collaboration with the Kerala Police Cyber unit, we were able to… Continue reading The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day

Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI

In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Darren Williams, CEO at BlackFog, talks about how employee training plays a crucial role in preventing ransomware attacks. He points out that human error is often the biggest security risk and explains how AI to… Continue reading Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI