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Why Patch Automation Needs Brakes, Not Just an Accelerator

Action1's field CTO argues patch automation needs staged deployments and stop conditions, not just speed.

Gene Moody, Field CTO at Action1, writes on BleepingComputer that patch automation must pair acceleration with safeguards. He recommends staged deployment rings with predefined go/no-go criteria, keeping human judgment for domain controllers, databases, and ERP systems. The piece warns that automation without brakes can push a bad update to 10,000 endpoints as fast as a good one.

BleepingComputerSep 14, 14:01 UTC · 2d agoIndustry

The hidden work of modernizing Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes details its migration of Windows product managed components to .NET 10, citing security, supportability, diagnostics, and performance benefits.

Malwarebytes says it migrated the managed portions of Malwarebytes for Windows to .NET 10 while leaving native drivers and the detection engine untouched. The vendor cites a supported runtime, safer defaults, stronger cryptography, better diagnostics, and JIT/GC performance improvements as benefits. The migration also deprecated Windows 7 support, and the company applies staged rollouts and automated validation because its code runs with elevated privileges on millions of endpoints. No vulnerabilities or incidents are described.

Malwarebytes LabsSep 4, 17:15 UTC · 12d agoIndustry2

August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: How do we deal with the patch apocalypse?

August 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast urges risk-based triage as AI inflates CVE volume, flags actively exploited SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-50522 and LegacyHive Windows flaw.

July 2026 Patch Tuesday set records with over 600 CVEs, including 405 for Windows 11 and Server 2025, though only two were exploited zero-days and one was publicly disclosed. The author recommends prioritizing known-exploited and internet-facing vulnerabilities, matching patches to high-risk systems, and accelerating ring-based deployment toward Microsoft's suggested three-day turnaround. Notable items include actively exploited SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-50522 enabling machine key theft, the unassigned LegacyHive Windows User Profile Service flaw, and several end-of-servicing dates for Windows and Exchange.

Help Net SecurityAug 25, 06:52 UTC · 23d agoIndustry in the wildCVE-2026-505221

Top 10 Best Patch Management Software in 2026

Roundup ranks 2026 patch management software, favoring Automox, Action1's free tier and Tanium, and warns buyers to vet patching platform security.

This buyer's guide ranks ten patch management tools for 2026, placing Automox first for cloud-native patching, Action1 for a genuinely free small-estate tier and Tanium for patching hundreds of thousands of endpoints. It contextualizes the category with the 2021 Kaseya VSA ransomware supply-chain incident and the 2020 SolarWinds Orion compromise, arguing the security of the patching platform itself must be part of evaluation. It also notes Ivanti products have repeatedly appeared in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Cyber Security NewsSep 9, 07:54 UTC · 8d agoIndustry1

WordPress Security Plugins: How to Choose the Right One

Sucuri's guide breaks WordPress security plugins into hardening, malware scanning, integrity monitoring, and filtering types, and explains how to evaluate and layer them.

The Sucuri guide explains that WordPress security plugins bundle five capabilities - hardening, malware detection, integrity monitoring, activity logging, and application-level filtering - and that plugins run only after WordPress loads, unlike server-level firewalls. It lists leading causes of compromise: outdated plugins and themes, weak or reused credentials, nulled premium software, insecure configuration, and shared-hosting cross-contamination. It concludes with evaluation criteria and a post-installation security checklist for owners without dedicated security teams.

Sucuri BlogSep 5, 03:01 UTC · 12d agoIndustry

12 Best Patch Management Software Compared (2026): Features & Pricing

GBHackers ranks NinjaOne, ManageEngine, and Automox atop twelve patch management tools for 2026, emphasizing third-party application coverage.

GBHackers scored twelve patch management platforms on coverage, automation, visibility, deployment, and value, with NinjaOne ranked highest at 4.55. Action1 is highlighted for its genuinely usable free tier, ManageEngine for third-party catalog breadth, and Automox for cloud-native cross-OS automation. The piece notes that unpatched known vulnerabilities remain a top initial-access vector, citing CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

GBHackersSep 10, 08:19 UTC · 7d agoIndustry1

The 12 Best Antivirus (Endpoint Protection) Software for Business, Compared and Priced

GBHackers compares 12 business antivirus products on detection, EDR depth, pricing, and platform coverage, ranking CrowdStrike and Bitdefender joint top at 8.8.

The roundup scores 12 enterprise endpoint protection vendors across detection, EDR depth, management, pricing transparency, and platform coverage. CrowdStrike and Bitdefender tie at 8.8, with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint scoring 8.5 and noted as effectively free for Microsoft 365 E5 licensees. The piece also flags that Kaspersky cannot legally be sold in the US and that Panda and Webroot now sit under WatchGuard and OpenText respectively.

GBHackersSep 8, 10:24 UTC · 9d agoIndustry 2 sources1

Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support next month

Microsoft says Windows Server 2022 ends mainstream support on October 13, 2026, entering extended security updates through October 14, 2031.

Windows Server 2022, the September 2021 Long-Term Servicing Channel release, will receive its last mainstream support update with the October 2026 security patch. After October 13, 2026, it transitions to extended support with free monthly security updates through October 14, 2031. Microsoft also extended hotpatching for Datacenter: Azure Edition until October 2027 and recommends upgrading to Windows Server 2025, the current LTSC release.

BleepingComputerupdated 08:24 UTC · 3h agofirst Sep 16, 09:10 UTC · 1d agoIndustry 4 sources1

Weekly Update 521: Breach Perception v. Reality

Troy Hunt's weekly update argues AI's hacking role is overstated, citing exposed keys and human error behind recent breach headlines.

Troy Hunt's Weekly Update 521 argues that media coverage exaggerates AI as a hacking tool. He cites data showing AI has had roughly 0% impact on cyber insurance payouts, a MAG breach teardown attributing the incident to exposed keys rather than sophistication, and a Dutch suspect being tracked via his voice. He also notes an Australian headline claiming ChatGPT hacked a court system was actually a man who used ChatGPT to write a web scraper pointed at a website.

Troy HuntSep 11, 20:37 UTC · 5d agoIndustry

ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories

Hacker News ThreatsDay digest: malicious browser extensions, AI-agent intrusions, NCSC shadow AI warning, M&A wire fraud, and 119,000-domain fake shops.

Socket found four malicious Chrome and Firefox extensions (J7Tracker, VREO, Orbit Tracker) stealing session tokens and wallet data from Axiom Trade and Padre users via attacker-controlled Vercel deployments. Hunt.io reported a Chinese-speaking operator using Claude Code, Alibaba Qwen, and DeepSeek with the SecFlow orchestration framework to automate intrusions against government and financial targets in Afghanistan, Thailand, Taiwan, and the US. The UK NCSC warned shadow AI use risks breaches and regulatory failure, Microsoft announced privacy-preserving Windows Age APIs, and Gen Digital described fake M&A wire-fraud scams. A 119,000-domain fake-shop operation called DoppelCart was also highlighted.

The Hacker NewsSep 10, 17:47 UTC · 6d agoIndustry in the wild

Weekly Update 519: Breaches & Data Integrity

Troy Hunt's weekly update mentions new breach data dumps, IoT door lock research, and conference preparations.

Troy Hunt's Weekly Update 519 notes that attackers have again dumped more stolen data, and discusses ongoing work including IoT door lock testing and mapping network hardware in Ubiquiti's design tool. It also references upcoming talks in Oslo and Copenhagen. The post is a routine personal update with no new vulnerability, breach details, or research findings.

Troy HuntSep 1, 22:26 UTC · 15d agoIndustry

Top 10 Best Application Control & Allowlisting Tools in 2026

Roundup ranks 2026 application allowlisting tools, scoring ThreatLocker 8.8/10, Airlock Digital 8.5/10 and free Microsoft WDAC among top default-deny options.

This is a scored buyer's guide to ten application control and allowlisting tools for 2026, with ThreatLocker ranked first (8.8/10), Airlock Digital second (8.5/10) and Microsoft's built-in WDAC/AppLocker third (7.2/10). It notes ransomware has renewed interest in default-deny execution controls and that CISA and other agencies list application control among the most effective yet under-deployed mitigations. The evaluation is research-based with no lab testing, weighting policy automation at 30% and operability at 25%.

Cyber Security NewsSep 9, 07:59 UTC · 8d agoIndustry1

Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape

Google switches Chrome to two-week release cycles starting with Chrome 153, shrinking the N-day patch gap as AI-driven threats accelerate.

Chrome officially moved from a four-week to a two-week release schedule with Tuesday's launch of Chrome 153 on desktop, iOS, and Android. Google ties the change to its evolving security strategy, saying faster releases shrink the N-day patch gap as AI tools and community bug reports increase patch volume. Mozilla, Microsoft, and Brave have already adopted the two-week cadence, and Google is also racing AI-native browsers like Brave, Dia, Opera Neon, and Perplexity's Comet while experimenting with AI features in Chrome.

TechCrunch · SecuritySep 8, 15:04 UTC · 8d agoIndustry

Enterprise Threat Intelligence Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right Solution

ANY.RUN published a buyer's guide for enterprise threat intelligence platforms, outlining evaluation criteria and promoting its own TI products.

ANY.RUN, whose sandbox, TI Lookup, and TI Feeds products are featured throughout, published guidance for selecting an enterprise threat intelligence provider. The guide recommends defining SOC or MSSP requirements first, then weighing intelligence quality and freshness, integrations including STIX/TAXII support, privacy, scalability, and proof-of-concept testing with real alerts. It emphasizes context and enrichment over raw data volume, citing figures such as TI Lookup results in about 2 seconds and 99% validated IOCs in its feeds.

ANY.RUNupdated 08:15 UTC · 3h agofirst 07:44 UTC · 3h agoIndustry 3 sources

In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review

SecurityWeek weekly roundup covers exploited WordPress Super Forms flaw CVE-2026-14894, a $10M bounty on an Iranian cyber official, InjectEave attacks, and more.

SecurityWeek's weekly roundup aggregates short items across the threat landscape, including Microsoft's report of invisible Unicode tag characters used in financial phishing lures at up to 2.37 million messages per day, and active exploitation of critical WordPress Super Forms plugin flaw CVE-2026-14894 to deploy PHP webshells. Policy items include a $10 million US bounty for IRGC-CEC Cyber Operations Command lead Amir Yaryab, a 16-month prison sentence for ex-AT&T employee Kenneth Carter over SIM swaps with nearly $600,000 in intended losses, and the US arraignment of Russian Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov over credential harvesting. Technical items include InjectEave electromagnetic side-channel attacks tested on 11 devices, an FBI warning on OAuth consent phishing, and VulnCheck's finding that only 202 of 26,153 Anthropic Project Glasswing findings were fixed.

SecurityWeekSep 11, 14:19 UTC · 5d agoIndustry in the wildCVE-2026-148942

The 12 Best Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solutions, Compared and Priced

A comparison of 12 mobile threat defense vendors highlights Zimperium's on-device detection and notes Kaspersky's US exit and Wandera's Jamf absorption.

The buyer's guide compares 12 mobile threat defense (MTD) products, naming Zimperium best for fully on-device detection and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as the best-value bundled option. It reminds readers that Kaspersky cannot legally be sold or updated in the US following a Commerce Department determination, and that Wandera was acquired by Jamf. Most MTD pricing is quote-based per device or per user.

GBHackersSep 10, 08:15 UTC · 7d agoIndustry

The 12 Best Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions, Compared and Priced

An editorial scorecard ranks 12 EDR platforms, with CrowdStrike and SentinelOne tied at 8.6/10 and telemetry retention identified as the hidden cost driver.

An editorial comparison scores twelve EDR platforms on detection, response, analyst burden, pricing transparency, and coverage. CrowdStrike and SentinelOne tie at 8.6/10, with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint close behind at 8.5 and described as effectively free in Microsoft 365 E5 estates. The guide argues that telemetry retention, not per-endpoint price, drives real cost, with fully-priced quotes frequently diverging 2-3x from headline rates. Managed detection offerings, including Cynet's bundled 24/7 SOC, factor into the buyer-fit rankings.

GBHackersSep 9, 07:46 UTC · 8d agoIndustry 2 sources

Switching Password Managers in 2026

An Apple password-management engineer (writing personally) explains switching password managers via iOS direct app-to-app export, crediting FIDO Credential Exchange for passkey portability.

Ricky Mondello, an Apple engineer in password management and authentication (writing personally, not for Apple), demonstrates moving 100 items from 1Password to Apple Passwords via the iOS system export, which transfers passwords, passkeys, verification codes, and notes directly between apps with Face ID confirmation and no intermediate files. He credits the FIDO Alliance's Credential Exchange format (first draft May 2024, now an open spec) and iOS 26/macOS 26 for enabling phishing-resistant credential transfer between apps like 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, DuckDuckGo, and Devolutions. The post is advice rather than news, recommending bulk transfer on the existing device, switching AutoFill to the new app, and treating the new manager as the source of truth.

Lobsters · securitySep 8, 13:55 UTC · 8d agoIndustry1

Supply Chain Attacks in 2026: Why Threat Intelligence Is the Only Early Warning System That Works

Cyble argues supply chain attacks are a primary breach vector, citing Verizon DBIR third-party figures and CISA SBOM guidance to pitch its TPRM platform.

Cyble's vendor blog frames third-party compromise as a first-order breach risk, citing Verizon's 2026 DBIR finding that third parties were involved in 48% of breaches, up 60% year over year. It recounts the Cl0p campaigns against Progress MOVEit Transfer (CVE-2023-34362), which affected over 2,700 organizations and 93 million people, and Fortra GoAnywhere (CVE-2023-0669) with roughly 130 claimed victims. It also highlights CISA and NSA's 2026 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials covering open-source, AI, and SaaS components. The piece concludes by promoting Cyble's Third-Party Risk Management platform.

CybleSep 3, 08:21 UTC · 14d agoIndustry CVE-2023-34362 CVE-2023-0669

ThreatsDay: GhostJacking AI Attacks, EtherHiding ClickFix, Cursor CLI Flaw + 17 More Stories

A weekly bulletin aggregating short security updates, including the City-Forum data-theft campaign, a ShipMonk breach, a Cursor CLI flaw, and GhostJacking AI attacks.

The Hacker News ThreatsDay Bulletin bundles roughly 20 short updates across cloud services, AI tools, malware, breaches, and scams. Highlights include the City-Forum campaign pulling data from unauthenticated guest access in Salesforce Experience Cloud and ServiceNow Service Portals since March 2025, and a ShipMonk breach exposing Trezor customer order data for orders in seven countries between May 10 and August 8, 2026. Other items cover a patched Cursor CLI flaw that let cloned repositories run commands before the workspace-trust prompt, Okta's analysis of the Work Panel vishing console used by actors like UNC6671, and GhostJacking AI agent hijacking via a patched Claude Desktop sandbox escape. Meta also launched an on-device WhatsApp Scam Alert machine learning model that keeps message content on the device.

The Hacker NewsAug 18, 16:30 UTC · 29d agoIndustry1

AWS Says Some Cloud Data Cannot Be Recovered After Data Centers Suffer War Damagenew

AWS confirmed some customer data in war-damaged Middle East data centers is permanently unrecoverable after Iranian drone strikes hit Bahrain and UAE facilities.

Amazon Web Services said in a September 15 Health Dashboard update that it is unable to restore data hosted exclusively in its Bahrain me-south-1 region and the UAE mec1-az2 availability zone after Iranian missile and drone strikes that began in March. Damage in Bahrain spanned multiple availability zones, exceeding what AWS regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand. Customers without backups outside the affected footprint lost data permanently; AWS has suspended regional billing, notified authorities in both countries, and expects further UAE updates in coming months and Bahrain updates in early 2027.

Cyber Security News10:52 UTC · 43m agoIndustry

Top 10 Best Endpoint Encryption Software in 2026

A 2026 roundup of ten endpoint encryption products argues the engines are solved and buyers should choose management layers like Intune, Sophos, or Trellix.

The guide ranks ten endpoint encryption options, arguing BitLocker and FileVault have won the engine war so the real purchase decision is the management layer for compliance proof, key escrow, and cross-platform policy. Microsoft BitLocker with Intune is named the baseline for Windows estates, with Sophos, ESET, Trend Micro, Check Point, Trellix, and others covering mixed or regulated fleets. It also warns that TrueCrypt-lineage freeware is unmaintained and that Kaspersky cannot be sold to US customers.

Cyber Security NewsSep 10, 08:15 UTC · 7d agoIndustry

How to secure hybrid meeting rooms without sacrificing user experience

Sponsored Barco piece, citing IDC data, says security is now the top videoconferencing purchase criterion as NIS2 and Cyber Resilience Act compliance pressures mount.

The sponsored article cites IDC research showing security (31%) now outranks price (26%) and quality (25%) as the top videoconferencing purchase criterion. It highlights concerns like malware propagation (47%), missed patches (39%), and risky user behavior (37%), and references NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, the Radio Equipment Delegated Act, and ISO/IEC 27001. Barco ClickShare marketing director Yannic Laleeuwe argues security is now a prerequisite for market access and resilience, but warns that usability tradeoffs drive risky workarounds.

The Register · SecuritySep 8, 15:00 UTC · 8d agoIndustry

Dataminr uses agentic AI to predict and verify security threats

Dataminr launches agentic AI capabilities for corporate security, adding automated event corroboration, context, and near-term threat prediction.

Dataminr Advanced for Corporate Security introduces Agentic Corroboration, Agentic Context, and Near-Term Predictive Intelligence, now generally available, moving the company from real-time alerting to what it calls Autonomous Real-Time Intelligence. The product relies on more than 60 fine-tuned task-specific LLMs trained on a 10+ year proprietary event archive rather than general-purpose frontier models. Upcoming releases include ReGenAI Tailored Live Briefs, a Watchlist Agent, Agentic Search, and an Advanced API suite.

Help Net SecuritySep 14, 13:25 UTC · 2d agoIndustry

Security Affairs newsletter Round 594 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Weekly Security Affairs newsletter aggregates top stories including Cisco FMC exploitation, Qilin ransomware, Chrome zero-days, and Berlin leak.

Pierluigi Paganini's Security Affairs newsletter Round 594 (International Edition) rounds up the week's security headlines. Topics include attackers exploiting a critical Cisco FMC flaw to deploy Qilin ransomware, SonicWall mass exploitation linked to a UK council attack, multiple CISA KEV additions, Chrome zero-days used by four nation-state actors, a $320 million Liquid Network theft, and a Berlin ransomware data leak. It also covers AI security items such as agent sandbox failures and distillation campaigns by Chinese AI firms.

Security AffairsSep 13, 14:23 UTC · 3d agoIndustry in the wildCVE-2026-42016 CVE-2026-42018 CVE-2026-82329+1 CVEs1

We've got one word for it, and it's usually the wrong one

Cisco Talos's Threat Source newsletter critiques 'burnout' terminology, describing four occupational injuries, and flags a UAT-10820 WebDAV stealer campaign at a Ukrainian government organization.

Cisco Talos's Threat Source newsletter argues that 'burnout' is the wrong word for most cybersecurity occupational harm, distinguishing exhaustion, secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and moral injury based on clinical literature from trauma-exposed professions. The featured disclosure describes a complex WebDAV infection chain found at a Ukrainian government organization, attributed with moderate confidence to the Russian-tracked actor UAT-10820 and assessed as an opportunistic cryptocurrency and credential-stealing operation. The campaign delivers the Amatera stealer alongside ZigCryptoStealer and NetSupport Manager, abusing BNB Smart Chain bulletproof hosting, fake CAPTCHA prompts, a vulnerable driver to kill EDR, and rundll32.exe execution of disguised DLLs with ordinal calls. Weekly headlines also cover a Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day exploit released after September 2026 Patch Tuesday, a North Korean Linux espionage toolkit backdooring HAProxy, and a multi-hop Google-domain redirect phishing campaign.

Cisco TalosSep 10, 18:00 UTC · 6d agoIndustry in the wild1

35 Actionable Password Statistics for Businesses in 2026 | Huntress

Huntress compiles 2026 password statistics showing 94% of 19 billion leaked passwords were reused and 37% of identity threats used stolen credentials.

Huntress published a compilation of password security statistics drawing on sources including Cybernews, Verizon's 2026 DBIR, IBM, and Bitwarden. Cybernews found 19 billion exposed passwords from roughly 200 incidents between April 2024 and April 2025, with only 6% unique and 94% reused across accounts. Huntress telemetry reports 37% of identity-based threats in 2026 involved stolen or suspicious credentials, while Verizon cites credential abuse in 39% of breaches. The piece argues weak and reused passwords remain a top entry point and recommends improved password hygiene.

HuntressSep 10, 13:00 UTC · 6d agoIndustry

The 12 Best Extended Detection & Response (XDR) Platforms, Compared and Priced

Buyer's guide compares 12 XDR platforms, favoring Microsoft Defender XDR, Stellar Cyber and CrowdStrike, and warns ingestion pricing inflates costs.

The article compares 12 extended detection and response platforms, distinguishing native XDR (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Cortex XDR, Microsoft Defender XDR, SentinelOne) from open XDR (Stellar Cyber, Arctic Wolf, Rapid7). It argues data ingestion pricing, not per-endpoint fees, is the main budget risk and should be modeled before signing. It repeats the consolidation note that Sophos acquired Secureworks for approximately $859 million in February 2025, and flags that ExtraHop is NDR rather than full XDR.

GBHackersupdated Sep 9, 08:07 UTC · 8d agofirst Sep 9, 07:51 UTC · 8d agoIndustry 3 sources1

Top 10 Best Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solutions in 2026

Roundup of 2026 mobile threat defense tools recommends Zimperium and Lookout for targeted-attack detection and Defender for Endpoint for Microsoft shops.

This guide ranks ten mobile threat defense solutions, recommending Zimperium and Lookout for on-device detection against targeted users such as executives and journalists, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint mobile for organizations already licensing Microsoft 365 E5. It explains that MDM enforces configuration while MTD detects attacks, and that mobile phishing now arrives via SMS, messaging apps and QR codes rather than email. It also highlights mercenary spyware and zero-click exploits as shifting requirements for high-risk users, referencing Apple's threat-notification program and Lockdown Mode.

Cyber Security NewsSep 9, 07:50 UTC · 8d agoIndustry

Top 10 Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions in 2026

A 2026 buyer's guide ranks UEM platforms, recommending Intune for Microsoft 365 shops, Jamf for Apple estates, and SOTI for rugged devices.

The guide ranks ten unified endpoint management platforms for 2026, recommending Microsoft Intune for Microsoft 365 organizations, Jamf for Apple-heavy estates, and SOTI for rugged, kiosk, and industrial devices. It notes VMware Workspace ONE now operates as Omnissa after Broadcom divested the End-User Computing division, and that BlackBerry sold Cylance to Arctic Wolf in February 2025 while retaining BlackBerry UEM. The article provides a coverage checklist spanning Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, kiosks, legacy on-prem Windows, and wearables/IoT.

Cyber Security NewsSep 9, 07:32 UTC · 8d agoIndustry

What It Took to Reach 1 Billion Build Manifests

Chainguard doubled container build manifests to over 1 billion in six months, powered by Factory 2.0's agentic self-correcting rebuild system.

Chainguard reports growing from 500 million to over 1 billion container build manifests in six months, across more than 3,000 unique images and 675,000 image versions. Its Factory 2.0 system, built on the purpose-built Chainguard OS, uses an agentic reconciliation engine called DriftlessAF to decide when to rebuild across thousands of interdependent projects without human intervention. All artifacts ship with SLSA Level 3 provenance, Sigstore signatures, and full SBOMs.

The Hacker NewsSep 8, 11:49 UTC · 8d agoIndustry

Week in review: Compromised Zimbra servers, previously patched Citrix NetScaler flaw exploited

Help Net Security's weekly digest highlights 274 compromised Zimbra servers, Gitea and Citrix NetScaler KEV additions, a PaperCut zero-day, and a suspected Iran-linked power plant attack.

The roundup reports at least 274 internet-facing Zimbra instances compromised via CVE-2026-73570, critical Gitea CVE-2026-60004 added to CISA's KEV catalog after exploitation began, and previously patched Citrix NetScaler flaw CVE-2026-8452 exploited in the wild. It also covers PaperCut NG/MF zero-day attacks, a suspected Iran-linked shutdown of a UK power plant, an FBI seizure of domains tied to a China-linked group that hit NASA, DOJ and the Senate, a cyberattack disrupting Boston Scientific, and the Manchester Airports Group breach. Additional items include Chameleon SEO poisoning phishing, Android car head unit proxy botnet malware, ReliaQuest social engineering by ShinyHunters, fake OpenAI Codex macOS malware, and AI-related workforce and supply chain interviews.

Help Net SecurityAug 30, 00:00 UTC · 18d agoIndustry in the wildCVE-2026-73570 CVE-2026-60004 CVE-2026-8452

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 10, 2026

Help Net Security's roundup lists open cybersecurity roles at BioNTech, AIG, ServiceNow and others across Europe, the Middle East and Canada.

A job-board roundup of cybersecurity openings including Associate Director Application Security at BioNTech (Germany), CISO at AIG (Israel), Cloud Security Professional at ServiceNow (Italy), and SOC/GRC, analyst, engineer and data governance roles in the UK, UAE, India, Canada and France. Roles span application security, cloud security, SOC operations, compliance and OT environments. Most listings are marked no longer accepting applications.

Help Net SecurityAug 28, 09:06 UTC · 20d agoIndustry

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 31, 2026

Help Net Security's job roundup lists cybersecurity vacancies worldwide, from malware research director to SOC, IAM, and GRC roles, mostly already closed.

The roundup aggregates cybersecurity openings across Israel, Ireland, India, the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Canada, the US and the UAE. Roles include Android malware research director, cloud security engineer, IAM analyst, SOC lead, GRC specialist, and vulnerability management positions at employers such as Iceland Foods, Pernod Ricard, A10 Networks, and TOMRA. Most listings were marked as no longer accepting applications at publication.

Help Net SecurityAug 28, 09:05 UTC · 20d agoIndustry

AI will not fix a governance problem in your camera estate

Hikvision EMEA security director argues camera estates need governance, recovery controls, and secure-by-default settings rather than AI fixes.

Rob Janssens, EMEA Cyber Security Director at Hikvision Europe, discusses securing surveillance camera estates whose lifecycles outlive their installers, leaving lost documentation and admin credentials. He advocates secure-by-default settings such as mandatory password activation, login-failure monitoring, IP filtering, and controlled SSH access, and argues customers should be able to recover control without the original integrator. He distinguishes secure-by-design from secure-by-default, recommends VPNs and network segmentation over disabling controls, and weighs European requirements like source code escrow and country-of-origin rules.

Help Net SecurityAug 27, 00:00 UTC · 21d agoIndustry

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 10, 2026

Help Net Security's roundup lists open cybersecurity roles at KPMG, Pentera, Google, Group-IB and others across multiple countries.

A job-board roundup featuring Cloud Security Engineer at KPMG (Israel), Cloud Security Researcher at Pentera (Israel), Cyber Defence Senior Analyst at Google (UK), and Cyber Investigation Specialist at Group-IB (UAE). Additional listings cover SOC operations, penetration testing, network architecture, OT/IT convergence and AI/ML security testing across Australia, Italy, the US, India, France, Ireland and the UAE. All listings are marked no longer accepting applications.

Help Net SecurityAug 26, 09:46 UTC · 22d agoIndustry

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 14, 2026

Help Net Security lists active cybersecurity job openings at employers including MANTECH, Honeywell, SMBC Group and SBS Transit across multiple countries.

The roundup aggregates cybersecurity vacancies spanning application security, GRC consulting, cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, SOC analysis and OT security. Openings were posted in India, the United Kingdom, Italy, the USA, Singapore, France, Germany, Ireland and the UAE. Most roles were no longer accepting applications at publication. Named employers include Honeywell, MANTECH, TENEX.AI, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, SMBC Group, SBS Transit and VINCI Energies.

Help Net SecurityAug 26, 09:40 UTC · 22d agoIndustry2

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 16, 2025

Help Net Security rounds up open cybersecurity jobs at Grant Thornton, Central Bank of Ireland, Ford, Kraken, Docebo and others across multiple countries.

This is a job listing roundup covering cybersecurity openings at organizations including Grant Thornton, the Central Bank of Ireland, Ford Motor Company, Global Medical Response, banglalink, Mindrift, Kraken, PFH Technology Group, Kiwibank, Mazrui International, Docebo and Alpitronic. Roles span SOC operations, GRC, endpoint security, FedRAMP compliance, threat intelligence and privacy leadership across the USA, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, France, UAE, Canada and other locations. All listings were marked as no longer accepting applications at publication time.

Help Net SecurityAug 20, 10:46 UTC · 28d agoIndustry

Top 10 Best Google Cloud (GCP) Security Tools in 2026

An editorial scorecard ranks the top ten Google Cloud security tools for 2026, with Wiz, Sysdig, and Security Command Center leading on correlation, GKE runtime, and native depth.

The roundup evaluates ten GCP security tools across five weighted criteria including GCP-native depth, correlation, runtime protection, multicloud parity, and value. Google Security Command Center is positioned as the included native floor, while Wiz and Sysdig top the weighted scores at 4.50, followed by Prisma Cloud at 4.40. The piece notes Forseti is deprecated and that Lacework is now Fortinet's FortiCNAPP, and flags diligence around Google's acquisition of Wiz. It is an editorial assessment, not a lab test, with pricing compared by model only.

Cyber Security News08:37 UTC · 2h agoIndustry