Category: Help Net Security

Low-tech phishing attacks are gaining ground

Cybercriminals are increasingly favoring low-tech, human-centric attacks to bypass email scanning technologies, according to VIPRE Security. The report is based on an analysis of global real-world data and highlights the most significant email security trends from the first quarter of…

Photos: RSAC 2025

RSAC 2025 Conference is taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Help Net Security is on-site, and this gallery takes you inside the event. The featured vendors are: PowerDMARC, Skyhawk Security, ThreatLocker, Stellar Cyber, Center for Internet Security,…

RidgeSphere streamlines security validation operations

Ridge Security announced RidgeSphere, a centralized management platform designed to simplify the orchestration of multiple RidgeBot , the AI-powered automated security validation platform, across client environments. Built for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and large enterprises, RidgeSphere eliminates operational silos,…

Download: Edgescan 2025 Vulnerability Statistics Report

Edgescan’s 2025 Vulnerability Statistics Report explores risk density patterns across network/device and application layers, uncovers complex vulnerabilities that automated tools consistently miss, and evaluates the real-world effectiveness of leading vulnerability scoring methodologies, including EPSS, CISA KEV, CVSS, and our proprietary…

Property renters targeted in simple BEC scam

Emails purportedly sent by rental property management firms are being used to steal money from people in France and Canada, Proofpoint researchers have warned. A BEC scam preying on renters “Most campaigns are sent from compromised mailboxes belonging to educational…

Frontegg releases identity management platform for AI agent builders

Frontegg launched Frontegg.ai, an identity management platform purpose-built for developers building AI agents. As AI agents move beyond experiments to becoming critical internal and market-facing enterprise products, secure, scalable identity infrastructure becomes essential to achieve market-readiness. While standards like Anthropic’s…