I’ve never quite seen anything like this in my two decades of working in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. In just a few years, devices at home and work started including cameras to see and microphones to hear. Now,…
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What’s worth automating in cyber hygiene, and what’s not
Cyber hygiene sounds simple. Patch your systems, remove old accounts, update your software. But for large organizations, this gets messy fast. Systems number in the thousands. Teams are scattered. Some machines haven’t been rebooted in months. Automation can help. But…
Sumo Logic unveils innovations across AI, automation, and threat intelligence
Sumo Logic announced a number of new security capabilities that help organizations build and operate intelligent security operations to reduce risks, accelerate threat containment, and ensure stronger security postures. “With the rise of AI-powered attacks, dynamically scaling cloud environments, and…
DDoS attacks jump 358% compared to last year
Cloudflare says it mitigated 20.5 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2025. This is a 358% increase compared to the same time last year. Their Q1 2025 DDoS report highlights a rise in the number and size of…
Want faster products and stronger trust? Build security in, not bolt it on
In this Help Net Security interview, Christopher Kennedy, CISO at Group 1001, discusses how cybersecurity initiatives are reshaping enterprise cybersecurity strategy. He explains why security must be embedded across IT, business lines, and product development, how automation and risk discovery…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 29, 2025
Analyst IV – Cybersecurity Carpenter Technology | USA | On-site – View job details As an Analyst IV – Cybersecurity, you will guide IT teams on IAM tasks, including account provisioning, password vaulting, access reviews, and encryption key management. You…
Hopper Security emerges from stealth to fix open-source security problems
Modern software relies on open-source. As open-source software (OSS) scaled, accelerated by AI, legacy security tools failed to keep pace, introducing undesired cost, complexity, and drag on developer productivity. Gartner cites false positives, alert fatigue, and the lack of exploitability…
Investing in security? It’s not helping you fix what matters faster
Automation and structured collaboration have a strong, positive influence on the efficiency of vulnerability management, according to Seemplicity. However, manual processes, unstructured workflows, and excessive noise from vulnerability scanning tools continue to slow remediation efforts, leading to delays and security…
AuditBoard AI governance solution mitigates risks associated with AI systems
AuditBoard announced a new AI governance solution, enableing customers to fast-track their AI risk management programs and drive responsible AI innovation and adoption at scale. AuditBoard’s new AI governance solution will help customers meet AI best practices outlined in frameworks…
Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS safeguards the enterprise AI ecosystem
Palo Alto Networks announced Prisma AIRS, an AI security platform that serves as the cornerstone for AI protection, designed to protect the entire enterprise AI ecosystem – AI apps, agents, models, and data – at every step. Building upon the…