Tag: Help Net Security

Zscaler empowers businesses to extend zero trust everywhere

Zscaler announced a new suite of solutions that enable customers to adopt zero trust everywhere. These innovations extend the reach of true zero trust and enable businesses to modernize and scale securely by providing end-to-end segmentation between and inside branches…

How to manage your cyber risk in a modern attack surface

According to research, 62% of organizations said their attack surface grew over the past year. It’s no coincidence that 76% of organizations also reported a cyberattack due to an exposed asset in 2024, as expanding digital footprints often outpace security…

The hidden risks of LLM autonomy

Large language models (LLMs) have come a long way from the once passive and simple chatbots that could respond to basic user prompts or look up the internet to generate content. Today, they can access databases and business applications, interact…

Rethinking governance in a decentralized identity world

Decentralized identity (DID) is gaining traction, and for CISOs, it’s becoming a part of long-term planning around data protection, privacy, and control. As more organizations experiment with verifiable credentials and self-sovereign identity models, a question emerges: Who governs the system…

Agentic AI and the risks of unpredictable autonomy

In this Help Net Security interview, Thomas Squeo, CTO for the Americas at Thoughtworks, discusses why traditional security architectures often fail when applied to autonomous AI systems. He explains why conventional threat modeling needs to adapt to address autonomous decision-making…

CISOs need better tools to turn risk into action

Many organizations are overwhelmed by the complexity of their IT systems, making it difficult to manage cybersecurity risks, according to a new Ivanti report. The “Exposure Management: From Subjective to Objective Cybersecurity” report points out that as companies keep adding…

Malwarebytes Scam Guard spots and avoids potential scams

Malwarebytes launched Scam Guard, an AI-powered digital safety companion that provides real-time feedback on scams, threats and malware alongside digital safety recommendations. Whether it’s a suspicious text, DM, email, image or link, Scam Guard offers judgment-free, personalized advice to help…