Monthly Archives: January 2025

AI security posture management will be needed before agentic AI takes hold

As I’m currently knee deep in testing agentic AI in all its forms, as well as new iterations of current generative AI models such as OpenAI’s O1, the complexities of securing AI bot frameworks for enterprise security teams are beginning to crystallize. The post AI security posture management will be needed before agentic AI takes hold appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar

This article showcases free, open-source cybersecurity tools that help you identify and address vulnerabilities, detect intrusion, protect websites from cyber attacks, monitor and detect suspicious activities across your network. Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark Am I Isolated is an open-source container security benchmark that probes users’ runtime environments and tests for container isolation. Argus: Open-source information gathering toolkit Argus is an open-source toolkit that simplifies information gathering and reconnaissance. It features a user-friendly … More → The post Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cyber trends set to influence business strategies

Diligent convened a group of 65 board members, C-suite executives, and leading subject matter experts to explore topics shaping the future of business: generative AI, cybersecurity and data privacy, geopolitical risk, and financial fraud and abuse. In this Help Net Security video, Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, discusses how 2025 presents boards with a technological headache and how these topics will shape cyber strategies at a board level across the new year … More → The post Cyber trends set to influence business strategies appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How to use Apple’s App Privacy Report to monitor data tracking

The App Privacy Report, which Apple introduced in iOS 15.2, allows users to monitor how apps access data and interact with third-party services. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the types of sensitive data accessed by apps, the external domains they communicate with, and the extent to which apps utilize Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) to request user consent for tracking activity across other apps and websites. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to … More → The post How to use Apple’s App Privacy Report to monitor data tracking appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, January 27th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9296, (Mon, Jan 27th)

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Week in review: 48k Fortinet firewalls open to attack, attackers “vishing” orgs via Microsoft Teams

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 48,000+ internet-facing Fortinet firewalls still open to attack Despite last week’s confirmation of and warnings about long-standing exploitation of CVE-2024-55591, a critical vulnerability affecting Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, too many vulnerable devices are still accessible from the Internet and open to attack: over 48,000, according to data from the Shadowserver Foundation. Ransomware attackers are “vishing” organizations via Microsoft Teams The “email … More → The post Week in review: 48k Fortinet firewalls open to attack, attackers “vishing” orgs via Microsoft Teams appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Make it worth Weyl: Engineering the first semimetallic Weyl quantum crystal

Researchers have demonstrated an ideal Weyl semimetal, marking a breakthrough in a decade-old problem of quantum materials.
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Quantum: Calculating error-free more easily with two codes

Various methods are used to correct errors in quantum computers. Not all operations can be implemented equally well with different correction codes. Therefore, a research team has developed a method and implemented it experimentally for the first time, with which a quantum computer can switch back and forth between two correction codes and thus perform all computing operations protected against errors.
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Commerce Dept. details return-to-office plans for federal employees

Commerce’s update is one of what will likely be many return-to-office pushes from agencies, following a directive to return feds to the office full-time. The post Commerce Dept. details return-to-office plans for federal employees first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Commerce Dept. details return-to-office plans for federal employees

Commerce’s update is one of what will likely be many return-to-office pushes from agencies, following a directive to return feds to the office full-time. The post Commerce Dept. details return-to-office plans for federal employees first appeared on Federal News Network.
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