Monthly Archives: May 2025

Few VA health care employees qualify for resignation incentives. Some are leaving anyway

A Veterans Crisis Line responder says he applied for the deferred resignation program and plans on leaving the VA. The post Few VA health care employees qualify for resignation incentives. Some are leaving anyway first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Few VA health care employees qualify for resignation incentives. Some are leaving anyway

A Veterans Crisis Line responder says he applied for the deferred resignation program and plans on leaving the VA. The post Few VA health care employees qualify for resignation incentives. Some are leaving anyway first appeared on Federal News Network.
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How to prevent AI agents from becoming data security threats

Agentic AI promises productivity boosts but could also create major security risks. For CIOs, relying on well-established governance policies could make the difference.
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Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers

A suspected initial access broker has been leveraging trojanized versions of the open-source KeePass password manager to set the stage for ransomware attacks, WithSecure researchers have discovered. KeeLoader: Passoword manager that acts as data stealer and malware loader In February 2025, WithSecure’s inicident responders were hired by an European IT service provider to help with response and remediation after a ransomware gang encrypted their VMware ESXi servers’ datastores. While the attack itself was relatively typical, … More → The post Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux goes open source

Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), closing the very first issue ever filed on the Microsoft/WSL GitHub repository: “Will this be open source?” WSL allows developers to run unmodified Linux command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on Windows, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dual-boot setup. The post The Windows Subsystem for Linux goes open source appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Absolute Extreme Resilience accelerates recovery following cyberattacks and IT incidents

Absolute Security announced new Extreme Resilience capabilities available in Rehydrate, an Absolute Resilience Platform module. Rehydrate enables remote restoration of Windows endpoints at enterprise scale with a single click. It delivers full recovery even when the device OS and other security or management tools have crashed, been compromised, or become corrupted. With these new Extreme Resilience capabilities, Rehydrate is now the only business continuity restoration solution that offers playbook-driven response capabilities that empower Security and … More → The post Absolute Extreme Resilience accelerates recovery following cyberattacks and IT incidents appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CampusGuard ScriptSafe prevents unauthorized script execution

CampusGuard introduced ScriptSafe, a software data security and privacy compliance solution.  ScriptSafe identifies and mitigates risks posed by JavaScript, third-party vendors and open-source code within your web ecosystem. Beyond securing your code, it addresses a critical gap in managing third-party digital supply chain risks—giving you control over third-, fourth- and even nth-party JavaScript running on your site. The solution delivers a streamlined, yet powerful solution to help organizations meet data security and privacy compliance, including PCI … More → The post CampusGuard ScriptSafe prevents unauthorized script execution appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Commvault enhances cyber resilience for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization workloads

Commvault is extending its Kubernetes protection to support virtual machines (VMs) running on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. This new capability enhances cyber resilience for organizations moving to modern application environments. Containerized workload adoption is rapidly growing: Gartner predicts 90% of G2000 companies will use container management tools by 2027, and the Containers as a Service (CaaS) market is forecasted to hit nearly $USD 44B by 2034. This surge makes integrated data protection and recoverability critical. … More → The post Commvault enhances cyber resilience for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization workloads appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Closing security gaps in multi-cloud and SaaS environments

In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Modasiya, SVP, Product Management, GTM, and Growth at Qualys, discusses recent Qualys research on the state of cloud and SaaS security. He talks about how siloed visibility, fragmented tools, and a lack of incident response skills leave organizations vulnerable to misconfigurations, account hijacking, and other threats. Modasiya explains that only a unified, context-aware security strategy can consolidate risk insights, close remediation gaps, and align with how businesses build … More → The post Closing security gaps in multi-cloud and SaaS environments appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Containers are just processes: The illusion of namespace security

In the early days of commercial open source, major vendors cast doubt on its security, claiming transparency was a flaw. In fact, that openness fueled strong communities and faster security improvements, making OSS often more secure than proprietary code. Today, a new kind of misinformation has emerged, the opposite of FUD: it downplays real open source security risks that should raise concern. The biggest security fallacy today is that Linux namespaces are security boundaries. From … More → The post Containers are just processes: The illusion of namespace security appeared first on Help Net Security.
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