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Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust

Criminal groups actively recruit, train, and retain people in structured ways. They move fast, pay in crypto, and place no weight on age. Young people are dealing with a new kind of addiction. It isn’t drugs, alcohol, or gambling. It’s screens. Constant time online chips away at attention, confidence, and judgment, and pushes young people toward views and choices that don’t always work in their favour. Children are drawn into organized crime for many reasons, … More → The post Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Bandit: Open-source tool designed to find security issues in Python code

Bandit is an open-source tool that scans Python source code for security issues that show up in everyday development. Many security teams and developers use it as a quick way to spot risky coding patterns early in the lifecycle, especially in projects that already rely on automated linting and testing. The tool works by examining Python code structure and matching it against a set of security-focused rules. Each finding points to a specific line of … More → The post Bandit: Open-source tool designed to find security issues in Python code appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual

Security teams say they want real-time insight into controls, but still rely on periodic checks that trail daily operations. New RegScale research shows how wide that gap remains and where organizations are directing time, staff, and budget to manage it. How organizations measure the ROI of AI tools in their GRC programs (Source: RegScale) Manual work still shapes compliance programs Manual processes continue to drive how organizations handle compliance. Security and risk teams spend thousands … More → The post Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Unbreakable? Researchers warn quantum computers have serious security flaws

Quantum computers could revolutionize everything from drug discovery to business analytics—but their incredible power also makes them surprisingly vulnerable. New research from Penn State warns that today’s quantum machines are not just futuristic tools, but potential gold mines for hackers. The study reveals that weaknesses can exist not only in software, but deep within the physical hardware itself, where valuable algorithms and sensitive data may be exposed.
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HackerOne extends Safe Harbor protections to AI testing

HackerOne has unveiled the Good Faith AI Research Safe Harbor, a new industry framework that establishes authorisation and legal protections for researchers testing AI systems in good faith. As AI systems scale rapidly across critical products and services, legal ambiguity around testing can slow responsible research and increase risk. The new safe harbor removes that friction by giving organisations and AI researchers a shared standard to find and fix AI risks faster and with greater … More → The post HackerOne extends Safe Harbor protections to AI testing appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Ping Identity launches Universal Services for ongoing identity assurance

Ping Identity announced its Universal Services, a set of identity services that enable organizations to move beyond authentication and continuously establish, validate, and protect trust across every digital interaction. As impersonation attacks, synthetic identities, and AI-driven social engineering accelerate, enterprises can no longer rely on authentication alone. Trust established at login quickly erodes across onboarding, account recovery, help desks, and high-risk actions. These are exactly the moments where modern attackers target. At the same time, … More → The post Ping Identity launches Universal Services for ongoing identity assurance appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks

A 40-year-old Jordanian man has admitted to selling unauthorized access to computer networks of at least 50 companies, the US Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey has announced. Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti has pleaded guilty last Thursday to fraud and related activity in connection with access devices. “In May 2023, law enforcement officers were investigating an online forum where malware and malicious code was being offered for sale. Albashiti controlled an online moniker … More → The post Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Endace pushes packet capture into real-time security workflows

Endace has announced the release of OSm 7.3, a major software update that makes network packet data faster, more affordable, and more user-friendly. Faster search, API-driven automation, and instant forensics With threats evolving at unprecedented speed and regulations like DORA, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS requiring organizations to maintain detailed network forensics capabilities, packet-level network visibility is increasingly recognized as the gold standard for network security and troubleshooting. However, for many organizations, packet capture is being … More → The post Endace pushes packet capture into real-time security workflows appeared first on Help Net Security.
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