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August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again

July turned into a surprisingly busy month. It started slowly with a fairly ‘calm’ Patch Tuesday as I forecasted in my last blog. Although there were 130 new CVEs addressed across all the Microsoft releases, there was only one publicly disclosed CVE, so the risk was low. But a short time later, two CVEs in SharePoint were reported exploited, and the month started to heat up with hotfixes near the end of the month. Mix … More → The post August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Public Sector Tech report: State Government

South Australia’s Department of Human Services, Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads and Fire & Rescue NSW.
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Public Sector Tech Report 2025

Investigating local, state and federal government IT spending.
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Third-party partners or ticking time bombs?

In this Help Net Security video, Ngaire Elizabeth Guzzetti, Technical Director Supply Chain at CyXcel, discusses why a third of U.S. organizations don’t trust third-party vendors to manage critical risks and what that means for supply chain security. She breaks down the root causes of this trust gap, including poor visibility, inadequate governance, and the growing complexity introduced by AI. Guzzetti also shares practical guidance for building more resilient vendor relationships through tiered oversight, continuous … More → The post Third-party partners or ticking time bombs? appeared first on Help Net Security.
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From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends

Cybercriminals are getting better at lying. That’s the takeaway from a new LevelBlue report, which outlines how attackers are using social engineering and legitimate tools to quietly move through environments before they’re caught. Data showing at what stage an incident was detected (Source: LevelBlue) In that short window, the number of customers affected by security incidents nearly tripled. The rate jumped from 6 percent in late 2024 to 17 percent in early 2025. More than … More → The post From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust

Over a third of companies say they are using AI, including generative AI, to fight fraud, according to Experian. As fraud threats become more complex, companies are accelerating their investments with over half adopting new analytics and building AI models to enhance customer decision-making. The AI paradox AI is playing a double role in the fight against fraud. It’s helping businesses detect threats faster, but it’s also fueling new scams like deepfakes and impersonation. Agentic … More → The post Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust appeared first on Help Net Security.
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New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Black Kite, Descope, Elastic, ExtraHop, LastPass, and Riverbed. Elastic AI SOC Engine helps SOC teams expose hidden threats Elastic AI SOC Engine (EASE) is a new serverless, easy-to-deploy security package that brings AI-driven context-aware detection and triage into existing SIEM and EDR tools, without the need for an immediate migration or replacement. New Black Kite tool identifies which vendors are … More → The post New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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