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The best defense against AI attacks turns out to be a skeptical human

Analysts across the security industry now run generative AI through their daily work, from log triage to incident write-ups. Active use in cybersecurity strategy reached 78% of practitioners in 2026, up from half the field a year earlier. The 2026 SANS AI Survey, drawn from 536 IT and security professionals, describes what that commitment costs to keep. Reliability trailed adoption over the year. Sixty-three percent of practitioners report significant shortcomings when AI detects or responds … More → The post The best defense against AI attacks turns out to be a skeptical human appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research

Smart home security research runs on a scarce ingredient: recordings of how real people use the gadgets in their homes. Getting that data means wiring up someone’s house and watching for months, which is slow, costly, and about as invasive as it sounds. So the datasets stay small and cover a thin slice of how people live. The smart home testbed used by the researchers A group from Leipzig University and ipoque, a Rohde & … More → The post Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Your vendor’s vendor might be the real breach risk

In this Help Net Security video, Chris Boehm, Field CTO, Zero Networks, breaks down how a vendor breach can become your breach. He explains that attackers now target the subcontractors behind your trusted vendors. A compromised credential at a company you have never heard of can open access into your systems, because your vendor’s vendor holds keys you never vetted. Boehm compares a stolen access token to a badge: whoever holds it gets waved through, … More → The post Your vendor’s vendor might be the real breach risk appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core

Teams that want their group chats off commercial platforms have a growing menu of self-hosted options. Chatto joined that group when its developer released the code under an open-source license and posted binaries for anyone to run on their own hardware. The software aims at the same ground as the large team messaging services, and it keeps message data on infrastructure the operator controls. Installation runs through a single executable. An operator drops the binary … More → The post Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 14, 2026

Cyber Network Engineer Fiserv | USA | On-site – View job details As a Cyber Network Engineer, you will lead the design, governance, and security review of enterprise network architectures across on-premises and cloud environments. You will provide expertise in network security technologies, assess security risks, define security standards, and collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to integrate security into infrastructure and automation. You will also evaluate security telemetry and threat intelligence to improve network … More → The post Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 14, 2026 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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