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Cohesity RecoveryAgent automates time-consuming and manual tasks

Cohesity announced Cohesity RecoveryAgent, a new AI-powered cyber orchestration solution for Cohesity NetBackup and DataProtect customers. RecoveryAgent automates cyber recovery preparation, testing, compliance, and response, enabling customers to recover from cyber incidents faster. It offers intelligent, customizable recovery blueprints and enables rigorous testing of recovery processes in a non-production environment, giving customers more confidence in their ability to respond to proliferating cyberattacks. Simplifying cyber recovery through automation and intelligence Modern IT environments are complex, comprising … More → The post Cohesity RecoveryAgent automates time-consuming and manual tasks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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BlinkOps Security Agent Builder enables organizations to create unlimited AI agents

BlinkOps launched No-Code Security Agent Builder, an enterprise platform that allows security teams to create an unlimited number of custom security agents tailored for their unique environments. The platform gives organizations full control over how agents operate, what they access, and how they make decisions. “With BlinkOps, you can augment your team with thousands of custom tailored agents,” said Gil Barak, CEO of BlinkOps. “The BlinkOps Security Agent Builder gives organizations the ability to create … More → The post BlinkOps Security Agent Builder enables organizations to create unlimited AI agents appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Veeam simplifies the protection of organizations’ Microsoft Entra ID users

Veeam Software announced Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID. With Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) facing over 600 million attacks daily, protecting organizations’ digital identity has never been more critical. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) backup solution designed to simplify data resilience for Entra ID tenants, ensuring organizations can protect their essential assets. Support for Entra ID is the latest extension of Veeam Data Cloud, a powerful, unified … More → The post Veeam simplifies the protection of organizations’ Microsoft Entra ID users appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Ivanti Ring Deployment reduces risks associated with patching systems

Ivanti has launched Ring Deployment in Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management. The new capability allows IT teams to reduce risks associated with patching systems by creating and configuring deployment rings, enabling them to strategically group devices based on organizational needs or risk tolerance. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, Ivanti remains committed to providing solutions that help organizations effectively manage risk, minimize business disruptions and ensure a smooth user experience. IT teams have the … More → The post Ivanti Ring Deployment reduces risks associated with patching systems appeared first on Help Net Security.
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When confusion becomes a weapon: How cybercriminals exploit economic turmoil

It begins with a simple notification: “Markets in Free Fall.” Within moments, the headlines multiply: new tariffs, emergency actions, plummeting consumer confidence. Across boardrooms and break rooms, anxiety ripples at every level. People begin refreshing inboxes and apps for guidance from leadership teams, advisors, and experts. Right there, buried among legitimate memos and updates, the attacker slips in. A fake social media message. A bogus government alert. An urgent vendor notification that looks just convincing … More → The post When confusion becomes a weapon: How cybercriminals exploit economic turmoil appeared first on Help Net Security.
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SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories

By connecting powerful language models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 to real-world tools, the open-source tool SWE-agent allows them to autonomously perform complex tasks: from fixing bugs in live GitHub repositories and solving cybersecurity challenges, to browsing the web or executing custom workflows. “SWE-agent was the first open source agent to ever demonstrate significant numbers on the SWE-bench benchmark, i.e., it was the first software engineering agent that showed promising results in solving GitHub … More → The post SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The dark side of YouTube: Malicious links, phishing, and deepfakes

With billions of users, YouTube has become a tempting target for cybercriminals. They post malicious links in video descriptions and comments. Some send phishing emails to creators, posing as sponsors but attaching malware. Others hijack popular channels to promote fake cryptocurrency giveaways. Deepfake videos have entered the mix, using AI to impersonate well-known public figures. This article looks at the most common scams found on YouTube and how they work. Malware in video descriptions and … More → The post The dark side of YouTube: Malicious links, phishing, and deepfakes appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Phishing emails delivering infostealers surge 84%

Cybercriminals continued to shift to stealthier tactics, with lower-profile credential theft spiking, while ransomware attacks on enterprises declined, according to IBM. Researchers observed an 84% increase in emails delivering infostealers in 2024 compared to the prior year, a method threat actors relied heavily on to scale identity attacks. 70% of attacks in 2024 involved critical infrastructure. In this subset, the use of valid accounts made up 31% of initial access vectors, followed by phishing and … More → The post Phishing emails delivering infostealers surge 84% appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Skyhawk Security enhances Autonomous Purple Team to secure custom cloud apps

Skyhawk Security expanded its AI-powered Autonomous Purple Team to include custom cloud applications. For the first time, organizations can preemptively and continuously secure custom cloud applications and their cloud infrastructure without agents. This innovation protects against today’s biggest cloud security issue, one exploited in recent attacks including the MOVEit Transfer breach, the XZ Utils backdoor, a Google Cloud metadata exposure via a web application flaw and Log4j and Log4Shell—thus closing the gap between application security … More → The post Skyhawk Security enhances Autonomous Purple Team to secure custom cloud apps appeared first on Help Net Security.
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