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Scam centers are spreading, and so is the human cost

Human trafficking tied to online scam centers is spreading across the globe, according to a new crime trend update from INTERPOL. Human trafficking victims by country of origin (Source: INTERPOL) By March 2025, people from 66 countries had been trafficked into these scam operations, with every continent affected. INTERPOL found that 74% of victims were taken to scam centers in Southeast Asia, the original hotspot for this type of crime. But these centers are now … More → The post Scam centers are spreading, and so is the human cost appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Tracer AI combats fraud, counterfeits and narrative attacks in ChatGPT

Tracer AI launched Tracer Protect for ChatGPT, a solution that protects brands from the reputational harm being propagated at machine scale via AI chatbots by bad actors. The rising popularity of generative AI (genAI) engines is driving the urgent and rapidly evolving brand security threat vector faced by enterprises. Tracer Protect for ChatGPT actively monitors ChatGPT results for mentions of Tracer customers’ brands, products, services and executives, and proactively identifies and neutralizes harmful schemes such … More → The post Tracer AI combats fraud, counterfeits and narrative attacks in ChatGPT appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Federal Reserve System CISO on aligning cyber risk management with transparency, trust

In this Help Net Security interview, Tammy Hornsby-Fink, CISO at Federal Reserve System, shares how the Fed approaches cyber risk with a scenario-based, intelligence-driven strategy. She explains how the Fed assesses potential disruptions to financial stability and addresses third-party and cloud service risks. Hornsby-Fink also discusses how federal collaboration supports managing systemic threats and strengthens operational resilience. As CISO of the Federal Reserve System, how do you assess and prioritize national-scale cyber threats that could … More → The post Federal Reserve System CISO on aligning cyber risk management with transparency, trust appeared first on Help Net Security.
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DigitalOcean boosts identity management offerings with custom roles

DigitalOcean announced expanded capabilities for its identity management offerings with custom roles, the newest Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) offering for its cloud platform. This offering allows customers to create roles that are specifically tailored to the job responsibilities of their team members. As a result, custom roles allow organizations to apply the principle of least privilege, which helps to reduce security risks and strengthen the security of their cloud resources. Custom roles can reduce security … More → The post DigitalOcean boosts identity management offerings with custom roles appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How cybercriminals are weaponizing AI and what CISOs should do about it

In a recent case tracked by Flashpoint, a finance worker at a global firm joined a video call that seemed normal. By the end of it, $25 million was gone. Everyone on the call except the employee was a deepfake. Criminals had used AI-powered cybercrime tactics to impersonate executives convincingly enough to get the payment approved. The top observed malicious LLMs mentioned on Telegram (Source: Flashpoint) Threat actors are building LLMs specifically for fraud and … More → The post How cybercriminals are weaponizing AI and what CISOs should do about it appeared first on Help Net Security.
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GenAI is everywhere, but security policies haven’t caught up

Nearly three out of four European IT and cybersecurity professionals say staff are already using generative AI at work, up ten points in a year, but just under a third of organizations have put formal policies in place, according to new ISACA research. The use of AI is becoming more prevalent within the workplace, and so regulating its use is best practice. Yet 31% of organizations have a formal, comprehensive AI policy in place, highlighting … More → The post GenAI is everywhere, but security policies haven’t caught up appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How analyzing 700,000 security incidents helped our understanding of Living Off the Land tactics

This article shares initial findings from internal Bitdefender Labs research into Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques. Our team at Bitdefender Labs, comprised of hundreds of security researchers with close ties to academia, conducted this analysis as foundational research during the development of our GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR) technology. The results reveal adversaries’ persistent and widespread use of trusted system tools in most significant security incidents. While this research was primarily … More → The post How analyzing 700,000 security incidents helped our understanding of Living Off the Land tactics appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 1, 2025

Application Security Engineer Fireblocks | Israel | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will improve and secure the company’s continuous integration and deployment pipelines through CI/CD security hardening. You will operate, fine-tune, and customize security tooling such as Snyk, Apiiro, and other application security platforms to reduce false positives and enhance threat detection. Application Security Engineer Cambridge University Press & Assessment | Philippines | On-site – View job details As … More → The post Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 1, 2025 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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