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France’s interior minister says his government must “take measures to protect” crypto professionals after another kidnapping attempt. The post French minister steps in to help stop crypto kidnappings appeared first on Protos.

The race between cybersecurity professionals and malicious hackers has reached alarming speeds in 2025, with new data revealing that more than a quarter of software vulnerabilities are now exploited within 24 hours of disclosure. This rapidly shrinking window between vulnerability discovery and active exploitation forces organizations to rethink traditional patching cycles and implement more agile […] The post Hackers Exploit Software Flaws within Hours Forcing Urgent Push for Faster Patches appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that "de-elevates" Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. [...]

Insider risk is not just about bad actors. Most of the time, it’s about mistakes. Someone sends a sensitive file to the wrong address, or uploads a document to their personal cloud to work from home. In many cases, there is no ill intent, since many insider incidents are caused by negligence, not malice. Still, malicious insiders can be devastating. Some steal intellectual property, others are bribed or pressured by outside groups to plant ransomware, … More → The post Insider risk management needs a human strategy appeared first on Help Net Security.

Ivanti warned customers today to patch their Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software against two security vulnerabilities chained in attacks to gain remote code execution. [...]

Twilio has denied in a statement for BleepingComputer that it was breached after a threat actor claimed to be holding over 89 million Steam user records with one-time access codes. [...]

A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking.

EUVD comes into play not a moment too soon The European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) is now fully operational, offering a streamlined platform to monitor critical and actively exploited security flaws amid the US struggles with budget cuts, delayed disclosures, and confusion around the future of its own tracking systems.…

A new "Branch Privilege Injection" flaw in all modern Intel CPUs allows attackers to leak sensitive data from memory regions allocated to privileged software like the operating system kernel. [...]

All organizations erect silos – silos between groups and departments, across functions and among technologies. Silos represent differences in practices, culture and operations. Their presence inhibits communication and collaboration. As companies scale from startup to mid-sized and beyond, silos multiply and ossify. As operations expand from one site to many, from on-premises to cloud, from legacy to emerging tech (e.g., cloud and AI), silos don’t topple; they persist and proliferate. Nowhere are silos more evident … More → The post Breaking down silos in cybersecurity appeared first on Help Net Security.

Moldovan law enforcement authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign man suspected of involvement in a series of ransomware attacks targeting Dutch companies in 2021. "He is wanted internationally for committing several cybercrimes (ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering) against companies based in the Netherlands," officials said in a statement Monday. In conjunction with the