Security News

Your vendor may be the weakest link: Percentage of third-party breaches doubled in a year
2025-04-24 09:28

Cybercriminals are targeting software shops, accountants, lawyers The percentage of confirmed data breaches involving third-party relationships doubled last year as cybercriminals increasingly...

From Third-Party Vendors to U.S. Tariffs: The New Cyber Risks Facing Supply Chains
2025-04-16 11:26

Introduction Cyber threats targeting supply chains have become a growing concern for businesses across industries. As companies continue to expand their reliance on third-party vendors,...

How to find out if your AI vendor is a security risk
2025-04-10 05:30

One of the most pressing concerns with AI adoption is data leakage. Consider this: An employee logs into their favorite AI chatbot, pastes sensitive corporate data, and asks for a summary. Just...

Avoiding vendor lock-in when using managed cloud security services
2025-02-25 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Segal, CEO at Tamnoon, discusses the most significant obstacles when implementing managed cloud security in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. She...

Supply chain management vendor Blue Yonder succumbs to ransomware
2024-11-26 01:27

And it looks like major UK retailers that rely on it are feeling the pinch US-based supply chain SaaS vendor Blue Yonder has revealed a service disruption caused by ransomware, and its customers...

Microsoft plans to boot security vendors out of the Windows kernel
2024-11-19 18:43

Microsoft has announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the prolonged worldwide IT outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike update that took down millions of Windows...

Amazon confirms employee data breach after vendor hack
2024-11-11 19:10

Amazon confirmed a data breach involving employee information after data allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks was leaked on a hacking forum. [...]

Vendor Comparison: DIY Home Security Systems
2024-10-17 16:00

Attention remote workers! When it comes to DIY home security, there are many systems and components to consider and many decisions to make. This vendor comparison guide, created by Mark W. Kaelin...

1 in 10 orgs dumping their security vendors after CrowdStrike outage
2024-09-19 16:13

Many left reeling from July's IT meltdown, but not to worry, it was all unavoidable Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) says one in ten organizations in the country affected by...

US cracks down on spyware vendor Intellexa with more sanctions
2024-09-16 16:33

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned five executives and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium for developing and distributing Predator commercial spyware. [...]