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August 19 · 6 min
Businesses Always Have Messy Emails (Part 2)
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/businesses-always-have-messy-emails-part-2. Security isn't a product you buy once. It's a process. Because at the end of the day, most security incidents don't start with sophisticated hackers. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #emails, #email-marketing, #newsletter, #businesses-have-messy-emails, #web-monetization, #data-security, #phishing, and more. This story was written by: @arthurtkachenko-rm2m8. Learn more about this writer by checking @arthurtkachenko-rm2m8's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Cross-team collaboration introduces additional complexity, and the volume of information being shared grows rapidly. Managing access rights, protecting customer information, and preventing accidental data exposure become increasingly difficult.
August 17 · 5 min
Two-Factor Authentication: Because Apparently One Password Wasn't Annoying Enough
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/two-factor-authentication-because-apparently-one-password-wasnt-annoying-enough. Two-factor authentication was supposed to make our lives online safer because apparently one password wasn't annoying enough Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #password-security, #passwords, #mfa-fatigue, #account-security, #digital-identity, #authentication-design, #cybersecurity-ux, #login-friction, and more. This story was written by: @technologynews. Learn more about this writer by checking @technologynews's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Enter your password, prove you have your phone, and you're in. Unfortunately, technology has never been particularly good at leaving simple things alone.
August 16 · 5 min
How Mailing Lists Break DMARC, and Why ARC Only Partly Fixes It
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-mailing-lists-break-dmarc-and-why-arc-only-partly-fixes-it. Why mailing lists break DMARC, what ARC (RFC 8617) actually does about it, why it only helps where the receiver trusts the sealer, and why From-munging is the reliable fix. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #email-authentication, #dmarc, #dkim, #mailing-list-management, #email-deliverability, #dmarc-alignment, #mailing-lists-vs-dmarc, #mailing-list-security, and more. This story was written by: @vadimivanov. Learn more about this writer by checking @vadimivanov's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Mailing lists break DMARC because they modify messages and forward from their own servers. ARC lets a list vouch that the message passed DMARC before it touched it, but only helps at receivers that evaluate it and trust the sealer's reputation. From-munging is the universal fix; run both.
August 15 · 12 min
Content Security Policy Report-Only: How to Collect and Analyze CSP Violation Reports
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/content-security-policy-report-only-how-to-collect-and-analyze-csp-violation-reports. Learn how to use CSP Report-Only safely: secure the reporting endpoint, normalize and group violations, fix issues, and enforce your policy with confidence. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #content-security-policy, #reporting-api, #csp-report-only-mode, #reporting-api-csp, #csp-policy-enforcement, #csp-violation-reports, #report-to-versus-report-uri, #csp-reporting, and more. This story was written by: @darevskaya. Learn more about this writer by checking @darevskaya's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. CSP Report-Only mode helps you discover what a new policy would break before enforcing it on real users. But collecting reports is not enough: you must secure the public reporting endpoint, validate and sanitize its data, and group related violations so you can separate real application problems from noise and decide what to fix before enforcement.
August 15 · 16 min
Post-Quantum TLS for Cloud APIs and Microservices
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/post-quantum-tls-for-cloud-apis-and-microservices. Learn how to migrate cloud TLS to X25519MLKEM768 by treating every TLS termination as a separate boundary, with telemetry, fallback controls, and rollout gates. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #post-quantum-cryptography, #tls-handshake, #quantum-cryptography, #quantum-computation, #post-quantum-tls-migration, #mtls-service-mesh, #hybrid-tls-cloud-exchange-key, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @nikhil2997. Learn more about this writer by checking @nikhil2997's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Hybrid post-quantum TLS is not a single application switch—every gateway, proxy, load balancer, and service connection must be migrated and verified independently. X25519MLKEM768 adds manageable CPU cost but substantially increases handshake size, making connection reuse, compatibility testing, telemetry, explicit policies, and reversible rollout gates essential.
August 14 · 2 min
How to Implement Micro-Segmentation in K8s Using Cilium Network Policies
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-implement-micro-segmentation-in-k8s-using-cilium-network-policies. How to implement robust micro-segmentation in Kubernetes environments utilizing Cilium and eBPF Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #micro-segmentation, #k8s, #cilium, #kubernetes, #zero-trust-knowledge, #ebpf, #cilium-network, #kubernetes-guide, and more. This story was written by: @anasrhimi. Learn more about this writer by checking @anasrhimi's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. By defaulting to a deny-all posture and explicitly allowing via CNPs, you establish a resilient micro-segmented architecture where blast radii are strictly contained.
August 14 · 7 min
How to Make Your Repository Ready for AI Coding Agents
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-make-your-repository-ready-for-ai-coding-agents. Learn how deterministic CI, single-gate tooling, AGENTS.md checks, fast tests, and security rules make repositories safer for AI coding agents. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #databases, #git, #artificial-intelligence, #data-science, #finance, #ai-coding-agents, #ai-agent-tooling, and more. This story was written by: @fmind. Learn more about this writer by checking @fmind's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Learn how deterministic CI, single-gate tooling, AGENTS.md checks, fast tests, and security rules make repositories safer for AI coding agents.
August 12 · 5 min
Reclaim Security Names Stephen Wadsworth VP of Sales as Cybersecurity Shifts From Exposure Discovery
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/reclaim-security-names-stephen-wadsworth-vp-of-sales-as-cybersecurity-shifts-from-exposure-discovery. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #cyber-threats, #personal-data-exposure, #cyberthreats, #security, #cyber-security, #ciso, #ciso-insights, and more. This story was written by: @ruth-hasson. Learn more about this writer by checking @ruth-hasson's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
August 12 · 5 min
Bridges Are Crypto's Weakest Point - Incident Response Is the Real Test
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/bridges-are-cryptos-weakest-point-incident-response-is-the-real-test. Crypto bridges remain a major security risk. Here’s why incident response, preparation and transparency matter when a bridge exploit happens. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #crypto-security, #crypto-bridges, #crypto-bridge-hacks, #cybersecurity-awareness, #cyber-attack, #crypto-attacks, #bridge-exploits, and more. This story was written by: @louistsu. Learn more about this writer by checking @louistsu's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Crypto bridges concentrate significant risk in a single verification layer, making them attractive targets for attackers. Major exploits such as Ronin, Wormhole and Nomad exposed different technical weaknesses but shared the same structural problem: attackers convinced a bridge that assets existed when they did not. Audits remain essential, but security also depends on key management, monitoring and operational discipline. When an incident happens, four things matter most: speed, precise scope, verified information and preparation. The teams that demonstrate discipline in the first 48 hours are the ones that earn long-term trust.
August 11 · 6 min
24 Billion Stolen Passwords in One Database: Inside the Industrial Infostealer Economy
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/24-billion-stolen-passwords-in-one-database-inside-the-industrial-infostealer-economy. A single exposed database held 24 billion stolen credentials — how the infostealer economy industrialized account takeover, and how to defend. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #password-security, #credential-stuffing, #infostealer, #data-breaches, #cybersecurity-awareness, #cyber-threats, #password-breached, and more. This story was written by: @nickmarsteller. Learn more about this writer by checking @nickmarsteller's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Researchers discovered an exposed database containing 24 billion stolen credentials aggregated from infostealer malware, historic breaches, and cybercriminal infrastructure.
August 10 · 6 min
The $10,000 Fine Behind a 15-Million-Record Breach: MMG Fusion and HIPAA's Weakest Link
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-$10000-fine-behind-a-15-million-record-breach-mmg-fusion-and-hipaas-weakest-link. The MMG Fusion HIPAA settlement exposed 15M records for a $10,000 fine — what it means for healthcare vendors and business-associate breach risk. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #healthcare-cybersecurity, #hipaa, #mmg-fusion, #hipaa-security-rule, #hipaa-privacy-rule, #healthcare-data-breach, #vendor-risk-management, #healthcare-compliance, and more. This story was written by: @nickmarsteller. Learn more about this writer by checking @nickmarsteller's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Healthcare software vendor MMG Fusion exposed the protected health information of approximately 15 million patients, failed to notify the healthcare providers it served as required by HIPAA, and only came under investigation after a complaint revealed the data was being sold on the dark web. Although the company settled with HHS OCR for just $10,000, the more significant consequence is a three-year federally monitored corrective action plan. The case underscores that third-party vendors remain one of healthcare's biggest security risks—and that continuous risk analysis, strong identity and access controls, and timely breach notification are just as critical as the financial penalties that follow a breach.
August 9 · 17 min
61 Blog Posts To Learn About Http
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/61-blog-posts-to-learn-about-http. Learn everything you need to know about Http via these 61 free HackerNoon blog posts. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #http, #learn, #learn-http, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
August 7 · 18 min
Ten AI Events That Defined July
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ten-ai-events-that-defined-july. Global powers are shifting from AI rule-making to operational control, with the EU, US, and China formalizing AI governance and shaping its implementation. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #finance, #leadership, #technology, #artificial-intelligence, #business-strategy, #ai, and more. This story was written by: @ttassos. Learn more about this writer by checking @ttassos's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Global powers are shifting from AI rule-making to operational control, with the EU, US, and China formalizing AI governance and shaping its implementation.
August 7 · 6 min
AI Agent Identity Is Built on Broken Service Account Hygiene
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-agent-identity-is-built-on-broken-service-account-hygiene. AI agent identity looks new, but enterprises are still carrying the same unresolved service-account problems underneath it. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #ai-agents, #identity-access-management, #machine-identities, #ai-governance, #oauth, #enterprise-security, #ai-agent-identity, and more. This story was written by: @kashifnazir. Learn more about this writer by checking @kashifnazir's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. AI agent identity is a faster version of the old service-account problem: unclear ownership, excessive permissions, weak auditability and delayed discovery.
August 6 · 29 min
The Real Cryptography Behind a Fictional Quantum Machine
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-real-cryptography-behind-a-fictional-quantum-machine. A novel about a machine that breaks RSA-4096. Seven details readers assume were invented for the plot, traced to the document each actually came from. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #pqc, #post-quantum-cryptography, #cryptography, #ml-kem, #post-quantum-security, #rsa-4096, #public-exponent-65537, and more. This story was written by: @0xlooptheory. Learn more about this writer by checking @0xlooptheory's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Cleartext is a techno-thriller built on a machine nobody has publicly demonstrated. Most of the cryptography around that machine is taken directly from published standards and papers: RFC 8017, FIPS 203, Signal's PQXDH announcement, the NIST post-quantum FAQ, Executive Order 12333. This essay traces seven such details to their primary sources, then states plainly which parts of the book are invented, and how far real quantum hardware sits from the fictional machine.
August 6 · 24 min
Europe Turns AI Sovereignty Into a €30 Billion Compute Tender
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/europe-turns-ai-sovereignty-into-a-euro30-billion-compute-tender. Europe has launched a €30 billion tender for up to seven AI Gigafactories, combining public and private investment, to build sovereign AI infrastructure. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #machine-learning, #community, #finance, #large-language-models, #software-development, #eu-ai, #ai-gigafactories, and more. This story was written by: @ttassos. Learn more about this writer by checking @ttassos's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Europe has launched a €30 billion tender for up to seven AI Gigafactories, combining public and private investment, to build sovereign AI infrastructure.
August 5 · 4 min
2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: Community Choice Winners Selected Through 80,000 Votes
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/2026-cybersecurity-excellence-awards-community-choice-winners-selected-through-80000-votes. Community Choice is the only Cybersecurity Excellence Awards recognition determined directly by community voting. It complements the jury awards by recognizing Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #cybersecurity-excellence-award, #cybernewswire, #press-release, #cyber-security-awareness, #cybersecurity-tips, #cybercrime, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @cybernewswire. Learn more about this writer by checking @cybernewswire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
August 5 · 13 min
Inside DNP3: Building an Outstation from the Ground Up
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/inside-dnp3-building-an-outstation-from-the-ground-up. Hands-on DNP3 protocol analysis in Python: state machines, transport reassembly anomalies, administrative functions, and Secure Authentication (SA v5). Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #scada, #ot-security, #ics-ot-security, #dnp3-protocol, #python, #reverse-engineering, #inside-dnp3, and more. This story was written by: @404saint. Learn more about this writer by checking @404saint's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. We built a custom Python-based DNP3 lab to analyze protocol mechanics from the raw socket layer up across 5 phases: 1. Reconnaissance: Parsed Class 0 Integrity Reads to extract Internal Indication (IIN) status bytes (e.g: IIN1.7 Device Restart). 2. Control Execution: Evaluated Select-Before-Operate (SBO) workflows, verifying that un-armed `OPERATE` (`FC 0x04`) requests are rejected while `DIRECT OPERATE` (`FC 0x05`) waives arming. 3. Administrative Functions: Tested system-level functions (FC 0x0D, FC 0x0E, FC 0x12, FC 0x18), showing how `STOP APPLICATION` halts application-layer processing while the network socket remains reachable. 4. Transport Layer: Probed single-byte transport header reassembly (FIR/FIN/SEQ) using orphaned fragments to trigger IIN2.2 errors, and verified unsolicited response forgery (FC 0x82). 5. Secure Authentication (SA v5): Implemented IEEE 1815-2012 Group 120 challenge-response HMAC exchanges to secure critical function codes without encrypting underlying payloads.
August 4 · 8 min
Probably Provenance? You Can’t Just Slap a Sticker on It
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/probably-provenance-you-cant-just-slap-a-sticker-on-it. C2PA treats provenance like a sticker. This essay argues AI agents need locally held, tamper-evident logs that anyone can verify. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #data-privacy-compliance, #blockchain-data-provenance, #data-provenance-in-ai-models, #c2pa, #provenance-trust-models, #certificate-transparency, #digital-content-provenance, #c2pa-limitations, and more. This story was written by: @paulkrause. Learn more about this writer by checking @paulkrause's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The article argues that C2PA’s content-bound manifests can be separated from assets during ordinary transformations and that its official trust model still depends on approved certificate authorities. It proposes locally held, append-only and tamper-evident system logs as a stronger model for recording autonomous-agent actions. C2PA does support both embedded and externally stored manifests, as well as soft bindings intended to reconnect altered assets with provenance records.
August 4 · 8 min
10 Hottest Startups to Watch in 2026
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/10-hottest-startups-to-watch-in-2026. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #cybercrime, #freehand, #clay, #startups, #startup, #startups-top-story, #velocity, and more. This story was written by: @ruth-hasson. Learn more about this writer by checking @ruth-hasson's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

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