Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon

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Why do employees still fall for phishing after security training? A cognitive security experiment explores how objective thinking may reduce risk.

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Why do employees still fall for phishing after security training? A cognitive security experiment explores how objective thinking may reduce risk.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-you-should-stay-away-from-free-vpns-and-use-apexguard-instead.

Free VPNs can come with slow speeds, data caps, ads, and tracking. Learn what to check before trusting a VPN with your internet traffic.

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Free VPNs can come with slow speeds, data caps, ads, and tracking. Learn what to check before trusting a VPN with your internet traffic.

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CVE-2026-33234 let authenticated AutoGPT users scan internal networks and leak SSH banners through its unprotected SMTP connection path.

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AutoGPT enforces strict SSRF protections on its HTTP layer. But the SendEmailBlock uses Python's smtplib to open raw TCP sockets, bypassing the blocklist entirely. Pointing this block at internal SSH or Redis ports forces smtplib to throw an exception that leaks the service banner directly in the API response. Authenticated users can map the internal network and identify vulnerable services from a single text field. Fixed in backend 0.6.52 by extending IP validation to all outbound protocols.

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SecurityMetrics' has won Cybersecurity Audit Team of the year from the Hacker News.

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SecurityMetrics' Audit team has won the Cybersecurity Audit Team of the Year award from the Hacker News. This award highlights the Audit team's expertise and commitment to streamlining the compliance process for their clients.

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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.

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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.