Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’ll look at how you can shield your privacy when using AI chatbots.

On February 10, 2025, Bishop Fox published technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2024-53704, a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability caused by a flaw in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism in SonicOS, the operating system used by SonicWall firewalls. Shortly after the PoC was made public, Arctic Wolf began observing exploitation attempts of this vulnerability in the threat landscape.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently released the 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, which observed an increase in the variety, frequency, and sophistication of insider threats by threat groups.

While Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, it’s also a time to be cautious. Scammers prey on our most vulnerable emotions, manipulating those longing for connection. It’s not just about money—it’s about trust, hope, and heartbreak. Protect yourself and your loved ones by staying informed, recognizing the warning signs, and keeping your heart safe from fraud. If something feels too good to be true, trust your instincts. Love is real, but so are the dangers of deception.

Efficient cyber threat detection is the cornerstone of an effective cybersecurity program. This post ranks the top eight cyber threat detection tools dominating the cybersecurity solution market in 2025.

AI has become both a powerful ally and a formidable weapon in today’s cybersecurity landscape. While AI enables security teams to detect and neutralize threats with unmatched speed and precision, adversaries are equally quick to exploit its potential with increasingly sophisticated and automated attacks. This duality has created an arms race in which organizations must not only adopt AI but continually innovate to stay ahead.

My conversation with Cian Geoghegan, Reddit’s Staff CorpTech Systems Engineer, was packed with valuable insights and actionable takeaways for IT teams. Webinar attendees got to hear how Cian's team uses Tines to automate critical IT processes, improve efficiency and reduce manual workloads. Read on to hear, in Cian’s own words, why Reddit chose Tines for their IT orchestration and automation, what improvements they’ve seen so far, and what the future holds.

Leading technically qualified people can be inherently complex and enigmatic. This unique workforce of incredibly smart people requires a different leadership approach than what might commonly be used in many other workforces.

As organizations race to adopt the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek serves as a cautionary tale about the potential dangers of rushing into the hype cycle without adequate consideration of security and ethical implications. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has been identified as having several significant security risks and vulnerabilities that could pose threats to both the company and its users.

Collaboration platforms like Atlassian Jira and Atlassian Confluence contain sensitive company and employee data, making them critical targets for cyberattacks. Teams use Jira to track and manage projects, and rely on Confluence as an internal knowledgebase for documentation, company policy guides, team wikis, and more. Atlassian organizations, which provide a centralized place for admins to manage their Atlassian products and users, are also prime targets.