Nothing spells cozy like kicking back and snuggling up with your favorite, binge-worthy shows during the holiday season. Netflix is lending a helping hand to this comfort with its December lineup of new and returning shows for your holiday watch parties.

Netflix has been saving some of its most exciting releases for the end of the year. With the holiday season in full swing, the platform is giving your watchlist one last makeover before the New Year.

December on HBO Max will see its fair share of holiday content, but as far as new shows and movies are concerned, we’re venturing deep into documentary territory with a plethora of music stories about Paul Anka, Wizkid, Jeff Buckley, and Counting Crows. We’ll also see the debut of three highly anticipated, long-awaited movie sequels, along with the first comedy special from SNL star Sarah Sherman, and a new Hard Knocks series focused on the NFC East.

HBO Max has announced what’s leaving their platform in December, and while I’m sad to see some titles go, there’s still plenty of time to watch these gems while you still can. From reality TV shows and original documentaries to film franchises like Superman, along with a lot of Justice Leaguecontent, there’s lots to keep you busy. Oh, and don't miss out on seeing Christmas classics like Elf and A Christmas Story before they’re gone!

This is it, the last month of 2025, and you know what that means—Prime Video's new Originals lineup for December is heavy on the holiday-themed stuff, with a dusting of other intriguing titles to take the chill off the colder weather.

This month on Paramount+, settle in for a new comedy-action flick about an ex-cop and family man with a dark secret, as well as the premiere of a thrilling new psychological series with a gripping twist. Additionally, a critically acclaimed, highly anticipated documentary centered on a hit Dateline show is making its streaming premiere, as is a sports docuseries following four elite college football freshmen as they defy the odds.

The end is nigh. The end of the year, that is. And as the snow flutters to the ground and the wind gets crispy, Prime Video turns into one of the best reasons for staying in of all the major streaming services. For December, Prime is lining up a fresh new mix of blockbuster movies, buzzy new originals, holiday specials, and seasons of tried and true comfort shows, so you've always got something new to get you through the snow days.

Organizations rely on KnowBe4 to educate millions of people each month on security awareness and compliance topics, and every October, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, engagement with our training content sets new records. 2025 was no exception.

It can happen to the best of us. 

This story happened a decade ago, when I was working at a Fortune 10 company. “Smartest” is subjective, but most of my former coworkers and external customers agreed the guy involved in this story was seen as the “smartest” guy around.

Ransomware is the gift that keeps on giving… and taking.

Deepfakes are easier to create than ever and are being used to attack organizations, families and individuals.

October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a perfect reminder that while technology evolves, the greatest threat to organizations often comes down to the human element.

The calendar has flipped into October, so now it’s time to let the Cybersecurity Awareness Month games begin!

Carving Pumpkins for Halloween Now is the time to consider about the great pumpkin you’ll be carving this Halloween. As you know, Linus would wait all night for the Great Pumpkin, but I wouldn’t take a cue from Linus. I’d head directly to the patch with the kids in tow. Once there, after your children have moved, rolled and lifted […]

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The cybersecurity industry continuously evolves to keep up with fast-moving threats. But for nearly two decades, there’s been at least one constant: October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month! 

Launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2004 to raise public awareness about digital risks, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has since grown into a global phenomenon, drawing government and private sector participation from Ukraine to Japan. 

We at Synack are honoring this year’s theme, See Yourself in Cyber, with an array of content and events that kicked off Saturday, Oct. 1, in western India. Synack solutions architect Hudney Piquant delivered a timely talk at the BSides Ahmedabad conference on securing the human element in the cyber industry, emphasizing the importance of effective education and training. 

The See Yourself in Cyber theme, chosen by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the nonprofit National Cybersecurity Alliance, recognizes that not everyone needs to have a technical background to contribute to the collective defense of our most critical networks. From accountants to recruiters, pentesters to policymakers – everyone has a role to play. With an estimated 700,000 open cybersecurity positions in the U.S. alone, there’s an urgent need to build a bigger tent for the cybersecurity community and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds and skill sets. Closing the cyber talent gap can start with personal effort. 

“As the threat of malicious cyber activities grows, we must all do our part to keep our Nation safe and secure,” President Biden said in a White House proclamation Friday. 

That can mean enabling multi-factor authentication, using a password manager or keeping software up to date, as the White House pointed out. But it can also mean providing mentorship, crafting a welcoming environment for anyone interested in cybersecurity and sharing the tools and technologies needed to secure our increasingly interconnected world. 

At Synack, we believe that diverse perspectives in security testing are essential to hardening systems against the full spectrum of cyberthreats. That means opening doors for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds through programs like the Synack Academy, which is designed to build student participants’ cybersecurity education and skills while recognizing their unique circumstances and providing mentorship. We empower members of our elite Synack Red Team community of security researchers through the Artemis Red Team, a community open to women, trans and nonbinary security professionals and others who identify as a gender minority. 

So keep an eye out this month as us Synackers do our part to promote cybersecurity awareness. We’ll be adding new entries to our Exploits Explained blog series, in which Synack Red Team members share insights on the latest threats and vulnerabilities gleaned from years of pentesting. You can hear our CEO and co-founder, Jay Kaplan, speak to security talent and prioritization strategies at an Oct. 19 webinar on A Better Way to Pentest for Compliance. Or you can catch us at one of several upcoming cybersecurity events, from CyberGov UK to the SecTor conference in Canada. And we’ll continue to offer helpful and engaging cyber content through our WE’RE IN! podcast, the README cybersecurity news source and our social media channels including Twitter and LinkedIn. 

The cybersecurity industry can seem like it’s full of intractable and highly technical problems, whether it’s new challenges like API security testing or old threats like phishing. But our collective success in defending society from cyberattacks hinges on each of us. CISA said it best when unveiling this year’s See Yourself in Cyber theme: “While cybersecurity may seem like a complex subject, ultimately, it’s really all about people.” 

Tackling our biggest security challenges will take collaboration and creativity. We hope you can See Yourself in Cyber, engage in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month programming and get in touch with us if we can help. 

Happy October! 

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Mental health is health. A common refrain during Mental Health Awareness Month, and one that strikes true when embarking on a journey to improve your emotional wellbeing. Health is an ongoing journey, funnily, with many parallels to cybersecurity. So, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, here are a few lessons I’ve learned from working in cybersecurity that resonate with my own mental health journey.

Mental Health is Dynamic Like an Attack Surface

At Synack, we often talk about how attack surfaces are dynamic — changing and evolving daily because of the continuous updates and improvements. The same is certainly true for mental health. 

Just as an attack surface should be continuously assessed, so too should your mental health. Checking in with yourself and others routinely only makes sense given the dynamic nature of mental wellbeing. Some of my best months or days come right after some of my worst. Don’t make assumptions about your own or others’ mental states, and keep in mind that change is crucial and expected.

Treatment Should be Continuous

In 2017, my therapist diagnosed me with depression. Today, my mental health and my ability to manage it are leaps and bounds better, and I credit that mostly to a routine of mindfulness meditation and using other mental health tools. Because I know mental health is dynamic, I know that meditation isn’t just for when I’m feeling down but rather a practice I continue through good and bad times to find balance. The same can be said of other tools like therapy or journaling.  

These tools work because they build habits and defenses that can stand up to the next challenge you face, just like protecting an organization with cybersecurity principles. If you’ve stopped your daily meditation, therapy appointments or journaling about your day, you might not have the habits and responses you want in place the next time a challenge presents itself. But if you treat your mental health daily, instead of only in a crisis, you can be prepared for anything. Like when an organization responds confidently to a security challenge, such as log4j.

Normalize Investment 

One of my favorite security messages that I’ve heard says that security should be treated as an essential business function. It’s not a side project you are burdened to fund, it’s an integral part of doing business and should be “baked in” to your budget. 

Similarly, investing your time into your mental health should be normalized. Take time to see your therapist or for daily habits that contribute to your emotional wellbeing. When seeing a therapist, I was fortunate enough to have supportive managers to take time off in the afternoon. I also had friends that supported me on my journey that I could turn to.

There’s no Better Time Than Now to Start

You can start your mental health journey at any time. You don’t have to wait for a low point to make positive changes. Just like you shouldn’t wait for a crisis to start enacting effective cybersecurity measures, you shouldn’t wait to tackle your mental health. Recognizing that it’s a dynamic challenge you need to prepare for, and invest in, is the first step in making a positive change for yourself.

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