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cryptocurrency
Tactics that make crypto giveaway scams so successful

The illicit market for crypto giveaway scams has expanded, offering various services to facilitate fraudulent activity. The proliferation of fake crypto giveaways can be …

cloud
Organizations face an uphill battle to keep their sensitive data secure

On average, organizations store 61% of their sensitive data in the cloud, and most have experienced at least one cybersecurity breach (90%), threat (89%) and/or theft of data …

icosahedral
Conquering modern data stack complexities

How are data teams conquering the complexity of the modern data stack? Unravel Data has asked 350+ data scientists, engineers, analysts, and others who rely upon real-time …

Door
The new weakest link in the cybersecurity chain

It used to be that people were the greatest cybersecurity vulnerability, but this is no longer true. The rise of the internet made people more connected than ever. Attackers …

lock
5 steps to building NSA-level access control for your app

Access control has become a main concern when it comes to developing secure web applications, and the NSA has a lot to say about it. Especially when it comes to the biggest …

money
Technology investments feel the impact of weakening economy

For the fifth consecutive month, IDC has lowered its 2023 forecast for worldwide IT spending as technology investments continue to show the impact of a weakening economy. 2023 …

DDoS
DDoS alert traffic reaches record-breaking level of 436 petabits in one day

With over one billion websites worldwide, HTTP/HTTPS application-layer attacks have increased by 487% since 2019, with the most significant surge in the second half of 2022, …

HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault vulnerability could lead to RCE, patch today! (CVE-2023-0620)

Oxeye discovered a new vulnerability (CVE-2023-0620) in the HashiCorp Vault Project, an identity-based secrets and encryption management system that controls access to API …

Key factors driving changes in the perception of the CISO role

The CISO role is currently fraught with novel challenges and escalating workloads. This includes increased paperwork and time spent on risk assessments, which have surged from …

hybrid work
Hybrid work environments are stressing CISOs

The impact of the hybrid workforce on security posture, as well as the risks introduced by this way of working, are posing concerns for CISOs and driving them to develop new …

threat hunting
Threat hunting programs can save organizations from costly security breaches

Cybersecurity threats to organizations are only increasing, not only in number but in scope, according to Team Cymru. The true cost of cyber breaches Proactive threat hunting …

passwordless
Why it’s time to move towards a passwordless future

Adversaries don’t need to use sophisticated methods to gain access to enterprise systems or to deploy ransomware – they can just buy or steal credentials and log in. By …

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