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Week in review: CISOs’ earnings per year, Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center flaw
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: US-based CISOs get nearly $1 million per year The role of the Chief …

Malicious DNS traffic targets corporate and personal devices
Akamai’s security research team examined potentially compromised devices, discovering that 12.3% communicated with domains associated with malware or ransomware during Q2 …

Best practices for Kubernetes security in the enterprise market
As part of digital transformation, more and more organizations are transforming their application using cloud native architecture to become more agile and accelerate time to …

Companies underestimate number of SaaS applications in their environment
A new research study focused on SaaS usage among enterprises across the USA, UK, and Europe, highlights a striking difference between consumption and security of SaaS …

CIOs find it most difficult to solve cybersecurity challenges
A global research study from Lenovo reveals how the CIO role has evolved, shedding light on growing areas of responsibility and increasing influence in the C-Suite, as well as …

Development of secure software now an imperative for global DevOps teams
GitLab released the results of its annual DevSecOps survey which highlights the continued prioritization of security and compliance, investment in toolchain consolidation, and …

7 metrics to measure the effectiveness of your security operations
Given inflation and economic uncertainty, the cybersecurity industry is starting to experience budget cuts, despite a surge in ransomware attacks. As more budgets are going …

How Just-in-Time privilege elevation prevents data breaches and lateral movement
Are inadequate security policies for privileged access making you highly vulnerable to security breaches and ransomware attacks? In the weeks that followed the high-profile …

Does your cybercrime prevention program work?
KELA surveyed 400 security team members in the US who were responsible for gathering cybercrime threat intelligence daily to better understand if they’re proactively scanning …

Companies struggle to govern their new cloud environments
Organizations are struggling to sufficiently secure new cloud environments implemented during the pandemic, while maintaining legacy equipment and trying to adapt their …

Organizations security: Highlighting the importance of compliant data
Protecting an organization’s digital infrastructure is certainly no easy task. From cloud assets to online devices, customers and websites, to servers, the list goes on and …

5 open-source vulnerability assessment tools to try out
A vulnerability assessment is a methodical examination of network infrastructure, computer systems, and software with the goal of identifying and addressing known security …
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