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Many security engineers are already one foot out the door. Why?
The position of security engineer has become a pivotal role for modern security teams. Practitioners are responsible for critical monitoring of networks and systems to …

Prioritize patching vulnerabilities associated with ransomware
A threat research from Cyber Security Works (CSW) has revealed a 7.6% increase in ransomware vulnerabilities since the publication of the Ransomware Spotlight Report in …

46% of organizations still store passwords in shared documents
46% of IT, security, and cybersecurity leaders say they still store passwords in shared office documents. That’s despite an overwhelming 93% of respondents that require …

How do DevSecOps professionals feel about security becoming an around the clock job?
As breaches continue to rise, cybersecurity and development professionals are feeling the pressure to maintain their organizations’ security postures. Invicti Security …

Fix your IT weak spots to guarantee compliance
As the number of regulations grow each day, and are different depending on the sector, the consequence of not adhering to them has come more and more severe. It can massively …

5 critical questions to test your ransomware preparedness
I’m a pentester – that is, a professional penetration tester. Some call me an ethical hacker, a white hat, or red teamer. In the heat of the moment, I’ve been called much …

Popularity of online payment goes hand-in-hand with fraud
NICE Actimize has released a report that identifies and analyzes the leading fraud threats and patterns that impacted leading global financial institutions in 2021. Noting …

65% of IT help desk teams report unsustainable levels of stress
Over the past two years, IT departments have served on the business frontlines, helping organizations quickly implement digital transformation strategies to enable a fully …

Easily migrate to the cloud with CIS Hardened Images
CIS offers virtual images hardened in accordance with the CIS Benchmarks, a set of vendor agnostic, internationally recognized secure configuration guidelines. CIS Hardened …

Cardiologist charged for use and sale of ransomware
The US Attorney’s Office is charging a Venezuelan cardiologist with attempted computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from his use …

Mastering microsegmentation for enterprise applications
Network segmentation is one of the defensive practices used by many enterprises to stop the spread of malware in the ecosystem. Servers and databases are grouped together by …

Why cyber security can’t just say “no“
There was a time, not long ago, when there were only so many ways of accomplishing an information technology task. Whether you were building a website, setting up a new …
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