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Week in review: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed, Apple releases iOS 18
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812) Broadcom has …
How to detect and stop bot activity
Bad bot traffic continues to rise year-over-year, accounting for nearly a third of all internet traffic in 2023. Bad bots access sensitive data, perpetrate fraud, steal …
Rising identity security risks: Why organizations must act now
As the priority for managing digital identities intensifies, organizations are encountering severe identity security risks. Recent findings indicate that many businesses are …
New infosec products of the week: September 20, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from anecdotes, F5 Networks, Gcore, Rapid7, Strivacity, and Veritas Technologies. Veritas …
Nextcloud Hub 9 released: New features, more security, updated performance
Nextcloud has launched Nextcloud Hub 9, a significant update to its open-source cloud-based collaboration platform. It introduces several new features to improve user …
Differential privacy in AI: A solution creating more problems for developers?
In the push for secure AI models, many organizations have turned to differential privacy. But is the very tool meant to protect user data holding back innovation? Developers …
How digital wallets work, and best practices to use them safely
With the adoption of digital wallets and the increasing embedding of consumer digital payments into daily life, ensuring security measures is essential. According to a …
Data disposal and cyber hygiene: Building a culture of security within your organization
Data breach episodes have been constantly rising with the number of data breach victims crossing 1 billion in the first half of 2024. A recent Data Breach Report 2023 by …
Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks
92% of security leaders have concerns about the use of AI-generated code within their organization, according to Venafi. Tension between security and developer teams 83% of …
Organizations overwhelmed by numerous and insecure remote access tools
Organizations are combating excessive remote access demands with an equally excessive number of tools that provide varying degrees of security, according to Claroty. Data from …
Gateways to havoc: Overprivileged dormant service accounts
Service accounts are non-human identities used to automate machine-to-machine interactions. They support critical functions – such as running scripts, services, and …
Beyond human IAM: The rising tide of machine identities
Remember when managing user accounts was your biggest headache? Those were simpler times. Today, we’re drowning in a sea of machine identities, and it’s time to …