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Open source software plays an important role in the success of leading organizations
DataStax unveiled research findings that show how leading organizations are winning with data, and how others can close the gap. Through insights from over 500 technology …

Scoping cloud environments: Tips and best practices
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) issued a joint bulletin to highlight the importance of properly scoping cloud environments. …

Report: The State of Pentesting 2021
In The State of Pentesting 2021 report we dive into data from 1,602 pentests performed in 2020 on Cobalt’s Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) platform. We also survey 601 …

Week in review: Clever Office 365 phishing, 2021 CWE Top 25, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Patch bypass flaw in Pulse Secure VPNs can lead to total compromise …

August 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Dealing with emergency patching
The PrintNightmare print spooler vulnerability, CVE-2021-34527, caused a lot of excitement last month. If you’re still in an active patch cycle, ensure you install the latest …

Demystifying cybersecurity with a more human-centric approach
Every business, whether small or large, needs to address cybersecurity to operate in today’s online world. This has been a stimulus for the cybersecurity industry and explains …

Can the public cloud become confidential?
It’s been often said that the only two certain things in life are death and taxes. Over the past ten years, it seems data breaches can be added to this list. Can an …

How real-time computing can sound the kill chain alarm
Major attacks and ransomware incidents like SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline or JBS highlight the critical role cybersecurity plays in protecting infrastructure and the economy. …

Increasing speed of vulnerability scans ultimately increases security fixes overall
Next-generation static application security testing (SAST) and intelligent software composition analysis (SCA) can increase the speed of vulnerability scans and narrow their …

CyberCops program: ROTC students as future cybersecurity gatekeepers
Not so long ago, a strong password felt mighty enough to keep you safe and your computer data private. But we now live amid heightened risks in malware, phishing, …

The destructive power of supply chain attacks and how to secure your code
In this Help Net Security podcast, Tomislav Peričin, Chief Software Architect at ReversingLabs, explains the latest and most destructive supply chain attacks, their techniques …

RIP guest access, long live shared channels!
While many yearn to return to pre-pandemic days, some aspects of our new normal are welcome. Most notable is the flexibility of hybrid working, with a great majority of …
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