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Week in review: Top 10 most exploited vulns, SMB ransomware extortion, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: SolarWinds Orion exploited by another group of state-sponsored hackers Another group …

February 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: The human communication aspect
We spend a lot of time each month discussing the technical details surrounding vulnerabilities, software updates, and the tools we use for patch management in our …

The transportation sector needs a standards-driven, industry-wide approach to cybersecurity
Despite the uncertainties of the last year, the transformation of the transportation sector forged ahead, dominated by the prevailing trend of CASE (Connected, Autonomous, …

Data loss prevention strategies for long-term remote teams
Before the recent pandemic, many executives began appreciating the risks and opportunities associated with cybersecurity. A 2019 survey on cybersecurity priorities from Optiv …

Number of ICS vulnerabilities disclosed in 2020 up significantly
Throughout the second half (2H) of 2020, 71% of industrial control system (ICS) vulnerabilities disclosed were remotely exploitable through network attack vectors, according …

Enterprises average one root access orphan key on every enterprise server
SSH machine identities are critical to digital transformation strategies, as they authenticate privileged access between machines and are ubiquitous across enterprise …

API adoption is on the rise across all industries
Developer reliance on APIs increased over the past year amidst the global pandemic and will continue to increase in 2021, a RapidAPI survey reveals. Organizations of all sizes …

Open-source tool for hardening commonly used HMI/SCADA system
Otorio, a provider of OT security and digital risk management solutions, released an open-source tool designed for hardening the security of GE Digital’s CIMPLICITY, one …

Runtime data no longer has to be vulnerable data
Today, the security model utilized by nearly all organizations is so weak that the mere act of creating new data comes with the immutable assumption that such data will become …

Major trends that are changing the CISO role
In a rapidly changing business environment, the role of the CISO has hugely expanded in its scope and responsibilities, a BT Security survey of over 7000 business leaders, …

API security concerns hindering new application rollouts
66% of organizations admit to having slowed the rollout of a new application into production because of API security concerns, a Salt Security report reveals. In addition, 54% …

Most are concerned about data privacy, but few are willing to change habits
Today’s consumers are willing to trade their personal data for personalization, but also have fast-growing concerns about data privacy, according to a survey by Entrust. In …
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