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Understanding the basics of API security
This is the first of a series of articles that introduces and explains application programming interfaces (API) security threats, challenges, and solutions for participants in …

Third-party compliance risk could become a bigger problem
Since the onset of COVID-19, more than half of legal and compliance leaders believe that cybersecurity and data breach is the most-increased third-party risk their …

Most IT leaders believe remote workers are a security risk
57 percent of UK IT decision makers still believe that remote workers are a security risk, and that they will expose their organization to the threat of a data breach, …

Privacy pros expecting an increase in privacy rights requests as a result of COVID-19
92% of companies are concerned about new consumer rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with 51% believing this is the hardest part of CCPA compliance and …

Looking to break into cybersecurity without direct experience? Find out how
It’s no secret that the cybersecurity skills gap continues to grow, and that means companies are scrambling to fill security positions. This presents an opportunity for you to …

Week in review: Web shell malware, client-side web security, phishers exploit Zoom and Webex
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 46% of SMBs have been targeted by ransomware, 73% have paid the ransom Ransomware …

Five best practices for achieving and maintaining SOC 2 compliance
A crucial framework for technology companies and cloud-based organizations, SOC 2 is both a technical audit and a requirement that comprehensive information security policies …

Client-side web security
To address attacks such as XSS, Magecart and other card skimming exploits found in modern eCommerce environments, the use of client-side web security methods is beginning to …

Work-from-home creates multitude of opportunities for leaks
Breaches of corporate and government data appear to be running at a level even higher than experts had feared going into stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, the International …

The true costs incurred by businesses for technology downtime
Technology downtime is becoming a huge issue. IT challenges and poor digital work experiences are costing businesses tens of millions of dollars in lost work time and that the …

Let’s be realistic about our expectations of AI
Pop culture contains no shortage of intelligent robots. When the tool became viable and widely available in real life, people brought a number of enthusiastic but unrealistic …

Massive work-from-home movement exposes cybersecurity weaknesses
News coverage of the recent uptick in cyber threat activity is showing an incomplete picture. Despite the focus on VPN hacks and attacks at home, computers at more than 50,000 …
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