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Four common API vulnerabilities and how to prevent them
Proper security measures are one of the most important aspects of building an application programming interface, or API. It’s great for an API to connect systems and give …

Consumers still happy to exchange data with businesses if there’s a benefit
Data privacy is the subject of much debate and discussion in the media. There has also been much speculation about the effects of recent changes to data privacy legislation …

Are privacy and personal identity impossible to protect?
While consumers and businesses expand their use of social media and electronic services to record levels, many of America’s most knowledgeable security professionals don’t …

The benefits of mature cloud security strategies
Organizations that take a pragmatic approach to securing the use of user- and business-unit-led-cloud services realize appreciable business benefits compared with …

Cybersecurity remains non-core competency for most C-suite executives
In today’s digital economy, it is essential that companies of every size can collect, store and adequately protect customer data and proprietary secrets. Failure to do so will …

Shift to microservices and continuous software delivery puts pressure on DevOps observability
A Scalyr report, based on a survey of 155 software development practitioners, finds that organizations are shifting away from traditional, monolithic architectures, with …

Week in review: Masking printers’ tracking dots, anti-privacy dark patterns, and WPA3
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How Facebook and Google nudge users to make anti-privacy choices Facebook, Google and …

Vulnerability landscape evolution for common desktop applications
Flexera released Vulnerability Review 2018: Top Desktop Apps, part of the annual report series from Secunia Research. This new edition focuses on heavily used desktop …

Cryptocurrency miners poised for continued growth
WatchGuard threat intelligence from Q1 2018 revealed that 98.8 percent of seemingly common Linux/Downloader malware variants were actually designed to deliver a popular …

Do you support employee digital monitoring programs?
Employers can implement effective cybersecurity that increases visibility, reduces insider threat risk, and that respects employees’ privacy while gaining their support, …

Whitepaper: Managing users and authentication with on-premises Active Directory for O365
This whitepaper is no longer available. The move to Office 365 (O365) requires IT departments to make some tough decisions regarding how and where to manage users and …

Cybercriminals will gravitate to criminal activity that maximizes their profit
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2018, examining the growth and trends of new malware, ransomware, and other threats in Q1 2018. McAfee Labs saw on average …
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