cloud security
Attackers compromised ALL SonicWall firewall configuration backup files
The attackers who brute-forced their way into SonicWall’s firewall cloud backup service accessed configuration backup files of all customers who have used the service, …
Chekov: Open-source static code analysis tool
Checkov is an open-source tool designed to help teams secure their cloud infrastructure and code. At its core, it’s a static code analysis tool for infrastructure as code …
New framework sets baseline for SaaS security controls
Managing security across dozens or even hundreds of SaaS apps has become a major headache. Each tool has its own settings, permissions, and logs, and most third-party risk …
SonicWall says attackers compromised some firewall configuration backup files
Between attackers exploiting 0-day and n-day vulnerabilities in the company’s firewalls and Secure Mobile Access appliances, SonicWall and its customers have had a tough …
Hundreds of Salesforce customer orgs hit in clever attack with potentially huge blast radius
A threat group Google tracks as UNC6395 has pilfered troves of data from Salesforce corporate instances, in search of credentials that can be used to compromise those …
DevOps in the cloud and what is putting your data at risk
In this Help Net Security video, Greg Bak, Head of Product Enablement at GitProtect, walks through some of the biggest security risks DevOps teams are dealing with. He covers …
AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged
AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could be “tricked” into reporting them as …
CISOs need to think about risks before rushing into AI
Organizations are increasing investments in cloud, AI, and emerging technologies, but their infrastructure and security strategies often lag behind. A recent Unisys survey of …
AWS CISO explains how cloud-native security scales with your business
In this Help Net Security interview, Amy Herzog, CISO at AWS, discusses how cloud-native security enables scalable, flexible protection that aligns with how teams build in the …
Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786)
“In an Exchange hybrid deployment, an attacker who first gains administrative access to an on-premises Exchange server could potentially escalate privileges within the …
Security tooling pitfalls for small teams: Cost, complexity, and low ROI
In this Help Net Security interview, Aayush Choudhury, CEO at Scrut Automation, discusses why many security tools built for large enterprises don’t work well for leaner, …
What 50 companies got wrong about cloud identity security
Most organizations still miss basic identity security controls in the cloud, leaving them exposed to breaches, audit failures, and compliance violations. A new midyear …
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