misconfiguration
Exposed records exceeded 40 billion in 2021
According to a research by Tenable, at least 40,417,167,937 records were exposed worldwide in 2021, calculated by the analysis of 1,825 breach data incidents publicly …
How likely are mid-market organizations to experience a breach by the end of 2021?
Coro released an extensive cybersecurity research report revealing a true market failure: a severe lack of preparedness of the mid-market sector, which is comprised of …
Lack of API visibility undermines basic principle of security
One of the oldest principles of security is that you cannot secure what you cannot see. Visibility has always been the starting place for monitoring and protecting attack …
Storage systems vulnerabilities: Act now to avoid disasters
Continuity issued a research report which provided an analysis of the vulnerabilities and misconfigurations of enterprise storage systems. The findings revealed that storage …
Microsoft Power Apps data exposure: Prioritizing sensitive data with secure configuration settings
Security misconfigurations are one of the most common gaps hackers look to exploit. One bad configuration setting in a popular cloud platform can have far-reaching …
Securing Kubernetes as it becomes mainstream
In this interview with Help Net Security, Shauli Rozen, CEO at ARMO, talks about securing Kubernetes (K8s) systems, what makes them susceptible to cyberattacks and what should …
9 tips to avoid cloud configuration conundrums
Configuration-related errors continue to result in avoidable losses of customer data and, consequently, their trust and loyalty, as well as revenue. The recent T-Mobile breach …
Checking for misconfigurations isn’t enough
Misconfiguration errors are often the main focus of security for cloud-native applications, and for good reason. Earlier this year, Hobby Lobby accidentally exposed 136 GB of …
Can on-prem security experts make the move to the cloud?
As cloud computing grows in popularity across all use cases, cloud workloads have never been more attractive to malicious actors. A recent McAfee report points to a 630 …
Cloud security posture confidence is high, yet most IT pros have experienced a cloud-related breach
OpsCompass announced the results of a report it conducted on cloud security posture and management challenges. The report is based on survey responses from 253 full-time, …
Unprotected CVS database exposed sensitive customer searches
Researchers have discovered an unprotected, exposed online database with over a billion records belonging to American healthcare company CVS Health. The discovery, made by …
Most organizations fail to fix cloud misconfiguration issues in a timely manner
A significant majority of companies that move to multi-cloud environments are not properly configuring their cloud-based services, Aqua Security reveals. According to the …