Criminal IP analysis report on zero-day vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence
According to Volexity, a webshell was discovered in Atlassian Confluence server during an incident response investigation. Volexity determined that it was a zero-day …
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How financial institutions are improving customer experience with fraud prevention measures
Fraud is a persistent threat, and there’s no end in sight as the e-commerce landscape continues to evolve and the use of online payment platforms increases. According to one …
Zero trust adoption: Industry-specific challenges and implementation strategies
Organizations across many industries are in the throes of a journey to implement the zero trust security model to increase their cybersecurity posture. Through my experience …
Mind the gap: How to ensure your vulnerability detection methods are up to scratch
With global cyber crime costs expected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, it comes as little surprise that the risk of attack is companies’ biggest concern globally. To …
Once is never enough: The need for continuous penetration testing
If you Google “How often should I do penetration testing?”, the first answer that pops up is “once a year.” Indeed, even industry-leading standards like PCI-DSS dictate that …
SaaS security: How to avoid “death by 1000 apps”
SaaS applications have become synonymous with modern business environments, and CISOs and security teams struggle to find a happy medium between ensuring the security of their …
API security warrants its own specific solution
Application programming interfaces (APIs) enable developers to quickly and easily roll-out services but they’re also equally attractive to attackers. This is because they can …
June 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Internet Explorer fades into the sunset
May 2022 Patch Tuesday provided the final releases for several Windows 10 operating systems and this month we’ll see the final update for Internet Explorer 11. But don’t go on …
Getting to grips with SaaS security
The SaaS market is expanding at a rapid rate. In August last year, Gartner forecast that worldwide spending on SaaS would rise from $120.6 billion in 2020 to $170.9 billion …
Recovery and resilience: CISO insights into the 2022 cybersecurity landscape
I recently had the opportunity to meet and speak with several luminaries of the global security ecosystem: Roger Hale – Chief Security Officer at Agora; Sounil Yu …
Four steps to successful empathetic investigations
How security conducts employee investigations needs to change. All too often, security investigations are an attempt to get an employee to admit to suspected wrongdoing. Times …
How to support women in cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is required to be a dynamic industry because cybercriminals don’t take days off. Cybersecurity professionals must be innovative, creative, and attentive to keep …