Week in review: SD-WAN deployment, security DevOps, a new taxonomy for SCADA attacks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Compromised ad company serves Magecart skimming code to hundreds of websites The …
Most Facebook users aren’t aware that Facebook tracks their interests
Too many Facebook users aren’t aware that the company uses the information provided by them and their actions on the platform and outside of it to create a list of their …
Mining malware evades agent-based cloud security solutions
Cloud infrastructures are a growing target for threat actors looking to mine cryptocurrency, as their vast computational power allows them to multiply the mining …
New infosec products of the week: January 18, 2019
XebiaLabs launches new DevOps risk and compliance capability for software releases The XebiaLabs DevOps Platform provides a single pane of glass for technical and business …
New requirements for the secure design and development of modern payment software
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published new requirements for the secure design and development of modern payment software. The PCI Secure Software Standard and …
Protecting privileged access in DevOps and cloud environments
While security strategies should address privileged access and the risk of unsecured secrets and credentials, they should also closely align with DevOps culture and methods to …
Risk managers see cybersecurity as the biggest threat to business
Sword GRC canvassed amost 150 risk managers from highly risk-aware organizations worldwide for their opinions. Overall, cybersecurity was seen as the biggest risk to business …
773 million records exposed in massive data breach
Someone has compiled a massive collection of email addresses and plain text passwords, apparently from 2000+ hacked databases, and has made the trove freely available for …
Compromised ad company serves Magecart skimming code to hundreds of websites
Security researchers have flagged a new web-based supply chain attack by one of the cybercriminal groups that fall under the Magecart umbrella. The attackers managed to …
2019 cybersecurity workforce: Recruiting vs. re-skilling
The cybersecurity talent gap is not just an IT industry crisis. It’s one with global ramifications. As the inevitable march towards digitalizing the world continues, it brings …
How IT organizations are transforming to meet the demands of the digital economy
The 2019 State of Application Services report from F5 Networks showed that organizations regard application services as vital for cloud adoption and, ultimately, for success …
Encryption is key to protecting information as it travels outside the network
A new Vera report reveals stark numbers behind the mounting toll of data breaches triggered by cybercrime and accidents. One of the most recognized and mandated security …
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