Why a modern vulnerability management strategy requires state-of-the-art solutions

In this interview with Help Net Security, Stephen Carter, CEO at Nucleus Security, explains the importance of having a vulnerability management strategy within an organization, what are the biggest challenges and what should be done to overcome them. V… Continue reading Why a modern vulnerability management strategy requires state-of-the-art solutions

Solving the problem of secrets sprawling in corporate codebases

GitGuardian announced the results of its report which extends its previous edition focused on public GitHub by depicting a realistic view of the state of secrets sprawl in corporate codebases. The data reveals that on average, in 2021, a typical compan… Continue reading Solving the problem of secrets sprawling in corporate codebases

The importance of implementing security scanning in the software development lifecycle

Veracode published a research that finds most applications are now scanned around three times a week, compared to just two or three times a year a decade ago. This represents a 20x increase in average scan cadence between 2010 and 2021. Scan frequency … Continue reading The importance of implementing security scanning in the software development lifecycle

Why vulnerability scanners aren’t enough to prevent a ransomware attack on your business

Vulnerability scanners are still essential tools for defenders protecting enterprise and government networks. But given the rapidly increasing complexity of today’s cyber threat landscape, these scanners are not enough to win the fight against an… Continue reading Why vulnerability scanners aren’t enough to prevent a ransomware attack on your business

The importance of vulnerability management for your organization

Everyone is familiar with home burglaries. Criminals case a house looking for easy access through open windows, unlocked doors, open garages, and the like. Hackers take the same approach electronically and look for network vulnerabilities that grant th… Continue reading The importance of vulnerability management for your organization

Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021

Radware has published results from its report which provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning trends. “More DDoS attacks were blocked during the first nine months of 2021 than a… Continue reading Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021

Secure your databases against opportunistic attackers

If you connect databases / servers to the internet and secure them poorly, you can count on them getting compromised quickly. According to findings by Radoslaw Zdonczyk, Security Researcher at Trustwave SpiderLabs, there will be login attempts even bef… Continue reading Secure your databases against opportunistic attackers

How to harden Kubernetes systems and minimize risk

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a report which details threats to Kubernetes environments and provides configuration guidance to minimize risk. What is Kubernetes? Kubernetes i… Continue reading How to harden Kubernetes systems and minimize risk

CISA JCDC Announcement, Apple’s Child Abuse Image Scanning, Amazon Pays You for Your Biometric Data

CISA announces the new Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), the controversy over Apple scanning devices for child sexual abuse material, and Amazon offers you a $10 credit if you enroll your biometric data in their palm print recognition system. *… Continue reading CISA JCDC Announcement, Apple’s Child Abuse Image Scanning, Amazon Pays You for Your Biometric Data

Increasing speed of vulnerability scans ultimately increases security fixes overall

Next-generation static application security testing (SAST) and intelligent software composition analysis (SCA) can increase the speed of vulnerability scans and narrow their scope to highlight reachable issues, a ShiftLeft report reveals. This ultimate… Continue reading Increasing speed of vulnerability scans ultimately increases security fixes overall