Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! I really don’t envy the support team on this one!

Penetration testing, dynamic application security testing (DAST), and attack surface management (ASM) are all strategies designed to manage an organization’s digital attack surface. However, while each aids in identifying and closing vulnerabilities, they have significant differences and play complementary roles within a corporate cybersecurity strategy. Let’s take a quick look at the definition of each of these strategies.

Google Workspace is a popular suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools that enables users to create, co-edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. While Google Workspace has many benefits, more than the platform is needed to meet the needs of businesses looking for more control, security, and governance over their critical content. They need a partner solution that integrates seamlessly with Google and prioritizes secure content collaboration - in comes Egnyte.

Until recent decades, operational technology (OT) – a principal element in manufacturing – remained segmented from information technology (IT). OT systems, responsible for monitoring and controlling physical machinery and equipment, were manually managed by skilled workers, operated in isolation, and secure in their simplicity.

As budget cycles increasingly force teams to tighten their belts, proving the value of vital technology is key. It’s not enough to showcase how the security operations center (SOC) is improving security posture and defending against threats, you also need to highlight how this boosts ROI. As highlighted in an IDC webinar and white paper, organizations using Sumo Logic have experienced an exceptional return on investment and a rapid payback period.

If you give attackers an inch, they will take a mile. That’s essentially what happens when there are minor flaws in your web applications – these flaws leave one inch of your system’s doors open. Before you know it, sophisticated threats like directory traversal come crawling. Currently, there are 55 different directory traversal vulnerabilities in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Thousands of our customers are leveraging Snyk to implement their DevSecOps and shift-left strategies. However, with the increasing speed and complexity of applications, we also know it’s harder to stay in sync with development. It is increasingly difficult to maintain a clear view of all the software assets being developed, identify ownership and their importance to the business, and, most importantly, ensure that these assets are properly secured by Snyk.

Today, we are excited to announce a significant milestone in our journey to secure enterprise copilots and low-code development platforms by launching our new product; the Zenity AI Trust Layer. This new offering provides full security and governance control for enterprise copilots, and in the first step is focused on Microsoft 365 Copilot. The use of enterprise copilots is undeniably a story in low-code application development.

As cyber threats continue to be more sophisticated, the need for active directory security becomes paramount. Most Windows-based environments are heavily reliant on the AD configuration hence it’s a common target for intruders. This article outlines essential practices for AD hardening to protect your organization’s assets.

With external threats looming as a constant source of potential disruption, multiple government agencies have coordinated to compile a catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV). The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, or KEV catalog, is a database of actively exploited vulnerabilities, including those that have been exploited by ransomware campaigns, that can help application security professionals in the public and private sectors monitor threats and prioritize fixes.