As a startup, it can be challenging to navigate the complex world of compliance. From financial regulations to data privacy laws, there are many different rules and regulations that a new business must adhere to. However, achieving good compliance is essential for the long-term success of any startup. A well-designed compliance program can not only help a startup avoid legal and reputational risks, but it can also improve overall efficiency, productivity, and business growth.

‍ Continuous security monitoring refers to an ongoing monitoring system that keeps a constant watch for security vulnerabilities, the state of your information security controls, and potential risks and threats to your information security. ‍ If you think too much about information security, it can seem insurmountable. At any given moment, there could be teams of hackers trying everything in their power to get access to your data.

We’ve all got our heads in the cloud, or if not yet, we’re well on our way there. In other words, the process of digital transformation is happening at such a pace that almost all organizations will soon be working in the cloud and using cloud-native technology. Analyst Gartner has predicted that by 2025, over 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms. This represents a 30% growth from 2021.

Data breaches have become an unfortunate reality of the digital world we live in. While there is no doubt that efforts can be made to mitigate the chances of a data breach, living in a completely data breach-free world is not realistic. Apart from having processes and technology in place to prevent data breaches, companies should also have a plan of action in case they do suffer a breach. One aspect of being prepared is understanding how vulnerable your industry may be to data breaches.

This month, Sysdig Secure brings the General Availability of our Host Scanning & CSPM Compliance features. Other changes include Host Vulnerability Reporting, IaC Scanning of Terraform in AWS, and more! Our SDK, CLI, and tools have had several updates and improvements as well.

Proper IT secrets management is essential to protecting your organization from cyberthreats, particularly in DevOps environments, where common CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Github Actions, and Azure DevOps use secrets to access databases, SSH servers, HTTPs services and other highly sensitive systems.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has partnered with the National Cybersecurity Alliance to promote International Data Privacy Day 2023 on January 28, an event dedicated to teaching everyone from major enterprises to the average Internet user how to protect their sensitive personal information.

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The LCBO, a major Canadian retailer, recently experienced a cybersecurity breach that compromised the personal information of thousands of customers. The incident, which was discovered on January 10th, affected the client-side of the company’s website through which LCBO conducts online sales. It resulted in the unauthorized access of sensitive information such as names, addresses, email addresses, LCBO.com account passwords, Aeroplan numbers, and credit card information.

In light of Data Protection Day on January 28th, it’s important to be extra aware of how we protect our personal data. Whether we’re using social media, shopping online, or even just browsing the internet, we’re constantly sharing information about ourselves. While some of this data is innocuous, other pieces can be quite sensitive – like our addresses, credit card numbers, and health information. So what can we do to keep our data safe?