The CREST (Council Registered Ethical Security Testers) OVS (OWASP Verification Standard) has been created to help standardise the way that advanced penetration tests are executed by creating a framework for all security consultancies to follow.

An organization must utilize an OV Code Signing Certificate whenever it releases any software. However, many firms are unaware of it and launch their software without any digital sign. Therefore, not using an Organization Validation Code Signing becomes a drawback. So, by moving further, you will get a detailed insight into the OV Code Signing Certificate. It will help you to understand its meaning, working, need, benefits, and approach to choosing an authentic provider.

The rise in working from home has popularized remote access to the company workplace. Although remote work increases productivity and facilitates some operations, it may also be the gateway that cybercriminals have been waiting for. According to the latest 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, misuse of remote access is the fourth most common initial attack vector.

In India, there have been several Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) frauds. Investing in stock shares and commodities, paid per click, investing in the IT sector, or investing in infrastructure have all resulted in scams. Aaryarup/ATCR, Unipay, Stock guru, TVI Express, and others swindle over Rs 10,000 crores. Multi-level Marketing is a sales strategy by some companies to sell directly to the customers.

As the number of high-profile cyberattacks and data breaches has increased in recent years, more companies have made investments to better secure their systems and develop incident response plans. While these are essential concerns, a firm’s obligations don’t simply end when a threat is removed from the network and they are able to resume normal operations. They must also notify those whose data may have been impacted by the breach.

The increase in successful cyberattacks driven by both an explosion of ransomware activity and a series of high profile zero-day vulnerabilities, is forcing cyber insurers to further scrutinize the companies they insure and the policies they offer.

Learn how the gRPC test suite and gRPC wizard enable Defensics customers to create their own test sequences from protocol buffer definitions.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. For a daily selection see our twitter feed at #ionCube24.

Adoption of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications means navigating the Shared Responsibility Model. Under the Shared Responsibility Model, the cloud services provider takes care of the infrastructure’s security, but you need to secure what happens within that environment. According to the State of Cloud Native Security Report, 50% of companies surveyed reported that maintaining comprehensive security remained a challenge.

Rubrik Zero Labs is excited to share “The State of Data Security: The Human Impact of Cybercrime”. This in-depth global study commissioned by Rubrik and conducted by Wakefield Research gives businesses around the world a deeper look into the challenges that IT and security decision-makers face, the effects of those challenges, and subsequent solutions. This study engaged over 1,600 senior IT and cybersecurity leaders with more than half at the CIO and CISO level.