The third quarter saw some major developments across the privacy space. In the U.S., we saw a federal bill for comprehensive privacy achieve more than ever before, children’s privacy proved to remain a top concern, and the Federal Trade Commission formally began its heavily criticized “Magnuson-Moss rulemaking” process.

DevSecOps has become one of the hottest buzzwords in the DevOps ecosystem over the past few years. In the abstract, it’s easy to understand what DevSecOps means and why people care about it: it’s a strategy that extends DevOps efficiencies to software security. But when you sit down and actually start implementing DevSecOps, things can get trickier. There is no switch you can flip to go from DevOps to DevSecOps. Implementation requires a set of tools and practices.

The Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. are ramping up in scope and volume. Last month, a hacking group claimed credit for cyberattacks hitting more than a dozen U.S. airports’ websites, temporarily rendering parts of the sites inaccessible to the public. State-sponsored actives in non-war conditions expend exorbitant efforts to disguise themselves to prevent attribution. They also purposefully limit the scope of their attacks.

Digital safety is a buzzword these days due to the ubiquity of our devices and how much we use them. As we go about our lives, whether we're on our laptops at home or out and about on our phones, we're constantly leaving digital breadcrumbs behind us in the form of data. This data is then collected and used by businesses and potentially even malicious actors to track our movements, better target us with ads or other content, or even for fraud.

The cybersecurity industry is an ever-evolving landscape wherein businesses struggle to keep up with the dynamic security and cyber-threat landscape. Due to unprecedented events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving IoT landscape, and the newly evolved techniques of sophisticated cybercrimes, businesses are grappling to deal with the growing cyber threats.

There are many arguments on either side of remote work, including whether it impacts an organization’s cybersecurity posture. While most people perceive risks to be higher while people are working from home, this is generally driven by a fear of the unknown. In reality, while some risk factors have changed in some cases, risk is often reduced in a remote working scenario.

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