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Cybersecurity in 2024: Reflecting on the Past, Preparing for the Future

As Europe is returning from summer breaks, it is time to reflect on the first half of 2024 and look forward to the rest of the year. Ransomware attacks on hospitals, blue screens across the world crippling airline operations and other industries, deepfakes to sway opinion and possibly elections, deepfake social engineering tactics to extort significant amounts of money - so far the year has kept cybersecurity professionals busy.

CVE-2024-6800: Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Affecting GitHub Enterprise Server

On August 20, 2024, GitHub released security fixes for a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, identified as CVE-2024-6800. GitHub Enterprise Server is a self-hosted version of GitHub, designed for organizations to manage and collaborate on code securely within their own infrastructure. This vulnerability affects instances using SAML single sign-on (SSO) with certain identity providers (IdPs) that publicly expose signed federation metadata XML.

Tips to Help Leaders Improve Cyber Hygiene

The cyber threat landscape continues to be an unpredictable challenge for organizations as more of them embrace digitization. When it comes to maintaining stability and security in the age of rampant cyber attacks and record levels of data breaches plaguing businesses sector-wide, the importance of cyber hygiene cannot be overstated.

Understanding Managed Service Providers (MSPs): Choosing the Right Provider

The demand for robust security, transparency, and accountability is at an all-time high, and many businesses are relying on managed service providers (MSPs) to manage their IT infrastructure, ensure data security, or provide seamless operational support. Concurrently, MSPs must continuously innovate and differentiate their offerings to meet the growing needs of businesses.

Navigating the Challenges of CVE Management: Strategies for Effective Vulnerability Management

In today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, managing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) is a critical yet increasingly complex task. As organizations scale their digital footprints, the sheer volume and diversity of vulnerabilities they must contend with have grown exponentially. This surge in potential threats, compounded by the sophisticated tactics employed by cyber adversaries, makes CVE management a required but complicated endeavor.

DevOps backup - top reasons for DevOps and Management

Backup is an important part of the DevOps security strategy – it helps to eliminate data loss, ensure business continuity, and go hand in hand with the Shared Responsibility and compliance requirements. Moreover, given the constantly rising incidents (check out the State of DevOps Threats Report), like human mistakes, service outages, and ransomware attacks, backup can make up a reliable final line of protection for both your source code and other critical DevOps data and your business.

Threat Actors Abuse URL Rewriting to Mask Phishing Links

Threat actors are abusing a technique called “URL rewriting” to hide their phishing links from security filters, according to researchers at Perception Point. Security tools from major vendors use URL rewriting to prevent phishing attacks, but the same technique can be abused to trick these tools into thinking a malicious link is legitimate.

How to Track User Activity with Ekran System [Hands-on Guide]

You may trust the people you work and partner with, but you never know how they really behave and handle your sensitive data within your organization’s network. Each user in your IT infrastructure brings their own security risks. Tracking user activity helps mitigate those risks and enhance your organization’s security. This article will show you how to set up an efficient user activity monitoring (UAM) process with Ekran System.

Five Key Findings from the Inaugural EPSS Report

Last month, Cyentia and First.org published the inaugural Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) performance report. The report goes beyond just assessing the EPSS predictive scoring model. It looks at historical vulnerability data and published CVEs, as well as provides comparisons to the other popular scoring models: CVSS and CISA-KEV.

How to Choose a Payment Gateway Software Development Company?

In today's rapidly evolving digital world, having a reliable and secure payment gateway is crucial for any business. Whether you run a bustling e-commerce store or a growing SaaS platform, the ability to process payments smoothly can make or break your operation. With so many choices available, finding the right payment gateway software development company is no small feat. It's not just about selecting a vendor; it's about finding a partner who understands your unique needs and can deliver a solution that aligns with your business goals.