The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released version 2.0 of its Cyber security Framework (CSF), significantly elevating cyber security guidelines. This update brings in major changes that will affect several actors like Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), and individual users, among others.

Whether it’s logging into social media, making an online purchase, or accessing government services, digital IDs are a popular way to verify a person online across various apps and platforms. However, the challenge arises when you need to manage and secure all your digital IDs, like email addresses, credentials, and personal information. Well, the way digital identities are managed today often involves a centralized system like social media apps and platforms, which can leave individuals vulnerable.

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As developers increasingly adopt chain-based and agentic LLM application architectures, the threat of critical sensitive data exposures grows. LLMs are often highly privileged within their applications and related infrastructure, with access to critical data and resources, making them an alluring target for exploitation at the client side by attackers. In particular, LLM applications can be compromised to expose sensitive data via prompt injection attacks.

Multi-step reasoning is a concept that is taught in grade school math class, but it applies far beyond mathematical calculations and word problems. It is the process of solving a problem requiring multiple individual calculations or steps in order to reach the final answer. Multi-step reasoning requires sequencing, logic, and sometimes prior knowledge or inference.

With 2025 just around the corner, we have once again reached out to our deep bench of experts to read the tea leaves and give us a sense of the trends and themes that they expect to see emerging in the new year. Here’s what the Netskope experts think is in store for next year.

You run a business that handles sensitive customer data. To ensure you’re following industry standards, you diligently work to achieve compliance with relevant laws and regulations, such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or GDPR. You invest in the necessary tools, train your staff, and implement the required security policies. After an exhaustive process, you proudly receive your compliance certification.

API calls are the backbone of modern software, enabling applications to communicate and share data seamlessly. However, with this integration comes the challenge of understanding and managing the identities used in API calls. These identities, often tied to authentication and authorization mechanisms, are crucial for determining what data is accessed and exchanged.

It’s almost impossible to use the internet without setting up a password, they are the heart of managing our accounts online. We all know the importance of preventing access to our accounts. Unfortunately, passwords are always at risk from hackers trying to access our accounts. Even if you have the strongest password available, with one accidental click on a phishing email or spoofed website, we could accidentally give cybercriminals access to our accounts or sell our accounts on the dark web.

In an era where innovative technologies are emerging left, right, and center, two of the most influential in recent years are experiencing exponential growth. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are immersive technologies that have now firmly integrated into numerous industries. As these technologies have become more prevalent in our personal and professional lives, they bring with them security and privacy challenges that are hard to overlook.