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Threat Intelligence and Data Privacy: Balancing Security with User Rights

In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is an ever-present concern for businesses and individuals alike. The use of threat intelligence has become a cornerstone in the fight against cyber threats, offering invaluable insights for preventing attacks. However, this comes with its own set of challenges, particularly in terms of maintaining data privacy standards. This guide explores the delicate balance between leveraging threat intelligence for security and upholding user data privacy rights.

Hybrid Cloud vs. Multi-Cloud: What's the Difference?

In the beginning, there was “the cloud.” The concept was a bit fuzzy around the edges (like all clouds), but compliance officers understood what the term meant. The cloud was the ability of one company to provide computing, storage, and networking capabilities to other companies via the Internet — whenever the customer needed those services, and as many services as needed. As cloud computing evolved, so did specializations.

5 Tips for Better Kubernetes Network Security Policy Design for Workloads

The surge of cloud-native applications has propelled Kubernetes into the forefront, revolutionizing how we manage and deploy workloads. However, this exponential growth has also increased the security challenges, and attack surface, DevOps and Security teams must address. As we discussed in a previous blog post, traditional network security measures fall short when presented with Kubernetes’ dynamic nature, demanding a paradigm shift towards more adaptable solutions.

Cybersecurity Skills for Pros To Have in 2024

So, you’re interested in cybersecurity! That’s great, because the whole world needs more skilled security professionals. Cybersecurity is the massive practice of “protecting computer and network systems against intrusion, theft or damage. It’s the main line of defense against a vast number of digital adversaries.” The consequences of bad cybersecurity is disastrous, potentially resulting in losses in the millions of dollars.

Command injection in Python: examples and prevention

Despite Python's reputation for simplicity and versatility, ensuring the security of Python programs can be challenging if you or other team members neglect security best practices during development. Additionally, you’ll likely use libraries or other open source projects while building a Python application. However, these resources can introduce additional security issues that leave your program vulnerable to exploits such as command injection.

The Challenges for License Compliance and Copyright with AI

So you want to use AI-generated code in your software or maybe your developers already are using it. Is it too risky? Large language model technology is progressing at rapid speeds, and policy makers are ill-equipped to catch up quickly. Anything resembling legal clarity may take years to come about. Some organizations are deciding not to use AI at all for code generation, while others are using it cautiously — but everyone has questions.

The Human Firewall: Your Guide to a Security Culture

It’s easy to think that securing the systems and data of an organization is primarily a technological undertaking. The human element of your cybersecurity strategy is usually seen as a weakness—and not without reason. According to estimates, up to 95% of breaches involve a human element. There’s only so much that technology can do to safeguard against human error and neglect of cybersecurity principles.
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What are the top cybersecurity trends to look out for in 2024?

As 2024 fast approaches, organisations are looking back on the past year to try and gain some insight into what the next 12 months could hold. This past year has been particularly interesting in the world of cyber security, with ransomware and data breaches dominating the headlines, the rise to prominence of AI strengthening cybercrime's arsenal, and the shift of focus to cyber resilience causing businesses to question what comes next for the industry.

Insider Threat Risk Assessment: Definition, Benefits, and Best Practices

Insider threats are expensive. The total average annual cost of an insider threat rose to $15.4 million according to the 2022 Cost Of Insider Threats Global Report by the Ponemon Institute . Companies spend a fortune on lawsuits, fines for non-compliance with security requirements, and mitigating the consequences of cybersecurity incidents — not to mention the negative impact of such incidents on an organization’s reputation.