As data breaches continue to rise, businesses face significant financial losses. The recent $350 million loss incurred by T-Mobile underscores the urgency of addressing data theft. Despite these challenges, many companies overlook data privacy, extending the risk of further breaches. In this article, we explore why data privacy is crucial for businesses, and address important data privacy questions you should be asking now.

This is the final installment of our Microsoft Copilot for Security blog series. Over the past eight weeks, our weekly blog helped various cyber security groups see possible use cases for Microsoft Copilot for Security. This final blog explores how AI and Microsoft Copilot for Security can assist external auditors and consultants in interacting with Microsoft Purview. Azure Policy and Microsoft Purview work together to ensure the proper governance and compliance of data assets.

Wallarm introduced its ongoing Open Source API Firewall project to the world at the recently concluded Blackhat Asia 2024 conference in Singapore. The open-source API Firewall by Wallarm is a free, lightweight API Firewall designed to protect REST and GraphQL API endpoints across cloud-native environments using API schema validation. By relying on a positive security model, our API Firewall only allows calls that match a predefined API specification while rejecting everything else.

Generative AI is a rapidly maturing field that has captured the imagination of researchers, developers, and industries alike. Generative AI refers to artificial intelligence systems adept at concocting new and original content, such as text, images, audio, or code, based on the patterns and relationships learned from training data. This revolutionary technology can transform various sectors, from creative industries to scientific research and product development.

As businesses transition to hybrid and multi-cloud setups, vulnerabilities arising from misconfigurations and security gaps are escalating, attracting attention from bad actors. In response, the US National Security Agency (NSA) issued a set of ten recommended mitigation strategies, published earlier this year (with support from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on six of the strategies).

Organizations are increasingly turning to cloud computing for IT agility, resilience and scalability. Amazon Web Services (AWS) stands at the forefront of this digital transformation, offering a robust, flexible and cost-effective platform that helps businesses drive growth and innovation. However, as organizations migrate to the cloud, they face a complex and growing threat landscape of sophisticated and cloud-conscious threat actors.

We’re pleased to share that our External Attack Surface Management (EASM) solution is now available on AWS Marketplace through private offer. Our inclusion means that our customers can now more conveniently and easily purchase both Surface Monitoring and Application Scanning for comprehensive attack surface coverage.

With the rise of remote and flexible work arrangements, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs that allow employees to use their personal devices for work are becoming increasingly mainstream. In addition to slashing hardware costs, BYOD improves employee satisfaction by 56% and productivity by 55%, a survey by Crowd Research Partners finds. Yet, cybersecurity remains a concern for businesses. 72% are worried about data leakage or loss, while 52% fear the potential for malware on personal devices.

Know your enemy – inside and out. External Attack Surface Management tools are an effective way to understand externally facing threats and help plan cyber defenses accordingly. Let’s discuss what EASM is, how to use it, and what other pieces are involved to help one see through the fog of war that is your external network security posture.

Airbnb has brought a new paradigm to the hospitality industry. It has become the go-to platform for persons looking to make additional income with their properties and travelers looking for unique accommodation experiences away from home. However, this new model and its appeal have also attracted individuals looking to exploit the platform for fraud. Scams on Airbnb are becoming increasingly common, as both hosts and guests are not left out from becoming targets.