Learn about careers with us and search open job opportunities here. As one of the largest housing associations in the UK, Southern Housing was concerned about being targeted due to a sharp increase in cyberattacks on its industry. The organization also needed to broaden its defenses in response to the shift to remote and hybrid working.

Back in 2018, Rohan and I founded Nightfall on the belief that AI could make data leak prevention (DLP) better, faster, and more accessible to every enterprise. At the time, Rohan was a founding engineer at Uber Eats, and I was an investor at Venrock specializing in SaaS and security. From these respective vantage points, we could see that legacy solutions weren’t working, and could never keep up with the evolving threat landscape.

“If you put a key under the mat for the cops, a burglar can find it, too. Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people’s accounts. If they know there’s a key hidden somewhere, they won’t stop until they find it.” - Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. The entire digital landscape has evolved into a behemoth of sorts as the number of online attacks targeting individuals, businesses, and governments has risen steadily.

The United States and Australian Governments have established strict regulations to safeguard the technology that can be used for military applications. The most sensitive technology is regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and it is imperative for any company working with ITAR-controlled technologies and data to comply with these regulations. Failure to comply can lead to severe legal and financial repercussions, as well as reputational damage.

Most modern vehicles are equipped with a variety of software systems and resemble sophisticated computers on wheels. The ISO/SAE 21434 standard is a framework that provides recommendations and requirements for secure software development in the automotive industry. But what is ISO 21434 exactly? And what can we expect from automotive software security in 2024? Read on and find out!

Kata Containers is an open source project that seeks to enhance security for containers by isolating them in lightweight VMs. Each Kata Container runs with the speed and flexibility of standard containers, and it easily integrates with common container management software—including Docker and Kubernetes.

Cyber Essentials is a certification scheme developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the United Kingdom. This scheme aims to help organisations establish a baseline of cyber security controls to protect against common cyber attacks. Two levels of certification are offered under the Cyber Essentials scheme: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus.

While both magic links and passkeys are methods of passwordless authentication, they’re not exactly the same. Some of the key differences between magic links and passkeys are how they work, their security, where a website server stores them and whether or not they expire after being used to log in to an account. Continue reading to learn more about what makes magic links and passkeys different and similar to one another.

NIST is to the US government what The Watcher is to the Marvel universe. In theory, it should simply observe the world around it, but in reality, it responds to evolving threats through interference. Despite the buzz around the update to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), you might find it hard to say that any compliance falls under the category of “hot.”

The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 is a key piece of legislation that establishes a framework of governance, performance, and accountability for Australian government and Commonwealth organizations. The PGPA Act’s main goal is to ensure that all government bodies practice effective management of public resources and are transparent in their activities.