In the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity, where threats loom large and breaches are a constant concern, the practice of granting always-on or standing privileges to user accounts presents an alarming vulnerability for any organization. This vulnerability is underscored by findings from Verizon’s 2023 data breach incident report, which states that 74% of all data breaches occur due to privilege misuse or stolen credentials.

Anastasios Stasinopoulos from OBRELA LABS Team discovered a security flaw that affects Apache Superset (before 3.0.4, from 3.1.0 before 3.1.1), an open-source modern data exploration and visualization platform. Apache Superset error handling can be manipulated in order to allow data retrieval from the backend database.

In the ever-evolving landscape of data security, staying updated with the latest standards and regulations is crucial. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is no exception. With the recent release of PCI DSS v4.0, there have been significant updates and changes that organizations need to be aware of. This blog post will delve into one such critical area – Requirement 9: Restrict Physical Access to Cardholder Data.

“Phantom hacker” scams — tech support-style scams that trick people into transferring money by falsely claiming their computer or online security is compromised — are on the rise, and “significantly impacting senior citizens, who often lose their entire bank, savings, retirement or investment accounts to such crime”, CNBC reports.

Data security and resilience are non-negotiable for businesses since downtime can result in significant financial losses and irreparable damage to their reputation. That’s where Veeam steps in – a leader in data protection, offering secure backup, clean recovery, and instant data resilience across hybrid cloud environments.

With EDR, like other security tool types, effective performance always comes at a cost. Even if you use an EDR tool that is open source or free, your organisation will still need to invest time to configure, maintain and operate it on an ongoing basis. Sometimes, as we explain in this blog, these costs can dwarf the initial spend in getting an EDR licence in the first place. But, paying high EDR costs is not the only way to get EDR capabilities.

In June 2023, we told you that we were building a new protocol, MASQUE, into WARP. MASQUE is a fascinating protocol that extends the capabilities of HTTP/3 and leverages the unique properties of the QUIC transport protocol to efficiently proxy IP and UDP traffic without sacrificing performance or privacy.

The Linux kernel is the heart of many modern production systems. It decides when any code is allowed to run and which programs/users can access which resources. It manages memory, mediates access to hardware, and does a bulk of work under the hood on behalf of programs running on top.

Today we are excited to announce Magic Cloud Networking, supercharged by Cloudflare’s recent acquisition of Nefeli Networks’ innovative technology. These new capabilities to visualize and automate cloud networks will give our customers secure, easy, and seamless connection to public cloud environments.