The SASE journey requires reliable partners with truly integrated platform capabilities, not vendors wielding smoke-and-mirrors-style marketing proclaiming “SASE” in giant headlines. But clarity is critical, and both SASE and the more-recently-coined security service edge (SSE) terminology, can be a little confusing.
In a security advisory, Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Windows to launch targeted attacks against organisations. The security hole, dubbed CVE-2021-40444, is a previously unknown remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML, a core component of Windows which helps render web-based content. According to Microsoft, attacks exploiting the vulnerability have targeted companies via boobytrapped Microsoft Office documents.
Every year, 2%-5% of the global GDP, or US$800 billion-US$2 trillion is being laundered across the globe. That’s almost equivalent to the GDP of Canada (1,643.40 billion USD in 2020) or Italy ($1,886.45 USD in 2020). Neither the record-breaking heat, nor the intense floods experienced around the world this summer seem to have stopped financial criminals from inventing new ways to hide illegal sources of their income.
Learn how ASOC tools make scaling possible through application security automation and orchestration. In part one of our series on application security orchestration and correlation (ASOC), we looked at how this new application security trend improves DevSecOps efficiency. We will now focus on the typical challenges AppSec teams face due to today’s rapid development cycles, and how ASOC tools can solve these challenges with automation and scalability.
Cyber attacks come in many forms, but they almost always share one trait in common: they are carried out over the network. Although there are exceptions, the network is usually the entry point that attackers use to launch whichever exploits, data thefts, or other intrusions they aim to impose upon a business.
As cyber threats and data breaches proliferate, organizations need a better way to protect their sensitive data. One specific need: effective and efficient data security models. A security model includes procedures to validate security policies and to implement vital business processes and workflows in your security program. A security model also specifies the data structures and techniques required to enforce security policies.
As your company grows, outsourcing certain tasks will likely become necessary. Whether procuring materials from outside manufacturers or contracting freelancers to help your marketing efforts, third- and even fourth-party vendors have become critical relationships in any developing business. Opening your organization to third parties has many benefits. It also exposes your company to new risks you may not have considered.
Operational risk is any risk stemming from your company’s business processes that could result in loss. This loss is not always financial; things like reputational risk also fall under this category. Operational risk management (ORM) is the art of protecting your company from these potential risks and minimizing any losses that may occur. ORM began in financial institutions and became streamlined and codified over the years via the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).
Organizations today live in a dynamic environment. Risks to your business activities are everywhere, including among the relationships you have with other parties. From choosing supply chains to engaging in new partnerships, third-party risks have always been part of the risk assessments that organizations perform (or should perform, at least). Unfortunately, with the advent of cloud services and automation, third-party risks are now one of the most common threats that the modern enterprise faces.
