Jetpack, an extremely popular WordPress plugin that provides a variety of functions including security features for around five million websites, has received a critical security update following the discovery of a bug that has lurked unnoticed since 2012. Jetpack's maintainers, Automattic, announced on Tuesday that it had worked closely with the WordPress security team to push out an automatic patch for every version of Jetpack since 2.0.

As the world becomes increasingly digital, cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and traditional security measures like firewalls and passwords are no longer enough to protect sensitive data. Fortunately, advancements in technology have given rise to User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), a behavioral biometrics-based approach that can effectively detect and prevent cyber threats. In this blog post, we will explore the role of behavioral biometrics in UEBA.

Have you ever wondered how to detect and prevent cyberattacks that can evade traditional security solutions? Have you ever wished for a holistic and coordinated security strategy that covers all aspects of your network? If so, consider user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) integration. In this blog post, we will explain the benefits of UEBA integration and how to manage and optimize UEBA integration.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an authentication mechanism for securing web applications. LDAP is popular because it's lightweight and scales easily — features that appeal to developers, but mean that LDAP databases often store large amounts of valuable information. This makes them an attractive target for attackers. Applications construct LDAP queries derived from user inputs to access and manipulate the information stored in LDAP databases.

Cybercrime continues to rise — the 2022 Internet Crime Report produced by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) revealed that the number of complaints it receives annually has more than doubled since 2018. The potential loss from cybercrime has also grown significantly – between 2021 and 2022, it rose from $6.9bn to $10.2bn.

Managing security posture at scale is a significant challenge for global organizations of all sizes. With a rapidly expanding security estate and a global worker gap of 3.4 million, according to (ICS)2, it is imperative that the efficacy of defensive controls is maximized to combat sophisticated adversaries. In order to do so effectively, organizations must test their security controls on a continuous basis to uncover configuration gaps and areas of missing visibility.