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How to tell if CrowdStrike Falcon sensor is running
This guide for IT and security professionals shows how to detect that the CrowdStrike agent is installed and properly configured, using either vanilla osquery or 1Password Extended Access Management.
Air Gap Backup: Enhancing Data Security
As cyber threats grow more complex, companies increasingly look for strong methods to protect their valuable information. Air gap backup has become an effective approach to improve data security and shield against various risks. This technique creates a separation between main data storage and backup systems, either physically or logically, which greatly reduces the chances of unauthorized access or data corruption.
Protecting Sensitive Data with Office 365 Data Loss Prevention
Managing and Safeguarding data is becoming more complex with more cyber threats piloting daily. Organizations are facing constant risk of accidental errors or intentional hacking of sensitive information. Cyber enthusiasts have come up with a one-stop solution to prevent any such damage to data, known as Data Loss Prevention solutions or DLP. It is a crucial tool in the battle of keeping data safe and mitigating any risk.
GitGuardian's FP Remover Dramatically Reduces False Positive In Scans
Do you hate false positives in your secrets scan results? We do too. GitGuardian has introduced a whole new approach to eliminating false positives, eliminating them by around 50% so far. And we are just getting started! GitGuardian's Machine Learning experts and Secret Detection team have created "FP Remover", a new in-house machine learning model that significantly reduces false positives by understanding code context and semantics while enforcing security and privacy best practices.
Stored XSS Vulnerability in Personal Management System (PMS)
On February 28, 2024, our team of pentesters at Astra discovered a critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Personal Management System by Volmarg. This web-based tool helps you create to-do lists, take notes, and manage files in a convenient dashboard.
How To Use USB Blocking To Prevent Data Leaks
As digital threats evolve, safeguarding sensitive data has become more important than ever, especially for businesses using removable storage devices like USB drives. While these external devices boost productivity, they also increase the risk of data breaches if not properly managed. Unprotected peripheral ports serve as unguarded entry points for data thieves and malicious software, highlighting the critical need to secure these access interfaces.
Patch Macs with 1Password Extended Access Management
In emergency situations, 1Password Extended Access Management can get devices patched faster than MDM alone.
LLMs Gone Wild: AI Without Guardrails
From the moment ChatGPT was released to the public, offensive actors started looking to use this new wealth of knowledge to further nefarious activities. Many of the controls we have become familiar with didn’t exist in its early stages. The ability to request malicious code or the process to execute an advanced attack was there for the asking from an open prompt. This proved that the models could provide adversarial recommendations and new attacks never before seen.