A good deal of my time and efforts in educating customers today is around object storage in general and AWS S3 in particular. In case you missed it 11:11 Systems has recently taken our partnership with AWS to the next level, making all of their S3 class storage available to you with our award winning support and flexible pricing options.

An X-Powered-By header is a type of HTTP response in the header field (most headers prefixed with an ‘X-‘ are non-standard) that informs the user which technology stack or framework is running on the web server. For example, if a web server is running Node.js, the header would be “X-Powered-By:Express”, which indicates an Express framework is being used.

SSL/TLS cipher suite is a collection of cryptographic algorithms that collaborate to enable Secure sockets layer/Transport layer security (SSL/TLS) Protocols. This article explains how a cipher suite provides secure, encrypted online communication. Let’s dive in!

Security ratings are a data-driven, dynamic measurement of an organization's cyber security performance that can be used to understand and influence internal and third-party cyber risk. Sometimes referred to as cybersecurity ratings, these quantitative metrics give security teams a simple indicator of security performance across their own organization, as well as the security posture of the third-party organizations they rely on.

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! Better get patching!

Data is the backbone of all businesses as everything moves online. Effective data analysis helps businesses to predict future trends, identify any gaps, and understand customer behavior, bringing them ahead of their competitors. Other than being indispensable, data is also a sensitive asset because if found in the wrong hands, it can bring disastrous consequences for any organization.

When workloads moved to the cloud, a huge burden was lifted from the enterprise in infrastructure and operational overhead. This transition also brought with it the “shared responsibility” model, where cloud providers took on much of the responsibility previously relegated to expensive engineering teams.

Ransomware attacks have a profound impact on healthcare organizations, extending well beyond financial losses and the disrupted sleep of staff and shareholders. A University of Minnesota School of Public Health study highlighted by The HIPAA Journal reveals that these attacks can lead to higher in-hospital mortality rates for patients admitted during the incidents. Additionally, the study found that hospital volumes dropped by 17%-25% during the first week of an attack.

In late July 2024, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-4789 and CVE-2024-5217) affecting ServiceNow to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow unauthenticated users to execute code remotely, posing severe risks to organizations that use the platform. The potential for unauthorized access and severe data breaches makes addressing these vulnerabilities crucial.