One famous case of a major telecom player involved 10 million customer accounts being breached, and days later, an extortion demand for $1 million pounds cash was also made. The weak link? A forgotten ‘Zombie API.’

In today’s digital landscape, safeguarding your organization’s network from unauthorized applications is paramount. One effective strategy is blocking executable (.exe) files using application blocking software or an Active Directory Group Policy. This tutorial will provide step-by-step guides that will teach you how to block executable files in Windows using various methods.

Passkeys are a great technology that can replace passwords and any number of multi-factor authentication mechanisms. However, they have one major limitation holding them back from fully replacing passwords.

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! We’ve been talking about Trello recently and look what pops up… Do what you need to folks.

Cloud environments have revolutionized how organizations operate, providing scalable, efficient, and cost-effective resources. However, this shift to the cloud introduces new challenges, particularly in managing and securing many Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications that businesses rely on. AWS AppFabric exists to address these challenges by providing a solution for integrating, managing, and securing various applications.

For the second consecutive year, Trustwave has been named a Representative Vendor in the 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response. "We are honored Gartner has yet again named Trustwave a Representative Vendor for MDR," said Trustwave CEO Eric Harmon. "It is well understood that organizations today face a wide variety of threats that are best combatted by a world-class team of analysts and researchers like Trustwave SpiderLabs.

Not long ago, remote access was reserved for a select few, such as traveling salespeople and senior executives. Today, it has become ubiquitous. Indeed, users across many roles and functions in the modern office now routinely connect to the corporate network from off-site locations and work with resources as if they were connected to the local network. However, allowing users to access corporate resources remotely introduces security risks, so robust management is vital.

Updated on 07/18/2024 Static Application Security Testing (SAST) has been a central part of application security efforts for more than 15 years. According to the Crowdstrike 2024 State of Application Security Report, eight out of the top 10 data breaches of 2023 were related to application attack surfaces, so it’s safe to say that SAST will be in use for the foreseeable future.