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As we near the halfway point of 2024, it is apparent that the epidemic of extortionary cyber attacks will continue unabated into the foreseeable future. Now more than ever, I believe that until organizations adopt cultural approaches to cybersecurity, breaches will continue to wreak havoc on companies and industries. But why is this? There are far too many reasons to enumerate here, but in my experience the biggest factors are.

Explore Our Latest Insights on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Learn More. It is easy to assume that large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI) security products are a mysterious box of magic. While, in general, interactions with these models are abstract; you make an API call to a remote endpoint and receive a response without much exposure to the security controls around the model, there are security risks of AI to consider when using them.

Container security has experienced significant transformation over the past decade. From the emergence of foundational tools like Docker to the maturation of orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, the container security landscape looks different than it did even a few years ago. With Gartner predicting 95% of organizations will be running containerized applications in production by 2028, it’s clear that container security is going to be a key priority for most organizations moving forward.

“What’s New in Sysdig” is back with the May 2024 edition! My name is Dustin Krysak. I’m a Customer Solutions Engineer based in Vancouver, BC, and I’m excited to share our latest updates. The Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) has been busy recently investigating and analyzing new security threats. Their research has uncovered notable vulnerabilities and attack vectors, which they’ve shared insights about through the Sysdig blog.

Learn how managed services can help state, local, and education (SLED) organizations improve their operations and security while enabling them to innovate and serve their communities better.

Machine learning-based data loss prevention (DLP) file classifiers provide a fast and effective way to identify sensitive data in real-time, empowering organizations with granular, real-time DLP policy controls. Netskope Advanced DLP offers a wide range of predefined file classifiers, such as passports, driver’s licenses, checks, payment cards, screenshots, source code, tax forms, and business agreements.

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! A story of a total train crash… Good guy hits bad guy, hits another bad guy and maybe someone wins…

Data theft, data protection and the leakage of passwords or secrets are the top two cloud security concerns for 2,400 cybersecurity experts, according to the recently released CyberArk 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report. In an ever-brewing digital ecosystem of multi-cloud environments, countless on-prem and SaaS applications – and third-party and fourth-party providers, 94% of organizations report having faced at least one identity-related breach in the last 12 months.

If you are a cybersecurity professional, it’s hard to ignore the recent shift in the SIEM landscape unless you’ve been living under a rock… or more likely, under the crushing weight of terabytes worth of disconnected SIEM logs. Let’s catch everyone up to speed anyway.