When someone steals important information, usually with the intent of misusing it, the process is called Data Exfiltration. The information can be anything from your customers’ data and financial records to intellectual property. Data Exfiltration otherwise known as Data theft or data exportation refers to the unauthorized transfer of data from a computer or network.

If you’ve spent any length of time reading about the internationally accepted security framework laid out in ISO 27001, you’ve likely come across the term ISMS or Information Security Management System. You may wonder, though; what is the ISMS specifically, how do you set one up, and what does it do for your business? Let’s talk about it.

Earlier this week we had the pleasure of hosting a regional API Security Summit in Chicago (well, actually in Lombard). These summits bring together the local cybersecurity community for half-day of API Security-focused content, including expert speakers and panelists. While this isn’t the first time we’ve organized an event like this, it was memorable for the quality of content and participants.

In the evolving landscape of digital threats, two growing concerns are proving costly for organizations worldwide: insecure APIs and bot attacks. A recent report highlights that these vulnerabilities have escalated dramatically, with global firms suffering financial losses between $94 billion to $186 billion annually. The exponential rise in API adoption, combined with AI-powered bot attacks, has created a perfect storm for cybercriminals to exploit.

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, security vulnerabilities are constant concerns for organizations that rely on cloud-based services and distributed systems. Recently, GitLab addressed a critical security flaw that affected both its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-45409, has been categorized as a critical vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0, the highest possible score, signifying its severity.