According to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 83% of breaches involved external actors, with 49% utilizing stolen credentials. This stat highlights the critical need for businesses to effectively manage and secure credentials, particularly those used for network configurations, which form the backbone of any enterprise’s IT infrastructure.

To build customer trust, companies doing business in Europe must establish and maintain compliance with cybersecurity frameworks. However, changing regulations and new frameworks make managing compliance even more complex and burdensome for overworked security teams. To stay ahead and compete on a global stage, European companies need the right technology, local expertise, and trusted partnerships. That’s where Vanta comes in. ‍

Managing compliance in federal IT is a critical and complex task, especially when it comes to addressing findings from security assessments. One of the key tools to bridge the gap between requirements and the current state is the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M). Required by federal security frameworks like the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and NIST 800-53, POA&Ms are used to document security weaknesses, outline mitigation plans, and track their resolution.

During the long-awaited Snyk Launch 2024, we announced the exciting general availability of Snyk Code's auto-fixing feature, DeepCode AI Fix, powered by our AI machine, DeepCode AI! To celebrate this milestone, let’s explore how Snyk’s AI-powered features differentiate our approach to application security. AI is on everyone's minds, along with its countless applications that offer a wide variety of solutions (and issues).

Historically, Mac users haven't had to worry about malware as much as their Windows-using cousins. Although malware targeting Apple devices actually predates viruses written for PCs, and there have been some families of malware that have presented a significant threat for both operating systems (for instance, the Word macro viruses that hit computers hard from 1995 onwards), it is generally the case that you're simply a lot less likely to encounter malware on your Mac than you are on your Windows PC.

Code repositories are the primary source of secrets, but GitGuardian data highlights the broader issue of secret sprawl. From code to production, understand how these vulnerabilities expose sensitive data and learn how to enhance your security posture with GitGuardian insights.

Over the past few decades, securing remote access has become monumentally more complex. Remote work, with all of its benefits, has also furthered the threats of shadow IT and unauthorized remote access.

Third-party monitoring is a critical aspect of Third-Party Risk Management as it keeps security teams informed of the organization's evolving third-party risk exposure. To learn the importance of third-party monitoring and why it should be emphasized in your TPRM program, read on.