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ITOps, SecOps, and DevOps may sound similar. Indeed, they are similar - to a degree. But they have different areas of focus, different histories, and different operational paradigms. Keep reading for an overview of what ITOps, SecOps, and DevOps mean and how they compare. We'll also explain where DevSecOps fits into the conversation - and why you shouldn't worry so much about defining these terms perfectly as you should about finding ways to operationalize collaboration between your various teams.

Ransomware criminals are masters of their trade. They deploy a wide variety of techniques to infiltrate targeted systems and exfiltrate valuable data. Threat actors are located all over the world, and it can often seem impossible to keep track of emerging threats.

To threat actors, infiltrating an organisation's infrastructure is like a cryptic puzzle they must solve as they seek out vulnerabilities to exploit. By evolving their tactics and techniques, completing the puzzle becomes easier and so does finding common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) to target. As a result, there is a greater call for security teams to go the extra mile with vulnerability remediation efforts by combining threat intelligence with CVE findings and the guidance provided by the MITRE ATT&CK framework to zoom in on the riskiest vulnerabilities.

Software as a Service (SaaS) has become an increasingly hot topic for businesses of all sizes. Companies looking to change the way they operate after the COVID-19 pandemic have been making use of SaaS services to help them grow. But, as more companies use SaaS, so too do more cybercriminals take an interest in it. Here we look at four major threats to business SaaS security measures and analyse what your company can do to minimise the risk during 2022.

Last week saw the European ports were hit by a cyberattack, authorities disclosed that this was a targeted attack against Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. These threat actors have hit multiple oil facilities in Belgium's ports, including Antwerp, which is the second biggest port in Europe after Rotterdam. Among the impacted port infrastructure, there is the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp oil trading hub, along with the SEA-Tank Terminal in Antwerp.

Nigel Thorpe, technical director at SecureAge says it's time to beat ransomware criminals at their own game.

Which cultural values empower businesses to thrive today? That's an open question, of course. But I suspect most employees, managers, and analysts would include items like collaboration, transparency, and creativity on the list of essential ingredients in business success. Indeed, you could argue that these values are at the core of a variety of modern organizational and technical innovations, from DevOps (which is all about collaboration) to open source software (which centers on collaboration and transparency) and the creator/maker movement (which is, of course, all about creativity).