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With springtime just around the corner, there’s a lot to be excited about — warmer weather, longer days, and, most importantly, basketball! In honor of the upcoming March Madness tournament, we’ve put together our own dream team for AppSec. Read on to discover the all-star features in application security this year and how they can help your team get a slam dunk in protecting applications from code to cloud.

Authorization plays an important role in Identity Access Management (IAM). IAM is a security framework of business policies and processes designed to ensure that authorized users have the necessary access to perform their jobs. Choosing the correct authorization model for your organization is important to protect sensitive resources from unauthorized access.

An addition to the A10 Defend suite has arrived. A10 Defend Threat Control, a necessary and proactive DDoS intelligence SaaS platform, is here to establish and amplify your holistic DDoS defense system. Backed by A10’s proprietary “zero-atrophy” data gathering and validation method, Threat Control provides actionable insights and proactively establishes a first layer of defense for your DDoS protection needs.

Everyone has received a spam text or email at some point. Their hallmarks are widely known; they often include poor or strange grammar, suspicious links, suggested connections with companies or people, or random individuals asking for help in some capacity. Sometimes, these communications allow scammers and malicious actors to learn about their targets. These targets may be individuals, companies, vendors, software hosts, or any other entity with data worth a cent.

Generative AI exploded in popularity not too long ago but its influence on text and media creation is already undeniable. AI content is becoming ubiquitous on the internet, and this technology is slowly seeping into real life, impacting sectors such as healthcare, finance, agriculture, and education. In a previous blog post, we discussed the rise of malicious AI chatbots and how they can be leveraged in cyberattacks. Now, we are seeing these potentially AI-written spam being distributed via email.

To recognize best-in-class consumer financial institutions and their Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Forbes just released its 2024 list of the top 50 consumer banks with the most robust cybersecurity. Together with Forbes, we are proud to recognize top CISOs and their dedication to safeguarding customer data.

After a bank heist, the work begins with specialized teams and plans engaged, allowing for analysis of the event, and from this analysis, the bank can prepare a response to the incident. The incident response may include stricter entry protocols, additional guards inside or around the building, or the installation of metal detectors, ID scanners, and panes of bulletproof glass surrounding the tellers.

One of the most challenging aspects of running an effective Security Operations Center (SOC) is how to account for the high volume of notable events that actually do not present a risk to business. These events often include common occurrences like users forgetting their passwords a ridiculous number of times or accessing systems at odd hours for valid reasons. Despite their benign nature, struggling to handle the volume of such potential threats may often overwhelm limited staff.

While cloud-native development brilliantly solves problems related to scalability and effective resource use, a more complex architecture and new security challenges come along for the ride as well. The added layer of abstraction of container architecture can make tracking down vulnerabilities and poorly stored secrets, assessing true risk, and enforcing policies difficult for security teams using only traditional AppSec tools.

In the wake of evolving work arrangements, the spotlight often falls on remote and hybrid employees as potential threats to data security. Yet, our latest research uncovers a surprising twist in the narrative. It’s the in-office employees, traditionally considered the safest bet, who are now leading the charge in corporate data exfiltration.