Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

CREST certification sits at a fascinating crossroads in 2025 – respected enough to open doors, expensive enough to make your bank account wince, and practical enough to actually prove you know your security testing inside out. After spending 15 years working as a cybersecurity professional, I’m going to break down exactly what you need to know about this certification’s worth today.

APIs, formally known as application programming interfaces, occupy a significant position in modern software development. They revolutionized how web applications work by facilitating applications, containers, and microservices to exchange data and information smoothly. Developers can link APIs with multiple software or other internal systems that help businesses to interact with their clients and make informed decisions.

Fast, low-latency, high-capacity networks are needed in today's environment. However, these advanced networks face a significant challenge: combining speed, reliability, and flexibility with security. Until recently, much debate has been about which technology was better for protection purposes. There seemed to be a constant battle between users who saw more advantages in Wi-Fi 6 and users who preferred 5G networks.

In cybersecurity, knowledge is everything. From APT intelligence to zero-day vulnerabilities, relevant and timely information can be the difference between a thwarted attack and a total disaster. With Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks at their zenith, there has never been a better time for a comprehensive BEC report. As such, Fortra has released its 2023 BEC Trends, Targets, and Changes in Techniques Report.

The UK Government is "committed to helpingreduce vulnerability to attacks and ensure that the UK is the safest place todo business" . One strand of the strategy was an executivebriefing on cyber security to UK businesses – which included a top 10 focusareas for businesses to concentrate on. Within that briefing document, Ian Lovain(The Diretor of GCHQ) put it most frankly, "Value,Revenue and Credibility are at stake. Don't let cyber security become theagenda – put it on the agenda" .

Threat actors are constantly looking for new ways or paths to achieve their goals, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of these novelties that could drastically change the underground ecosystem. The cybercrime community will see this new technology either as a business model (developers and sellers) or as products to perpetrate their attacks (buyers).

Policies are getting a new home, making it easier for 1Password Business admins to govern how and where teams use 1Password to help them stay in compliance.

Multi-cloud environments are getting plenty of buzz in recent years. It’s no wonder, really, that increased flexibility, risk mitigation, performance optimization and compliance adherence associated with the practice have drawn in new muli-cloud evangelists across the industry. For all the great benefits multi-cloud offers, it does present one significant challenge: how do you ensure a single point of control while establishing consistent security policies for all users?

The rise of hybrid work has accelerated digital transformation for organizations of all sizes. As a result, more and more applications and data are moving to the cloud. While this has created a number of benefits — including cost savings, ease of access, and increased operational efficiencies — the cloud has also made it more challenging to protect sensitive data.

March 2023 marks approximately three years since the world shut down at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, organizations have seen their workforce change considerably. What was originally a short term plan to work from home has become ingrained in our new work culture. According to a recent LinkedIn poll, at-home work is ticking back up. Only 50% of workers are in the office full-time, the rest work from home full-time or have a hybrid schedule.