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Exploring the dynamic landscape of cybersecurity threats

Hello, My name is Chen, and I work as a threat intelligence analyst at Salt Security. Every day, I dive into the complex world of cybersecurity, uncovering the hidden threats that hide in our digital lives. Today, I'd like to take you on a journey through the evolving landscape of API threats. APIs are the quiet helpers of the digital world, allowing software applications to communicate easily with each other.

Secure Password Policies for Active Directory: A Comprehensive Guide

One of the most common ways for attackers to slip into a corporate network is by compromising the username and password of a legitimate user account. Usernames are typically trivial to guess because they follow an established standard in a given organization, such as FirstnameLastname@domain.com. Unfortunately, compromising basic passwords is also surprisingly easy for threat actors today. For example, they can run a program that tries out various potential passwords for a particular user account.

How To Manage Sudo Users in Other Distributions: Guides on Similar Procedures for Different Linux Distributions

Jump to Tutorial Managing sudo users is one of the most important administrative tasks in any Linux distribution. This process allows a permitted user to run commands as the superuser or another user, defined through security policies. This reduces the potential security threat of having unprivileged users run any command on the system, and we can also audit executed commands or apply the least privilege principle.

The Most Recent Malware Attacks on Companies in 2024

2024 has been quite the year for malware attacks. So far this year, major companies like Change Healthcare, Ticketmaster, Ascension Hospital, ABN AMRO and CDK Global have all been affected by malware attacks. Keep reading to learn more about each of these major malware attacks and how your company can protect itself from malware attacks.

Can Someone Hack My Home WiFi?

Yes, it is possible for someone to hack your home WiFi. This can occur if you have a weak WiFi password, if you fail to update your router’s software or through a method called Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking. Continue reading to learn how your home WiFi can be compromised, the signs of a hacked WiFi router, the steps to take if you get hacked and effective measures to prevent your home WiFi from getting hacked.

Move From FedRAMP to DoD with Impact Level Assessment

We’ve written extensively before about FedRAMP’s impact levels. As a brief refresher, there are four: You can read our full guide to these four impact levels, how they’re calculated, and what they mean in this post. One important thing to know here is that FedRAMP is not the be-all and end-all security framework for the government.

Why Your eTMF Vendor Doesn't Want You To Know About The Exchange Mechanism Standard

Traditionally, TMFs were immense paper files amassing all the required information and evidence for future audit. The manual collation of data and resources was time-consuming and prone to human error. Paper filing is difficult at scale, especially when some trails last more than a decade. To alleviate these issues, companies began storing their Trial Master Files in electronic formats about 14 years ago.

Balancing Escalating Security Concerns While Pursuing Business Innovation

Australia's business leaders face a complex and rapidly evolving market landscape that is highly competitive, globally interconnected, and demands a proactive approach to risk management. As continued technological innovation drives business development, efficiency, and success, it simultaneously empowers malicious threat actors to evolve and attack successful businesses more sophisticatedly.

How to Classify, Protect, and Control Your Data: The Ultimate Guide to Data Classification

In our digital world, data fuels businesses. This power brings huge responsibility. Cyber threats are real and present dangers. One data breach can destroy a company causing money problems and long-lasting harm to its name. These breaches cost a lot – $4.45 million on average in 2023. This shows we need strong protection right away. Data classification forms the base of this protection. When you grasp and use good data classification methods, you can guard your most important asset: your data.

Streamlining Multi-Account Management for Efficiency

In today's digital world, the internet has become a weird place where it is hard to distinguish a legitimate connection from a bot connection. Nowadays, it's common for business experts and even casual web users to juggle multiple accounts across various platforms. There are many ways to utilize the ownership of multiple accounts, but the process also comes with challenges.