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Data protection: stricter rules call for an advanced security posture

Data privacy is still unfinished business for many companies. With data privacy laws expanding and tightening globally, compliance has become a complicated process that affects all areas of an organization. Gartner predicts that by 2024, 75% of the world's population will have their data covered by some privacy regulation.

Face Verification: How IDcentral's Face Trace works

Remote, Digital Onboarding is now deemed a “car in the garage” solution to onboarding new customers online. This typically contains a form of Government ID verification and Biometric Check before secure signup(Face Match). But the ” new car in the showroom” solution that you desire is IDcentral’s Face Trace product.

How End-to-End Encryption in Messaging Apps Benefits Your Business

Encryption means converting data (in the form of plain text) into a code that is unreadable by humans to prevent unauthorized access. There are many types of encryption, and they include encryption in transit, encryption at rest, and end-to-end encryption. Among them, end-to-end encryption is probably the best for communication services.

How to Test a Java Application

Creating effective test cases and the right testing strategy for Java applications can be a time-consuming and complex task. This is where specialized testing solutions come in. With the right setup, developers can catch bugs early in the development process, before they become more difficult and expensive to fix. Additionally, testing methods can help identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities, which is critical for protecting sensitive data and maintaining the integrity of the application.

Building a Modern Application Security Strategy. Part One: Threats, Opportunities, and Challenges

First of a two-part series The online world is now packed with applications, so it’s unsurprising that they’re a top target for threat actors. However, traditional application security (AppSec) strategies often prove ineffective. To defend themselves against the rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizations need to build a modern AppSec strategy that addresses these fast-changing conditions.

Job scams: How they persuade and how to protect yourself

With so many companies currently reducing their workforce, jobs scams have become a serious and widespread problem for those who are looking for work. Stories from people who came across these scams on LinkedIn talk about scammers asking for their IDs, possibly to commit identity fraud or theft.

5 Long-term Benefits of Adopting Zero Trust Architecture

For the past several years we’ve all been sold the benefits of moving to Zero Trust, and it’s worked. We’re sold. But what now? At this point, companies have decided to embark on a long and committed journey – Zero Trust (ZT) isn’t built in a day. Keeping a clear eye on the finish line is necessary to maintain enthusiasm and buy-in as ZT architecture is put into place, divisions are shuffled around, and resources are fortified.

CVE-2023-0210

KSMBD, as defined by the kernel documentation1, is a linux kernel server which implements SMB3 protocol in kernel space for sharing files over network. It was introduced in kernel version ‘v5.15-rc1’ so it’s still relatively new. Most distributions do not have KSMBD compiled into the kernel or enabled by default. Recently, another vulnerability (ZDI-22-16902) was discovered in KSMBD, which allowed for unauthenticated remote code execution in the kernel context.

How to Prevent a DDoS Attack in the Cloud

If you want to learn how to prevent a DDoS attack in your cloud environment by detecting the early signs of compromise associated with this threat, then this article should explain most of the best practices required to secure your cloud infrastructure. From January through July 2022, Sysdig Threat Research team implemented a global honeynet system that captured numerous breaches through multiple attack vectors.

Five Major Takeaways from Global Top Security Concerns Survey

As organizations rethink their responses to persistent, evolving threats such as ransomware, they’re also having to deal with economic shifts, staffing issues, and shrinking budgets, meaning they are having to make tough choices on how to best protect their critical data. To better understand how enterprises are acting, we surveyed 920 decision makers from enterprises across industries in the US, UK, and Germany.