Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Today we’re excited to announce the launch of Apono’s new AI-powered Access Assistant, now live across the Apono Cloud Access Management Platform. As AI continues to transform engineering and security workflows, this assistant brings natural language interaction to access management. Helping teams move faster while staying secure. By eliminating the guesswork from access requests, Apono’s Access Assistant gives engineers a powerful new way to get exactly the access they need.

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) is emerging as a must-have solution for organizations dealing with sprawling hybrid and cloud environments. This blog explores what DSPM is, how it differs from other security approaches, why shadow data is a growing threat, and how Netwrix delivers proactive visibility, risk context, and integrated compliance features to strengthen your data security posture.

IoT is everywhere, quietly powering everything from smart thermostats in homes to complex systems in industrial networks. While these devices bring incredible convenience and innovation, they also open the door to significant cybersecurity risks, especially in manufacturing and similarly sensitive sectors. The longer devices stay online, the more likely they are to become vulnerable due to outdated software, misconfigurations, or a lack of ongoing security management.

Cyberattacks don’t just hit networks. They hit trust. And once that’s gone, the road to recovery can be long and full of questions: Who got in? What did they take? Are they still lurking somewhere inside? That’s where digital forensics comes in. Think of it as the detective work behind the screen, the careful process of combing through digital traces to figure out what happened, how, and who was behind it.

It’s difficult for organizations to stay secure, compliant, and efficient in an ever-expanding SaaS landscape. Every time an employee joins or leaves the company, or a software vendor is added or removed, IT and security teams must grant and revoke permissions, so the right people have access to the right tools. A mistake in this process could allow an offboarded employee to maintain access to sensitive data years after they left the company, so the stakes are high.

The Trump administration is making good on its commitment to position the United States as the global hub for digital assets—starting with regulatory clarity. The White House Working Group’s latest report offers the clearest articulation yet of where U.S. policymakers are headed, coming right on the heels of the passage of GENIUS. What’s most notable? This isn’t abstract guidance or high-level principle-setting.

Welcome, Chefs! Today we are excited to announce the release of The Threat Hunter’s Cookbook: a practitioner’s guide to learning, expanding, and applying your analysis repertoire for threat hunting. In this kitchen, our main ingredient is data!

What if I told you that compromised credentials still remain the number one avenue of initial access in all cyber security breaches? It’s no exaggeration — according to the Cisco Talos IR Trends report for Q1 2025, over half of all incidents reported involved the use of valid credentials. The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report claims credential abuse accounted for 22% of all confirmed breaches.