In this app-driven world, APIs are the infrastructure providing highways for ensuring smoother transport of sensitive data. Insecure APIs add to top security risks faced by web applications and act as an easy invite for hackers. Just because APIs deal with data at the backend does not mean they are hidden from the plain view and are safe. This article provides you an API security checklist that can be used as a basic benchmark before the release.

With recent legal developments taking into account data privacy, it shows the importance of protection of individuals personal information for businesses. The UK left the EU on 31st January 2020. The current transition period ends on 31st December 2020, DPA 2018 takes centre stage with all matters of data privacy. Let’s dive into the beef first and then related GDPR, DPA information including the basics and gdpr vs dpa.

Security threats in healthcare relate to safety of the clinical and administrative information systems of hospitals and healthcare service providers. Increasing cyber attacks on healthcare organisations in the last few years have been faster than the improvements in healthcare cybersecurity practices. In this article, we discuss the cyber security threats and vulnerabilities of hospitals and healthcare providers, followed by best security practices aimed at improving security posture.

Our article provides an overview of the most common forms of computer viruses along with some punches of computer fun facts, history & interesting facts about computer viruses and other types of malware. A few weeks ago, we also published cyber security glossary, simplifying geeky terms for general readers.

Before the eCommerce growth, traditional stores were targeted with Point of Sale and general cyber security risks. This equation is different and more complex today. It is difficult to talk about the best security practices without discussing cyber security risks challenging eCommerce sector growth. It is also a recommended read if the reader is considering sourcing eCommerce solutions to improve their eCommerce business security.

The OWASP, stands for The Open Web Application Security Project, is a non-profit foundation that works to improve application security by listing guidance such as top OWASP API security vulnerabilities and their prevention. Through community-led projects globally, it is a great source for tools, resources, education & training for developers and technologists to secure the web and mobile applications.

OWASP stands for The Open Web Application Security Project. It is a non-profit foundation that works to improve application security for software. Through community-led projects globally, it is a great source for tools, resources, education & training for developers and technologists to secure the web and mobile applications. Read our article to learn more about the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities with examples.

Follow our best-practice recommendations for Office 365 security. These security recommendations would help you avoid common configuration errors and improve security posture to protect Office 365 against cyber attacks. Microsoft Exchange online is one of the many products in O365 offering. It is a cloud-based messaging solution consisting of an Exchange server.

Whether it’s a security assessment, a vulnerability scan, a red team or a pen test – What’s common? To identify issues and mitigate them from an organizational risk perspective. This article is aimed at weeding out various confusions from the readers mind. Stock up your caffeine, we are going to cover these areas under this topic.