Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The global zero trust security market was valued at USD 19.2 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 17.4% between 2025 and 2034, driven by rising cybersecurity threats. This explosive growth is a direct reflection of the fundamental change in how organizations think about security.

With the arrival of cloud-conscious threat actors that are falling head over heels for LLM jacking and valid account abuse as cloud intrusions rose over 26% in 2024 vs 2023, being a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) you know that FedRAMP authorization is no longer about achieving a said compliance, you need to walk the extra mile to make sure you survive the ruthless competition in this space.

A penetration testing or a pen testing is a simulated cyber attack on a computer system by ethical hackers to discover and exploit vulnerabilities, mimicking real-world attackers to assess an organization’s security posture across web apps, networks, apps, and APIs.

In today’s world, software buyers rarely proceed with a vendor relationship without a full understanding of the vendor’s security practices before entering into any type of arrangement. They require certifications, compliance reports, and data handling procedures in advance; consequently, adding security documentation requests, compliance attestation requests, and audit report requests are never-ending burdens on sales teams.

Organizations in regulated industries must comply with strict guidelines that require continuous security measures and data protection protocols to be in place. Maintaining compliance in trust centers is becoming essential, as these organizations must demonstrate compliance with industry-specific regulations across their business relationships with clients and partners, as well as during audits. Trust centers for compliance metrics as a key framework for regulated companies to show compliance at scale.

If vulnerabilities were a currency, they’d be inflating faster than anything else in the world. According to Astra’s State of Continuous Pentesting Report, 5.33 new ones are discovered every minute, i.e., by the time you’ve finished this paragraph, dozens more doors have swung open for attackers.

Basic security audits won’t stop ransomware criminals who move faster than most teams can deploy patches, especially now, as supply chain attacks leverage trusted partners, and advanced persistent threats (APTs) hide undetected in networks for months. Fifty-two percent of organizations worldwide report at least one supply chain partner targeted by ransomware, putting their own networks dangerously at risk.

Security reviews are changing. More buyers want live, verifiable proof of your security posture and not a static PDF that changes by dawn. Astra Trust Center helps teams answer due diligence questions upfront, cutting back-and-forth questionnaires and keeping deals moving. At the same time, attackers aren’t getting more creative, just more effective. The 2025 Verizon DBIR found that 88% of Basic Web Application Attacks involved stolen credentials.

Today, with a rise of 48% in remote-first teams in the global workforce and generative AI, employees are increasingly bypassing IT for speed, exposing entire enterprises to the risk. Shadow IT now covers unauthorized SaaS, OAuth grant chains, shadow APIs, and even unapproved AI agents that process your most sensitive data without your knowledge. This guide answers what is Shadow IT?

UPI fraud spiked 85% in FY 2024, reaching ₹1,087 crore. Most of it traced back to vulnerabilities in third-party APIs and unpatched components that fintechs didn’t know they were running. As such, in July 2025, CERT-In released SBOM Guidelines 2.0, making Software Bills of Materials mandatory for all government, public, and essential services orgs, while encouraging others to adopt it as best practice. For CTOs and CISOs, the message is direct.