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Security professionals would be considered foolish if they didn’t have a plan to mitigate a ransomware attack, especially for businesses generating hundreds of millions, if not billions, in turnover. And yet, a threat type that isn’t given nearly the same level of concern by the top brass – malicious automation carried out by bad bots – is costing these companies just as much, if not more, every year.

When you think about hacking stuff, you probably don’t consider thermometers and pacemakers. But imagine the implications if that chunk of metal inside your body suddenly starts acting weird. From the humble thermometer to the sophisticated MRI machine, these gadgets are vital cogs in the healthcare machine and potential Trojan horses if not correctly secured.

Between the time it takes to stand up a new security tool in an IT environment, the resources needed to continually train personnel to effectively use each tool, and the raw cost of the solution itself, enterprise security teams invest quite a lot when introducing new security controls. Solutions that have been in place for a long time have likely grown with the team’s needs, and are well trusted within the organization.

At Cloudflare, we're constantly vigilant when it comes to identifying vulnerabilities that could potentially affect the Internet ecosystem. Recently, on September 12, 2023, Google announced a security issue in Google Chrome, titled "Heap buffer overflow in WebP in Google Chrome," which caught our attention. Initially, it seemed like just another bug in the popular web browser. However, what we discovered was far more significant and had implications that extended well beyond Chrome.

Over the last few years, APIs have rapidly become a core strategic element for businesses that want to scale and succeed within their industries. In fact, according to recent research, 97% of enterprise leaders believe that successfully executing an API strategy is essential to ensuring their organization’s growth and revenue.

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The rapid growth we see ourselves in regarding technology has caused businesses to change to digital methods to secure data quickly. The time limitations businesses face to secure their data quickly and effectively may cause the security standards to drop, leaving companies wide open to cybercrime. Cybercrime remains a global problem in 2023, reflected in the rising costs of data breaches and increased attacks on businesses and people’s data.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. A bit of a nightmare has surfaced…

GitGuardian scored a whopping eighteen G2 badges for Fall 2023, including Leader badges in two categories. Read on for details.

Splunk is proud to announce we’ve been granted four 2023 PeerSpot Tech Leader Awards! This honor is extended to just the top three solutions in four categories on the PeerSpot Buying Intelligence Platform. We’re particularly thrilled to be recognized by real users of Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR that can speak to their features, functionality, and the business value they drive for their organizations.