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WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR Named Product of the Year by CRN 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that WatchGuard ThreatSync+ NDR has been named Winner Overall – Security: Network in CRN’s 2025 Products of the Year. This honor highlights not only the strength of the solution itself, but also how it aligns with, and accelerates, the major innovations shaping network security this year.

API Security vs Application Security: What's the Difference & Best Practices 2026

Over the past few years, APIs have quietly become the front door to your most critical data and workflows, flipping security ownership on its head. Accountability and ownership of both API and Application security have shifted from your central infra and network teams to product, platform, and engineering squads that ship new APIs every week, and well, sometimes every day. This is where CISOs and CTOs feel the tug strengthening from both sides.

Security Update: Critical RCE in React Server Components & Next.js (CVE-2025-55182)

A Critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-55182, has been discovered in Next.js applications utilizing React Server Components (RSC) and Server Actions. This vulnerability stems from insecure deserialization within the underlying “Flight” protocol used by React. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the application and underlying system.

How to Prove PCI DSS 6.4.3 & 11.6.1 Compliance to Your QSA (Evidence, Alerts, Audit Trail)

When organizations fail PCI audits, it is rarely because they lack documentation or controls. They fail because they cannot prove those controls operate reliably when a QSA evaluates them. Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 expect evidence that reflects the page as the browser renders it. QSAs look for evidence that shows the controls running on the actual rendered page during the assessment period. This expectation is clear in the standard, and it is the point where many teams struggle.

How to Choose and Hire a QSA for Your PCI DSS Audit

You only really get to influence your PCI-DSS audit in two places: how you design your controls, and who you let judge them. QSA selection is the second one, and it’s usually underestimated relative to how much it shapes your next 3–5 years. Under PCI DSS 4.0.1, the assessor’s judgment matters more because several requirements move the discussion into client-side behavior. Scripts, page changes, and third-party components now factor into how compliance is validated.

Why Survival Games Are So Popular

Survival games are no longer a niche. In 2025 they are one of the biggest and most resilient genres on PC and consoles. Steam's "Survival" tag has more than 150 million owners collectively, and titles regularly sit in the global top 10 most-played list. But why do tens of millions voluntarily choose games that punish them for hours, delete their progress, and let strangers blow up everything they built?

Preventing Power Surges: Essential Strategies for Facilities Managers

Power surges are one of the most frequent yet least understood risks in building operations. They typically strike without warning and cause damage long before a problem becomes visible. Many facilities managers discover the effects only after equipment begins malfunctioning, circuits burn out, or unexpected downtime occurs. As buildings become more reliant on sensitive electronics and interconnected systems, understanding how and why surges occur has become increasingly important to maintaining reliable operations.

Make Doodle-Style Videos Using the AI Video Maker Sketch Mode

Doodle-style videos have become a booming trend due to the simplicity and high engagement. Their hand-drawn style is easy to notice and the content is easy to remember. The sketches in the cartoon automatically draw the audiences into any story whether it is informative, advertising or autobiographical. Doodle animation was once a complex operation that demanded advanced skills, specialized software and hours of work. The process is now made easier by AI-assisted tools that enable creators to create sophisticated, refined doodle animations with little knowledge of technical skills.

Top tips to keep your wearables from leaking your health data

Top tips is a weekly column where we break down what's shaping the tech landscape and share practical ways you can stay informed and protected. This week, we’re looking at why safeguarding the health data collected by wearables is just as important as tracking your fitness goals. Wearables don't just track steps and sleep, they collect some of the most intimate health information we have, including: heart rate, blood sugar, medication routines, stress levels, and sleep patterns.