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What is X.509 Certificate? How it Works and How to to Obtain it?

An X.509 certificate holds immense significance in digital security, functioning as a digital certificate conforming to the universally accepted ITU X.509 standard. This standard defines the structure and format of public critical infrastructure certificates. X.509 certificates play a vital role in managing identity and ensuring security. The strength of X.509 certificates lies in their underlying architecture, which utilizes a key pair composed of a public key and a private key.

Protecting data on Apple devices with Cloudflare and Jamf

Today we’re excited to announce Cloudflare’s partnership with Jamf to extend Cloudflare’s Zero Trust Solutions to Jamf customers. This unique offering will enable Jamf customers to easily implement network Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Remote Browser Isolation (RBI), and SaaS Tenancy Controls from Cloudflare to prevent sensitive data loss from their Apple devices.

Stopping Threat Actors from Gaining Initial Access

The recent Trustwave SpiderLabs report, Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry: Actionable Intelligence for an Active Threat Landscape, offers a detailed look at the typical attack flow used in a variety of cyberattacks. The attack flow discussed in the report focused on what a healthcare organization might face, but for the most part, attack flows stay the same regardless of the vertical being attacked.

How ThreatSync Powers Profitable Managed Security

The global managed security market is projected to experience significant growth in the coming years. Factors such as the increasing frequency of cyberattacks, stringent regulatory requirements, cybersecurity insurance adoption, security tool sprawl, and the shortage of in-house security expertise drive organizations to seek reliable managed service providers (MSPs).

Best Cyber Firm at The Sparkies

We are very proud to share that we took home ‘Best Cyber Firm’ at this years’ Sparkie’s Awards. The 2023 Sparkies took place during the Bath Digital Festival, organised by Tech Spark, with the awards ceremony taking place in the centre of Bath on 13th July. This annual event celebrates an array of innovative technology companies, based throughout the Southwest.

8 tips for securing your CI/CD pipeline with Snyk

Securing your CI/CD pipeline is critical to modern application security. So, we created a cheat sheet to make the process easier. In this post, we’ll cover using Snyk in your CI/CD pipelines to catch security issues quickly and empower your developers to fix them before they get to production.

SBOM Explained: How SBOMs Improve Cloud-native Application Security

A staggering 96% of organizations utilize open-source libraries, yet fewer than 50% actively manage the security vulnerabilities within these libraries. Vulnerabilities are welcome mats for breaches from bad actors, and once they've entered your system, the impact can be colossal. A software bill of materials (SBOM) is an important tool for managing the security of open-source software.

Addressing the npm Manifest Confusion Vulnerability

A potential security risk in the npm ecosystem known as “manifest confusion” has recently been spotlighted in a blog post by Darcy Clarke, a former Staff Engineering Manager at GitHub. Clarke mentioned that JFrog Artifactory seems to replicate this issue, so of course we investigated it right away. In this post, we will explain what the issue is and what it might mean for JFrog Artifactory users.

How to start a security compliance program

Security compliance programs help your organization identify, implement, and maintain appropriate security controls to protect sensitive data, comply with laws and contractual obligations, and adhere to the standards, regulatory requirements, and frameworks needed to protect customers and enable the business to succeed. ‍ In other words, with a security compliance program in place, companies are able to demonstrate that they meet designated security requirements and objectives.

What is the CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)?

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a US Department of Defense (DoD) certification framework that aims to protect sensitive information handled by Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors by establishing a set of cybersecurity standards and best practices to follow. DIB partners often handle critical DoD information and other government data to operate, which typically has various levels of sensitivity and classification.