Have you ever heard an IT security pro talk about their POA&M and wondered what they meant? You’re not alone. Many security consultants and engineers are uncertain about the meaning of the acronym “POA&M”. It stands for Plan of Actions and Milestones. It’s a commonplace term within military and defense working environments.
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) is an attack meant to shut down a machine or network, making it inaccessible to its intended users, so dos Kubernetes is a potential target. In the case of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS), the attacker will look to maintain some form of anonymity so their activities cannot be traced. They can route traffic through Tor and VPN infrastructure to scan, attack, or compromise the target, while maintaining anonymous communications.
In a previous article, I wrote about how — and why — you might want to use the Google Open Source group’s Jib tool to build your Java application container images. Jib builds slim, JVM-based, OCI-compliant images that follow best practice guidelines without the need for a container runtime like Docker, and it removes the need to write and manage Dockerfiles. What if you are building Go applications, though?
DirtyCred is a new Linux kernel exploitation technique that allows kernel Use After Free (UAF) or Double free vulnerabilities to swap a credential or file structure on the kernel heap memory to escalate privileges to root. The replaced credential or file structure provides root access on a Linux host and breaks out of the container at the same time. Ph.D.
Security has been a concern in the tech industry for years now. However, not a lot of companies follow their own protocols or guides when it comes to securing code. It’s easy to believe that security incidents are uncommon (or unlikely to happen in your own organization), but the latest issue with Uber is one of many examples to the contrary.
Trustwave has been recognized in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Cloud Security Services in the Multicloud Era Vendor Assessment (doc #US48761022, September 2022). Trustwave, a pure-play cybersecurity services provider, is well positioned in the market. It shows the market acceptance for specialized security skills from its MSS providers.
Hybrid cloud computing enables organizations to deploy sensitive workloads on-premise or in a private cloud, while hosting less business-critical resources on public clouds. But despite its many benefits, the hybrid environment also creates security concerns. AlgoSec’s co-founder and CTO, Prof. Avishai Wool shares his expert insights on these concerns and offers best practices to boost hybrid cloud security.
We are proud to announce the WatchGuard Firebox M690 has been named “Next Generation Firewall Solution of the Year” in the sixth annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards This prestigious awards program recognizes the world’s best information security companies, products and people.
