Late last night, I received a notification from SecurityScorecard alerting me to a newly discovered vulnerability, Solarwinds, with potentially severe business implications for my organization. It’s now 6AM, and I’ve been up through the night, digging into the latest security research to fully assess the risk and scope of exposure. Thanks to SecurityScorecard’s real-time automated alert, I’m ahead of the situation and have already proactively briefed our CIO and executive team.

Tanium bridges the gap between posture and runtime protection for containerized environments.

The European Union has taken a significant step by introducing a directive to update the EU’s civil liability law that extends the definition of "defective products" to include software. These pivotal liability rules hold manufacturers accountable for harm caused by software vulnerabilities, urging them to prioritize cybersecurity and compliance. Here’s how manufactures should think about navigating these new compliance challenges.

Threat intelligence is the process of gathering, analysing, and applying information about current and potential cyber threats to help organisations protect themselves proactively. It involves monitoring threat actors, attack patterns, vulnerabilities, and global cyber activity to provide actionable insights. Unlike traditional reactive approaches to cyber security, threat intelligence enables businesses to anticipate threats and tailor their defences accordingly.

Organizations lose $16.2 million annually (up from $15.4 million) due to insider threats. Many businesses still can’t prevent these threats effectively. Malicious or negligent employees continue to risk sensitive data and systems despite strong external security measures. Security professionals must solve a big challenge – protecting against insider threats while keeping operations running smoothly.

Crypto staking platforms empower investors to earn passive income through participating in blockchain networks. In recent years, these platforms have evolved from simple validator nodes to sophisticated financial infrastructure, processing billions in staked assets. This shift represents a fundamental change in the cryptocurrency landscape as it moves from pure speculation to productive asset utilization.

Cyberbiosecurity has emerged as an essential area of interest as the boundaries between the digital and biological sectors continue to blur. With rapid advancements in areas such as artificial intelligence, automation, and synthetic biology, the need for strong cyberbiosecurity protections has grown to safeguard the bioeconomy. As biotechnology evolves, it creates a complex landscape where breaches can have consequences far beyond typical cyber risks.

Fraud is a rampant threat to individuals and organizations worldwide and across all sectors. In order to protect against the dangers of fraud in its many forms, it is vital to stay in the loop on the latest fraud trends and the threat landscape. The Fraudscape 2024 report from Cifas, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Community, is an effort to share this information to help prevent fraud.

External Attack Surface Management, or EASM, has become a necessary component of a proactive cybersecurity strategy. According to research from Enterprise Strategy Group, over 65% of breaches stem from a compromised, externally exposed asset, so knowing your attack surface is key to avoiding breaches. Gartner, for this reason, is recommending EASM as a key pillar in the new approach to proactive security they call Exposure Management.

Ask Our Experts In the rapidly evolving world of Kubernetes, managing storage efficiently can be a challenging task. As more organizations adopt Kubernetes for their cloud-native applications, the need for scalable, resilient, and automated storage solutions becomes critical. This is where Rook and Ceph come into play, offering powerful storage capabilities tailored for Kubernetes environments.