In this digital age, where technology is so important to our daily lives, it's more important than ever to keep our online presence safe. Cyber threats are getting smarter, so you need to be cautious and know what you're doing when it comes to cybersecurity. Because this is so important, the Cyber Awareness Challenge 2024 is being held to help people and businesses develop a mindset of security.

It’s no secret that it’s hard to protect against what you can’t see. One of the biggest challenges facing security and IT experts is visibility into whether their team is following business security best practice – and this is especially true for small businesses.

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Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), enacted in 2021, marks a significant step in regulating the processing of personal data in the Kingdom. The PDPL aims to protect individuals' privacy by setting out clear rules on how personal data can be collected, processed, stored, and shared. As more businesses undergo digital transformations, the PDPL holds companies accountable for safeguarding data and ensuring transparency in their handling of personal information.

GitGuardian introduces European data hosting for its Secrets Detection Platform SaaS, ensuring data sovereignty and GDPR compliance. Discover how our new EU hosting options help enterprises meet regulatory requirements and protect sensitive data with ease.

In a significant blow to its reputation and data security practices, Meta has been fined €91 million ($101.56 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a major security lapse dating back to March 2019. The investigation revealed that millions of Facebook and Instagram users' passwords were stored in plaintext, an alarming oversight for a company of Meta's scale and influence.

Some of the biggest and most successful businesses around the globe adopt a security-first strategy right from day one to ensure sustainability in growth. Regarding scalability, faster time to market, or competitive advantages, security must sit right at the top of business strategy. Security ensures that regular business operations and innovations remain uninterrupted pre or post-production.

The U.S. government, along with global partners, is calling for immediate action to strengthen the security and resilience of undersea cable infrastructure. These cables, vital to the global economy and communications, transmit vast amounts of data, making them critical to the world’s digital infrastructure.

Recently, Sysdig published a blog post about the ways businesses can harden their LLM-based AI applications using the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models. So why are we writing about MITRE ATLAS, and how is this any different from the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs?