A vulnerability is a state of being exposed to the possibility of an attack. In the context of cyber security, vulnerabilities are software bugs that can expose your systems to threats like malware infection, DDoS attacks, injections, and ransomware attacks.
Around 69% of all vulnerabilities are accounted for by CVEs with a network attack vector. With vulnerabilities seeing an ever-rising high, vulnerability scanners are becoming a priority for organizations.
The number of devices, systems, and assets that are reliant on the internet is increasing by the day. From the POV of an attacker, this is a gold mine.
A data breach occurs when sensitive information is exposed to the public without authorization. These events are growing in popularity, costing businesses an average of US$4.35 million per event. Unfortunately, many companies are unknowingly still repeating the same mistakes causing some of the biggest breaches in history. To prevent your business from becoming another breach static, adjust your cybersecurity program to the proven breach prevention strategy outlined in this post.
Cloud adoption and use in corporate environments are rising, and its future looks bright. Business spending on Cloud services indicates this upward trend, as it increased by 29% in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. Cloud migration has ushered in changes to regulations to consolidate data security according to the nature of the business.
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Last October, Trustwave SpiderLabs blogged about the use and prevalence of HTML email attachments to deliver malware and phishing for credentials. The use of HTML smuggling has become more prevalent, and we have since seen various cybercriminal groups utilizing these techniques to distribute malware. HTML smuggling employs HTML5 attributes that can work offline by storing a binary in an immutable blob of data within JavaScript code.
We’re all in on passkeys, and we’re starting with 1Password.
In this highly technology-driven world, no company is completely safe from cyber-attacks. Even one of the IT giants – GitHub faced exploitation, leading to the stealing of their Code Signing Certificates. There was only minimal impact on the organization and its software products. But, from the incident, almost every small, medium, and large-scale company has got aware of securing their software publisher certificates.
