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The Biggest Factors Influencing API Security Today

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), with their ability to enable different software systems to communicate, have helped shape the digital world irrevocably. They allow developers to create more interoperable, scalable, efficient, and innovative digital services and applications across important industries such as retail, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare. However, with the explosion of API creation and usage comes inevitable risks.

How to Spot and Avoid Grandparent Scams

Grandparent scams happen when a cybercriminal impersonates a victim’s family member, such as a grandchild, to convince them that there is an emergency. Despite the name of this scam, the victim doesn’t always have to be a grandparent or grandchild. The primary goal of these scams is to extort money from a victim by pretending that their loved one is in danger.

Mastering modern access control with RBAC and ABAC

Managing access to resources efficiently and securely within today’s complex IT environments is paramount. Two prominent access control models, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), play crucial roles in this endeavor. Understanding their relationship and how they can be integrated is essential for optimizing security and operational efficiency.

The Importance of OSINT in Application Security

In our interconnected online world, the security of applications and the data they process is essential. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) plays a critical role in enhancing application security by offering valuable insights into potential threats, vulnerabilities, and the overall security posture of an organization.

Enabling Data Protection for ZTNA with Lookout

In today's remote work landscape, Lookout Secure Private Access integrates AI-enhanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP) into its ZTNA framework for seamless application access and robust data security. By applying contextual policies based on user identity, application data, device, and location, it ensures efficient protection without disruption. Safeguard confidential data, including intellectual property, through encryption and dynamic masking, simplifying security while ensuring access to essential tools.

Secure Access to Private Apps with ZTNA with Lookout

In today's remote work landscape, Lookout Secure Private Access redefines secure connectivity by eliminating the complexity of VPN setups and additional software. It seamlessly integrates into existing workflows, allowing users to access critical resources effortlessly while maintaining security. By leveraging continuous, contextual policies and machine learning, it enhances security beyond basic authentication, adapting to user behaviors and evolving threats in real-time. Its application cloaking technology ensures that private apps remain hidden from unauthorized access, providing robust protection without compromising flexibility. Simplify and secure your access strategy with Lookout Secure Private Access.

Provide Secure Data Sharing Between Employees, Partners, and Contractors with Lookout

Discover how Lookout Secure Cloud Access enhances security when collaborating via email and over cloud storage platforms. Lookout inspects every email message looking for sensitive content. Once detected, you can apply policies to mask, redact, watermark, or encrypt information within emails and attachments or dynamically adjust recipient lists.

SEC Fines Publicly Traded Company $2.125 Million For Negligence Before, During, and After a Ransomware Attack

According to the filing, the organization in question failed to devise controls to adequately detect, respond to, and disclose an attack that included data exfiltration and service disruption. Back in 2021, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

Espionage-Intent Threat Groups Are Now Using Ransomware as a Diversion Tactic in Cyberattacks

A new report focused on cyber espionage actors targeting government and critical infrastructure sectors highlights the strategic use of ransomware for distraction or misattribution. It was inevitable: a threat group using a secondary attack type to cover their tracks – whether those “tracks” are the groups true intent, who’s responsible – or to simply make some additional money after they’re done with the initial attack.