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Android Device Management is a solution that enables businesses to monitor, secure, and manage Android devices remotely. It ensures data protection, boosts productivity, and simplifies IT administration by controlling device access, apps, and configurations effectively.

As we head into 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is set to become more complicated than ever before. The evolution of artificial intelligence has touched every part of the digital landscape, creating both new opportunities and new risks. As cyber attackers adopt more sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures, organizations will have to be forward-thinking to fortify their defenses.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, a set of vulnerabilities were announced that affect the “rsync” utility. Rsync allows files and directories to be flexibly transferred locally and remotely. It is often used for deployments and backup purposes. In total, 6 vulnerabilities were announced to the OSS Security mailing list. The most severe vulnerability, CVE-2024-12084, may result in remote code execution. This post will cover how to detect and mitigate CVE-2024-12084.

Cyber incidents can result in catastrophic consequences. Cyber risks faced by public sector organisations need a plan. NCSC developed the cyber assessment framework (CAF) to help organisations achieve and demonstrate cyber resilience, specifically in, specifically by identifying the important functions at risk of disruption due to cyber incidents.

The full compliance process for CMMC, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, culminates in an audit that validates an organization’s cybersecurity posture and its implementation of the security controls that apply to it. Throughout this process, there is a gatekeeper who performs your audit. You may have heard of them referred to as a CMMC Auditor or a CMMC Assessor. With these two terms in play, you may be wondering what the difference is between them.

Identity thieves will do anything to get your Social Security Number (SSN). It's a very important piece of personal information. Locking your SSN is a proactive way to protect your name and money from fraud. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that over 1.4 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2022. Many of these crimes involved stolen Social Security numbers. To lower these risks, you need to learn how to safely lock your Social Security Number.

On 13 March 2024, the US House of Representatives approved a bill which demands that the China-based ByteDance divests the popular social media platform TikTok, effectively banning it in the country. The measure was passed with a 352 to 65 vote after being introduced on 5 March 2024 by Republican Mike Gallagher and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Defenders often discuss security vulnerabilities on GitHub, Stack overflow, X (formerly Twitter), and other platforms to share knowledge of these threats and ensure users know when patches are available. Cybercriminals have a similar process, choosing to share vulnerability news, exploit code, and engage in technical discussions on cybercriminal forums. However, in contrast to defenders, these threat actors share this knowledge for the purpose finding unpatched systems and exploiting them.

In this episode of the Trust Issues podcast, host David Puner dives into the complexities of secrets management with Ritesh Desai, General Manager at AWS Secrets Manager. They discuss the evolving landscape of secrets management, emphasizing the importance of a multi-layered defense strategy as organizations increasingly adopt cloud services, digital transformation and agile development practices.

When it comes to securing your business, visibility into your company’s devices is key. As we so often say, you can’t protect what you can’t see. What’s more, visibility into your devices needs to be accurate and current – your IT security and operations teams can’t protect your environment if they’re working from data that’s hours (or days or weeks) old.