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3 Ways to Secure SAP SuccessFactors and Stay Compliant

The work-from-anywhere economy has opened up the possibility for your human resources team to source the best talent from anywhere. To scale their operations, organizations are leveraging the cloud to accelerate essential HR functions such as recruiting, onboarding, evaluating and more. SAP is leading this HR transformation with its human capital management (HCM) solution, SAP SuccessFactors.

Will COTS Products Require a CMMC Audit and Certification?

The emerging Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will mandate nearly the entire federal government supply chain and over 300,000 contractors to get audited and certified against the CMMC protocol. The caveat is that some organizations that build Commercial-Off-The-Shelf items or Commercially Available Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products for the Department of Defense (DoD) do NOT require a CMMC certificate . However, the devil is in the details!

Detection and response for the actively exploited ProxyShell vulnerabilities

On August 21, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an urgent notice related to the exploitation of ProxyShell vulnerabilities ( CVE-2021-31207 , CVE-2021-34473 , CVE-2021-34523 ). By chaining these vulnerabilities together, threat actors are compromising unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers and gaining footholds into enterprise networks.

Ensure data security and compliance in Slack Connect with Nightfall

Slack as a product is constantly expanding with new functionality and integrations. Slack Connect is among the most popular new features Slack introduced in the past year and is growing in popularity because it’s an easy way to stay connected with people you work with outside your organization — in real time with all the features that Slack offers. ​​As new improvements or upgrades for Slack are released, data security and compliance should be a top concern for your teams.

What is Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP)? definition, benefits, and how to achieve it

Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) is a security model that eliminates always-on privileged access. No user, workload, or system retains persistent elevated permissions. Privileged access is granted only when required, for a limited time and specific scope, and is automatically revoked after use. ZSP reduces attack surface, limits lateral movement, aligns with Zero Trust, and simplifies audits and compliance.

Web application security - 2021 update

Now more than ever it is critical for businesses to be successful during the pandemic with online sales. However, this is also where we often find cybercriminals are most successful. Internet security can be complex and is continuously being forced to change and stay up to date, with new cyber threats that come to light each day. However, one big threat that is typically overlooked is web application security. How important is web application security you ask?

Changing eKYC regulations: Are FI's ready to make a headway?

India ranks as one of the top two countries in the world in terms of digital adoption as per a McKinsey report. Over the last few years, initiatives such as Aadhaar, the national biometric digital identity program, have included over a billion Indians. India has also pioneered the United Payments Interface (UPI), a singular platform available as a mobile app that allows instant and cost-effective money transfer across people and businesses.

Snyk Container meets Cloud Native Buildpacks: Cloud Native Application Security the right way

So you’re running microservices in containers? Congratulations! This is an important step towards meeting those business needs around delivering applications to the hands of your customers as soon as possible. But how can we mitigate any potential risks associated with faster software deployment? Simple, with Snyk.