Where would your business be without its data? As the building blocks of any organisation, data is unquestionably integral. Hence why making sure it’s backed up properly should be an essential part of any company’s business continuity plan. At Stripe OLT, we often talk about the loss of data from a cyber-security perspective, however it’s also important to recognise that data loss is also caused by hardware failure and human error.
After Microsoft announced this year that macros from the Internet will be blocked by default in Office, many threat actors have switched to different file types such as Windows Shortcut (LNK), ISO or ZIP files, to distribute their malware. Nevertheless, Office documents are still actively leveraged in many campaigns and pose a large risk to organizations, especially with threat actors continuously finding new ways to avoid detection.
As mentioned in Wikipedia: “A bug bounty program is a deal offered by many websites, organizations and software developers by which individuals can receive recognition and compensation for reporting bugs, especially those pertaining to security exploits and vulnerabilities”. For instance, Company ‘A’ wants to audit/test it’s apps i.e., web & mobile apps for security vulnerabilities & bugs, it will have two options.
A good log management solution powers observability for security, engineering, IT and compliance teams. But with so many options available, how do you choose the right one? When evaluating potential log management solutions, start by asking these 10 questions to find the right balance of security, performance and value based on your requirements — and to reveal any limitations that could potentially hold you back.
A review of recent Kroll incident response cases consistently proves that the healthcare industry is one of the most frequently targeted sectors. This observation mirrors what is experienced by national cybersecurity agencies as multiple warnings have been launched during 2022, highlighting how ransomware gangs and nation state actors are now aggressively targeting healthcare institutions.
Controlling and filtering traffic when containerizing a workload within Kubernetes Pods is just as crucial as a firewall in a more traditional network setup. The difference is that, in this scenario, those capabilities are provided by the Kubernetes NetworkPolicy API. This article will explore Kubernetes NetworkPolicy by creating an example network policy and examining its core parameters. Then, we’ll look at some common NetworkPolicy use cases and learn how to monitor them using kubectl.
