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What is Shadow Code and Why Should I Worry?

With constant pressure on web application and software development teams to churn out code for new website tools/features, it makes sense to leverage code depositories and JavaScript libraries to expedite the development process. In fact, code depositories, like GitHub, are so important to the web development process, that the vast majority of organizational websites use them. But code depositories and libraries—whether their internal or external—can hide a danger known as shadow code.

IoT Security: How Important are Logs for System?

IoT has rapidly moved from a fringe technology to a mainstream collection of techniques, protocols, and applications that better enable you to support and monitor a highly distributed, complex system. One of the most critical challenges to overcome is processing an ever-growing stream of analytics data, from IoT security data to business insights, coming from each device. Many protocols have been implemented for this, but could logs provide a powerful option for IoT data and IoT monitoring?

Top 8 Uses Of Website Vulnerability Scanners

The average cost of data breaches in 2021 was USD 4.24 million, the highest figure in at least 17 years. So, proactive, accurate, and effective identification of security vulnerabilities is non-negotiable and offers a solid basis for adequate security. By proactively identifying these vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and flaws in the application, website vulnerability scanner tools bring accuracy and efficiency in web application security.

OWASP Top 10: API Security Threats

It’s no secret that APIs are under attack. Companies are struggling to keep their APIs safe and secure from accidental breaches to malicious hacks. The problem will only worsen as APIs become more complex and more companies rely on them for critical business functions. The security risks increase exponentially. About Indusface: Indusface is a SaaS company that secures critical Web applications of 2000+ global customers using its award-winning platform that integrates Web application scanner, Web application firewall, CDN, and threat information engine.

4 Best Practices to Reduce Zero Day Exploits

As cybercrime is rising by the hour, security is a huge concern for everyone today. One of the most effective ways to protect the systems from being hacked is detecting and fixing the vulnerabilities. However, now attackers began to take advantage of security flaws known only to them. Zero-day exploits are very difficult to prepare for as they’re quite unpredictable.

The Best Way to Prevent Getting Hacked

Here are simple cyber hygiene practices to get ahead of 95% of companies: Hackers today have tools that can find 1000s of easy targets that have bad cyber hygiene with a single click. Here’s an analogy: Imagine you’re a burglar walking in a neighborhood, thinking which house to break-in. While all the houses look perfect, there is one that looks abandoned with broken doors, an unkempt lawn, and graffiti on the wall.

GDPR Penetration Testing Services | Why You Need One Today?

As the deadline for GDPR compliance looms, many organizations are still unsure of what steps they need to take to become compliant. One important step that is often overlooked is penetration testing. In this video, we discuss the importance of penetration testing and why you need it today in order to become GDPR compliant.

What is a Whaling Attack (Whaling Phishing)? Definition & Examples

According to the FBI Internet Crime 2020 Report, phishing scams were the most prominent attack in 2020 with 241,342 complaints reported and adjusted losses of $54 million. In particular, whaling (a highly targeted phishing attack) has been on the rise and is only expected to grow from here. A whaling attack targets high-profile executives with access to valuable information and systems. Let’s take a closer look at whaling attacks and how to stay protected.