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2 million .git directories exposed! Why .git folders are sensitive & how they are leaked publicly

In this video, we look through research by CyberNews and other independent researchers that exposes the huge problem of publicly accessible.git directories hosted on web servers. These folders contain all the metadata from a git repository including all the history, commit data and remote host information. These can contain lots of sensitive information that hackers can use to exploit your website and are often very sensitive. We look in detail at what.git directories are, what sensitive information they contain and how they become accidentally public.

3 Key Trends in Today's It Security Landscape

Here are 3 trends contributing to global cyber insecurity: Today, you have digitization of information, the proliferation of OT and IoT devices, web 3, etc., leading to more vulnerabilities. There are also third-party risks that lead to 70% of breaches. We could be doing a great job protecting our company. But then we may send a document to a law firm that gets hacked, and all of a sudden, our sensitive information is out in the open.

Zenity Named a 2022 IDC Innovator in PaaS that Developers use to accelerate application development and deployment processes

International Data Corporation (IDC) published its annual Innovators report last Friday, November 18th and named Zenity as one of the top five innovative vendors offering a unique PaaS (Platform as a Service) solution that developers are using to accelerate their application development and deployment processes.

Organizations Already Have Your Personal Data For Their Campaigns

Richard Cassidy talks about data breaches in organizations and that some organizations already have your personal data. These organizations can launch campaigns that can affect core belief systems. Richard Cassidy has been consulting businesses on cybersecurity strategies and programs for more than two decades. During his career Richard has been heavily engaged in the design and implementation of infrastructure and cyber security solutions, helping organisations in evolving security, compliance, risk management, data assurance, automation, orchestration and breach response practices.

A Zero Trust approach to identity security

Zero Trust is the term for an evolving set of cybersecurity paradigms that moves an organization’s defensive measures from static, network-based perimeters to instead focus on users, assets, and resources. It is a security mindset where every incoming connection is treated as a potentially malicious request until explicitly verified. This concept was introduced by John Kindervag, one of the world’s foremost cybersecurity experts, and emphasizes three principles.

The Term HACKER Is Not Derogatory Originally | Cyber Security

James Rees talks about hackers or the term HACKER was not derogatory originally, but now, they are malicious actors or cybercriminals. Connect with James Rees Hello, I am James Rees, the host of the Razorwire Podcast. This podcast brings you insights from leading cyber security professionals who dedicate their careers to making a hacker’s life that much more difficult.

FIM Solutions: Essential Guide

Changes to your IT devices, systems and servers are inevitable — but they can introduce critical security weaknesses. A file integrity monitoring (FIM) solution will track changes to your system and configuration files so you can promptly verify patch rollouts and investigate and mitigate unauthorized modifications — helping your business maintain a strong security posture and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.

Must Know Approaches for Maintaining Mobile Application Security and CIA Traits

Nowadays, every business wants to reach out to a larger audience. And the best way for it is Mobile App Development. Whether someone is at work, at home, or somewhere outside, people frequently go through apps on their mobiles. Such apps collect data, store it and process it to provide reliable results. Indeed, our sensitive and confidential data is also getting into the same process. Hence, it makes a top priority to focus on mobile application security.