Styra Academy, our online training portal for free courses on OPA, Rego, and Styra Declarative Authorization Service, has a new course available - Microservice Authorization! Before diving in, let’s get a better understanding of microservices and some of the authorization challenges developers need to consider. Microservices are everywhere — and securing them presents a unique set of challenges.
Automation is a key component of DevSecOps because it increases efficiency. Automating work in your software development lifecycle helps you integrate multiple tools into your workflow. It also lets developers, maintainers, and security champions focus on coming up with creative solutions for tough problems, rather than spending time on tedious manual tasks.
Over the past week, the WhiteSource security team has found several instances of packages that use unusual techniques to disguise malicious intent. These techniques differ from what we have usually seen in the past, such as base64 and JS obfuscation. This time, we are seeing a malicious actor use hex encoding to hide the malicious behavior of the package.
Let’s face it. The information security industry loves a new acronym. For industry long-timers, a new acronym might be just the latest reason for an eye roll. For folks new to the field, it can be very confusing. A constructive way to look at XDR — extended detection and response — is as an opportunity to take a fresh look at some old problems and gain clarity.
This blog is part three in a series about identity-based access and management of AWS resources. In Part I, we covered how to use OSS Teleport to access Amazon EC2 instances running in private subnets. Part II explained implementing identity-based access via SSO integration with Okta. In Part III, we will guide you through the steps to configure privilege escalation for just-in-time access requests.
According to the 2021 Devo SOC Performance ReportTM — which is based on the results of a survey of more than 1,000 security practitioners — having an understaffed SOC or constant turnover of security talent can cripple an organization’s security posture. Let’s look at some of the root causes that can lead to these two interconnected problems.
