Oct 03, 2023The Hacker NewsAPI Security / Data Security APIs, also known as application programming interfaces, serve as the backbone of modern software applications, enabling seamless communication and data exchange between different systems and platforms. They provide developers with an interface to interact with external services, allowing them to integrate various … [Read more...] about API Security Trends 2023 – Have Organizations Improved their Security Posture?
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The Dark Side of Browser Isolation – and the Next Generation Browser Security Technologies
Sep 28, 2023The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Cybersecurity The landscape of browser security has undergone significant changes over the past decade. While Browser Isolation was once considered the gold standard for protecting against browser exploits and malware downloads, it has become increasingly inadequate and insecure in today's SaaS-centric world. The limitations of … [Read more...] about The Dark Side of Browser Isolation – and the Next Generation Browser Security Technologies
New Survey Uncovers How Companies Are Confronting Data Security Challenges Head-On
Data security is in the headlines often, and it's almost never for a positive reason. Major breaches, new ways to hack into an organization's supposedly secure data, and other threats make the news because well, it's scary — and expensive. Data breaches, ransomware and malware attacks, and other cybercrime might be pricey to prevent, but they are even more costly when they … [Read more...] about New Survey Uncovers How Companies Are Confronting Data Security Challenges Head-On
Critical Security Flaws Exposed in Nagios XI Network Monitoring Software
Sep 20, 2023THNNetwork Security / Vulnerability Multiple security flaws have been disclosed in the Nagios XI network monitoring software that could result in privilege escalation and information disclosure. The four security vulnerabilities, tracked from CVE-2023-40931 through CVE-2023-40934, impact Nagios XI versions 5.11.1 and lower. Following responsible disclosure on … [Read more...] about Critical Security Flaws Exposed in Nagios XI Network Monitoring Software
A Guide to Robust Security
With the growing reliance on web applications and digital platforms, the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has become increasingly popular. If you aren't familiar with the term, APIs allow applications to communicate with each other and they play a vital role in modern software development. However, the rise of API use has also led to an increase in the number of … [Read more...] about A Guide to Robust Security
MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2024
Sep 07, 2023The Hacker NewsVirtual CISO / Cybersecurity By the end of 2024, the number of MSPs and MSSPs offering vCISO services is expected to grow by almost 5 fold, as can be seen in figure 1. This incredible surge reflects the growing business demand for specialized cybersecurity expertise and the lucrative opportunities for MSPs and MSSPs in vCISO services. Figure 1: … [Read more...] about MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2024
Everything You Wanted to Know About AI Security but Were Afraid to Ask
There's been a great deal of AI hype recently, but that doesn't mean the robots are here to replace us. This article sets the record straight and explains how businesses should approach AI. From musing about self-driving cars to fearing AI bots that could destroy the world, there has been a great deal of AI hype in the past few years. AI has captured our imaginations, dreams, … [Read more...] about Everything You Wanted to Know About AI Security but Were Afraid to Ask
Survey Provides Takeaways for Security Pros to Operationalize their Remediation Life Cycle
Aug 29, 2023The Hacker NewsRemedial Operations Ask any security professional and they'll tell you that remediating risks from various siloed security scanning tools requires a tedious and labor-intensive series of steps focused on deduplication, prioritization, and routing of issues to an appropriate "fixer" somewhere in the organization. This burden on already … [Read more...] about Survey Provides Takeaways for Security Pros to Operationalize their Remediation Life Cycle
Elastic and Google Cloud collaborate on generative AI and security as a part of an expanded partnership
The release and timing of any features or functionality described in this post remain at Elastic's sole discretion. Any features or functionality not currently available may not be delivered on time or at all.In this blog post, we may have used or referred to third party generative AI tools, which are owned and operated by their respective owners. Elastic does not have any … [Read more...] about Elastic and Google Cloud collaborate on generative AI and security as a part of an expanded partnership
Privacy and security threats of short links
Short links are everywhere these days. All these bit.ly, ow.ly, t.co, t.me, tinyurl.com and the like have long since become a familiar part of the online landscape. So familiar, in fact, that most users click on them without thinking twice. But thinking is never a bad thing. With that in mind, we explain below how short links work and what privacy and security threats they can … [Read more...] about Privacy and security threats of short links