Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years. The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not … [Read more...] about Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
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North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the activity cluster under a new moniker … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
The 4 Keys to Building Cloud Security Programs That Can Actually Shift Left
As cloud applications are built, tested and updated, they wind their way through an ever-complex series of different tools and teams. Across hundreds or even thousands of technologies that make up the patchwork quilt of development and cloud environments, security processes are all too often applied in only the final phases of software development. Placing security at the very … [Read more...] about The 4 Keys to Building Cloud Security Programs That Can Actually Shift Left
A Guide to Shift Away from Legacy Authentication Protocols in Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 (M365), formerly called Office 365 (O365), is Microsoft's cloud strategy flagship product with major changes ahead, such as the deprecation of their legacy authentication protocols. Often stored on or saved to the device, Basic Authentication protocols rely on sending usernames and passwords with every request, increasing the risk of attackers capturing users' … [Read more...] about A Guide to Shift Away from Legacy Authentication Protocols in Microsoft 365
Big Game Hunting TTPs Continue to Shift After DarkSide Pipeline Attack
The eCrime ecosystem is an active and diverse economy of financially motivated threat actors engaging in a myriad of criminal activities to generate revenue. With the CrowdStrike eCrime Index (ECX), CrowdStrike’s Intelligence team maintains a composite score to track changes to this ecosystem. The ECX is composed of several key observables covering different aspects of … [Read more...] about Big Game Hunting TTPs Continue to Shift After DarkSide Pipeline Attack
How the Work-From-Home Shift Impacts SaaS Security
The data is in. According to IBM Security's 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, there is a 50% increase in cloud usage for enterprises across all industries. The number of threats targeting cloud services, predominantly collaboration services like Office 365,hasi ncreased 630%. Moreover, 75% of respondents report that discovery and recovery time from data breaches has … [Read more...] about How the Work-From-Home Shift Impacts SaaS Security