Almost every day, there is a new tactic or technique discovered that hackers can use to disrupt a company’s systems, obtain critical data and information or steal money. Often attackers look to exploit vulnerabilities in code to carry out their attacks. Ironically, it’s usually a small piece of code that helps a business perform very […]
Benefits and Challenges of Bug Bounty Programs
Trying to get ahead of the bugs and vulnerabilities that cause security breaches and hacks has become an increasingly high priority in recent years across a variety of industries. With a growing cybersecurity skills gap and short-staffed security teams, many organizations are turning to bug bounty programs to expand their breach prevention capabilities beyond their […]
Server Security: Minimizing Risk in 3 Steps
Servers located directly on the internet run one of the highest risks of being compromised. It’s just too easy for hackers to find an open “door” or “window” into those servers and then tap into confidential data, systems and information. Companies can’t afford to put their private information at risk, but an increasing move to […]
DevOps: Here’s How to Slack Securely
With 1.7 million daily active users, it’s clear Slack has come to dominate the team chat world, especially in the tech industry. This, however, means that a fair amount of security is required to ensure that strategic assets remain safe. From a security perspective, Slack has done a solid job of keeping its assets on […]
Meeting the Need for Speed in Cyber Threat Response
In the very early days of the internet, hackers most likely were “lone wolves.” They might be an unhappy customer, a disgruntled employee or a tech-savvy youth who just wanted to see if he could breach a target’s defenses. Occasionally, hackers might aspire to more devious crimes including identity theft, blackmail, theft of trade secrets, […]
8 Ways to Focus on Cloud Software Security
Cloud Software Security Examined Cloud software security is critically important. Take, for example, health care: Doctors and other healthcare professionals are one of the biggest users of cloud software, yet recent studies demonstrate that more than 15 percent are considered to be operating at a high risk of security breaches, and more than half are […]
DEF CON: Where Have All the Black Hats Gone?
DEF CON is one of the most controversial conferences in the world. Only at that annual event have arrests been made, legal threats shut down presentations and zero-day attacks been anted in Texas Hold ’em games. The Usual Suspects This is a conference of people who grew up like me—people who, at 11 years old, […]
Cloud Security Tips: How to Prevent Hackers from Breaching Your Cloud
Recent data system breaches at Oracle and Sage reminds us all that the continuous threat of criminal hacking of cloud security systems is not abating. Rather, it’s becoming routine. Business managers, lawmakers and computing professionals must understand the motivation behind this activity if they want to protect business interests and thwart attacks effectively. Perhaps the […]