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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - The Story So Far

Do you remember where you were on 25th May 2018? Perhaps you were enjoying a Friday night drink with friends. Perhaps you were with family, relaxing after a busy week at work. I was actually having a GDPR Birthday party with friends and colleagues because 25th May 2018 was a landmark day for the world of Data Protection (yes, seriously, we had a party!). But the funny thing about the effective date of the then-new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was that many saw it as a date to dread.

Caesars Entertainment Gets Hacked, Exposing Countless Gamblers

Caesars Entertainment is one of the largest casino companies in the United States and is well-known for its loyalty program. The company serves countless customers in Las Vegas and elsewhere throughout the world. The massive loyalty program takes in data from all of Caesars customers, and that program may have just backfired on the company, potentially hurting many of its customers in the process.

From one realm to another: Ensuring data protection in a cloud migration

In today's digital landscape, businesses are embracing the transformative power of cloud migration. Shifting operations from on-premises systems to cloud environments promises unprecedented benefits in scalability, cost-efficiency, and agility.

Nagios XI vulnerabilities resulting in privilege escalation (& more)

During some standard research as part of the Outpost24 Ghost Labs Vulnerability Research department, I discovered four different vulnerabilities in Nagios XI (version 5.11.1 and lower). Three of these vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40931, CVE-2023-40933 and CVE-2023-40934) allow users, with various levels of privileges, to access database fields via SQL Injections.

Navigating the AI Maze: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence and Its Misconceptions

In the world of technology, few concepts have captured our collective imagination like Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s the promise of machines that can think, learn, and perform tasks with a level of sophistication that mimics human intelligence. Yet, the allure of AI has also given rise to a web of confusion, myths, and misunderstandings.

Strengthening our CrowdStrike Bond with Falcon Integration

It’s been just about a year since we first announced our partnership with CrowdStrike. We are delighted to share today that we’ve further strengthened that partnership with the new “better-together” story of Salt and the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform.

Cyber attackers hit the jackpot: learn why casinos aren't the only ones vulnerable

For many years, hackers and cybercriminals have used social engineering techniques to gain unauthorized access to confidential information. It is easy to predict that these attacks will continue to advance in sophistication and frequency. Whether they are using AI to create better lures or cyber criminals are just getting more adept at exploiting human nature, the success of these attacks proves the tactics are winning.

Automate security: DevOps integrations for risk detection and remediation

One of the most critical aspects of software development is ensuring that the applications you create are secure and reliable. As the pace of development and deployment continues to increase, manual testing and security checks are no longer sufficient to keep up with the pace.