I’m honored to share that CyberArk is FedRAMP® High Authorized and ready to support U.S. federal agencies in securing access to critical government data and systems, meeting Zero Trust mandates and advancing their missions.

After a decade in the making – or waiting, as the case may be – the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first major revision to its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), a set of voluntary standards and best practices for managing cybersecurity risks. NIST CSF 2.0, released on Feb 26, 2024, expands the scope and applicability of the framework to cover more types of organizations and industries, including the private sector, government and nonprofits.

In the modern digital landscape, cybersecurity isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a business imperative. At the heart of cybersecurity is identity security – the principle that the right people have the right access at the right time. As we venture further into the digital world, protecting the business from modern threats is crucial, which inherently adds complexity, making smart privilege controls a must-have step toward an identity-first strategy.

In this episode of Trust Issues, Jan Vanhaecht, the Global Digital Identity Leader at Deloitte, Belgium, delves into the intricate realms of digital trust and risk management with host David Puner. The discussion covers topics ranging from the impact of regulations on cybersecurity practices to the pivotal role of identity in building a robust security culture.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations confront a formidable array of cyber threats, with attacks and data breaches becoming increasingly prevalent. As businesses embrace transformative technologies such as AI, automation, cloud-native architectures, microservices and containerization, the proliferation of machine identities has surged, often surpassing human identities.

A popular topic of conversation in my day-to-day work is how to secure privileged access to cloud management consoles and workloads. And that’s no surprise, considering more and more applications and workloads are migrating to the cloud. Up until recently, the answer has typically been clear when it comes to identity security and privileged access management (PAM). It’s simple: first, you manage credentials by securing them in a vault. The next step is to rotate them.

Just like a snagged strand can ruin your garment, overlooking the security of machine identities can tear the very fabric of Zero Trust that protects your organization from bad actors. As a quick refresher, Zero Trust operates on the principle that no entity inside or outside the network perimeter is trusted by default. As we usher in an era where the traditional network perimeter has dissolved due to cloud services, remote work and mobile access, the necessity for Zero Trust becomes even more pronounced.

With new identities, environments and attack methods dominating today’s threat landscape, cybersecurity leaders are hyper-focused on securing identities to safeguard enterprises. However, a glaring, high-touch security gap exists that threat actors actively exploit to steal confidential data. And unsuspecting as it seems, that gap lies in the most used enterprise application of all time – the web browser.

Welcome, fellow travelers of the Cosmos! While we may not be traversing the stars on a spaceship, we are all interconnected through the powerful network of blockchains. Unfortunately, just like any technology, vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploited. In this post, we’ll present a critical vulnerability in a Cosmos-SDK blockchain that is explicitly related to the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC).

If the first month-plus of 2024 is any indication, this year is likely to be anything but ordinary in the cybersecurity realm. In January alone, a triad of events unfolded, each more riveting than the last, setting the stage for a year that promises to be as unpredictable as it is exciting. The following recent events have me reflecting on processes and controls that can help you better protect your organization’s most sensitive assets.