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8 Best Practices for Reducing the Risk of Password Attacks

Passwords to your employees’ and vendors’ accounts serve as gateways to your enterprise’s most sensitive information. Without proper password management, these accounts can fall prey to password attacks, impacting your business processes, finances, and reputation. In this article, we’ll explore the most common types of password attacks in cybersecurity and outline eight password attack prevention best practices to safeguard your organization.

Shared Responsibility Model in Azure DevOps

More and more organizations opt for Azure DevOps to store their source code and project data. Azure DevOps has many benefits – from rapid application deployment and problem-solving capabilities to improved collaboration and communication at the workplace. Yet, they sometimes overlook one important issue – the Shared Responsibility Model. This is a framework which outlines the responsibilities of the user and the provider in regards to security.

ZTNA is no longer enough. So, what's next?

Remote work. Cloud applications. Mobile devices. They’ve eliminated the days of traditional security perimeters. Today, security must happen at the device level—no matter where that device is. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) earned its place as the G.O.A.T. for remote access—and rightly so. It revolutionized how enterprises secure remote work, but it has its limitations and challenges. UZTNA (Universal Zero Trust Network Access) is the next evolution in zero trust.

The AI Hunger Games - The Rapid Adoption of DeepSeek: A Security Nightmare

The recent rapid adoption of the AI application “DeepSeek” has gained significant global attention. Becoming the app on both the Apple Store and Google Play Store within its first few days, seeing over 10 million downloads. While this explosive growth of DeepSeek R1 highlights the public’s fascination with AI-driven tools, the security community and policymakers have been less enthusiastic.

Types of Cyber Crimes and How to Protect Against Them

With increased reliance on the cloud and data being today’s digital currency, cybercrime has become a pervasive threat that impacts individuals, businesses, and governments alike. Understanding the various types of cybercrime is essential for developing effective strategies to protect against these malicious activities.

CIS Control 03: Data Protection

At the heart of a strong data management plan is awareness surrounding the 'Five Ws' of the enterprise's data: A comprehensive data management plan incorporates the answers to these questions with policy decisions and incident response procedures. Knowing what data an enterprise produces or consumes, as well as being able to classify it based on sensitivity, are the keystones of such a plan.

Zero Trust Principles for Critical Infrastructure Security

The cyber threat to critical infrastructure has never been greater. The growing sophistication of cybercriminals, deteriorating geopolitical relations, and the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have created unprecedented risks for critical infrastructure organizations. Fortunately, resources are available to help these organizations protect themselves.

Nightfall Releases the 2025 State of Secrets Exposure Report

This year's report offers a look at what changed, what stayed the same, and where you can find a little hope in the quest for effective secrets management. While other reports focus on code repositories, Nightfall detects secrets across numerous mission critical SaaS apps and endpoints, giving a more comprehensive picture of leakage trends throughout the development lifecycle. We found secrets in ticketing apps, messaging and collaboration tools, cloud workspaces, and yes, code repositories.

MySpace? Your security

In the early 2000s, one of the hardest choices many of us faced online was selecting our MySpace “Top 8” — the ultimate public display of friendship. Choosing which friends to feature required serious thought, some strategic prioritization, and let’s be honest — risking a few hurt feelings. I wonder if Tom still thinks about the impossible position he created for a generation of young internet users.