Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Programs and apps are a manifestation of ideas in a digital format. If you can dream it in other languages, WebAssembly can deliver it to the browser. From games ported from Unity to PDF editing on the web and leveraging interactive data from Jupyter and Rust, WebAssembly’s use cases are countless. WebAssembly (Wasm) is gaining traction to deliver high-performance client-side code that often cannot be created or executed by JavaScript, at least not in a performant way.

We often talk about the disparate experience in the security ecosystem versus the dev-tooling world. Where developer experience has begun taking center stage in the world of dev-first and cloud native, security experience is still quite lacking across the board in our ecosystem. (I would try to coin the term DevSecEx similar to DevSecOps with a focus on DevEx, but it just doesn’t have the same ring.

JIT’s own CTO & Co-founder, David Melamed, had the opportunity to participate in KubeDaily’s DevSecOps Conf 2022 this weekend in partnership with Docker Bangalore and the CNCF, with a really great talk on Open Policy Agent as a Control Engine.

It’s no longer a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’ and ‘how’ cyber threats will target an organization. This reality demands a proactive approach to digital security. Recent data shows that over 85% of organizations have experienced a cyber attack supporting this need for vigilance. These incidents range from data breaches to brand impersonation, each carrying significant risks to business integrity and continuity.

Businesses have come a long way in their individual journeys to digital transformation, all to enhance their customer and workforce experiences. This shift elevated the importance of both Application Security (AppSec) and Cloud Security (CloudSec) in safeguarding digital assets and ensuring infrastructure resilience.

With so many cyber security priorities to balance, it isn’t always easy to know where to start. The mistake that many organisations make is to view threats originating from outside as their sole focus. However, with insider threats proving a persistent presence, this can often be a very costly oversight. This guide seeks to provide clarity on the different types of insider threats you need to be aware of and the controls and processes you can put in place to defend against them.

Since July 2022, Bitsight has been tracking PrivateLoader, the widespread malware downloader behind the Russian Pay-Per-Install (PPI) service called InstallsKey. At the time, this malware was powering the now decommissioned ruzki PPI service. Figure 1 presents a brief description of the service, which was found in their sales telegram channel. Fig. 1 - Service description on telegram channel profile (Russian and English).

More often, spam emails are similar to an unwelcome houseguest who wouldn’t go away. Opening your inbox to discover it filled with unwanted messages is a common and frustrating experience for many. Some are merely annoying advertisements vying for attention, while others take a more sinister approach, aiming to extort individuals from scams or infect gadgets with viruses. Therefore, being alert and discerning while navigating the internet is essential for avoiding threats.

Defeat the scammers by educating yourself and your employees about these increasingly common tax-related scams.

Avast researchers have discovered cybercriminals using an old medium (PDFs) in a new--and dangerous--way.