Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The principle of least privilege is a crucial element in keeping data secure from malicious users and cyberattacks. This concept puts restrictions on access rights so that only necessary privileges are provided to applications, systems, and users for them to carry out their duties. By incorporating this measure into various platforms/environments, it greatly reinforces cybersecurity as well as the protection against unauthorised use or misuse of information.

Our team is constantly working on improving the experience for our customers and their end users. We are happy to announce that Ekran System has updated its Management Tool dashboards to make them even more well-structured and user-friendly. Read this five-minute post to discover our new dashboards.

The volume of data moving to and collaborating in the cloud has spurred government concern and oversight over protecting sensitive personal, business, government and defence data. Data sovereignty is the concept of a country or jurisdiction having the right to govern and control digital data collection, storage, processing, and distribution within its borders. Organisations operating across international borders must comply with the rules of each country/jurisdiction where their data resides.

There are few security tasks more important, yet more difficult, to conduct than a vulnerability scanning program. A properly conducted scanning program requires a team of human-led experts with the technology to search for issues that might give a threat actor access to a network. Only the largest organizations with equally large wallets can afford to take on this task, but there is an option.

A firewall is a security device that controls the flow of traffic across a network. A firewall may be a hardware appliance, or it may be a piece of software that runs on a third-party operating system. Firewalls operate based on a set of pre-defined, as well as customizable security rules that inspect network traffic to block or permit access to a network.

On June 22nd, 2023, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK's cybersecurity agency, released a Cyber Threat Report for the country's legal sector. Developed to update a previous iteration from 2018, the report reflects a dramatic change in the cybersecurity threat landscape, offering advice that considers the security issues inherent with remote working, new data revealing the UK legal sector's vulnerability to cybercrime, and the increasing prevalence of attacks on smaller organizations.

When talking to infrastructure and operations teams, one common concern when moving to a SASE architecture is the loss of visibility and control that they have historically been accustomed to. Overnight traffic destined for critical business applications, both private and public, routes through what is often seen as a black box, or in today’s world, more of a “gray cloud.”

For infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams, the transition from legacy architectures to a modern zero trust architecture is far from straightforward. Teams often face a complex patchwork of fragmented and siloed systems of different vintages, along with the challenge of managing dozens of disparate security and networking vendors.

We’ve seen how technology can evolve at warp speed, and AI has emerged as both a revolutionary force and a tantalizing enigma. Whether you're a seasoned developer seeking to expand your toolkit or a security enthusiast on a quest for clarity in the realm of AI, embarking on the journey to demystify this dynamic field can be both exhilarating and overwhelming.