Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

At this point, it’s not too much to say that open source software runs the world. The GitHub Octoverse 2022 report shows that 90 percent of companies use open source, which appears in the vast majority of applications today.

On January 4, CircleCI, an automated CI/CD pipeline setup tool, reported a security incident in their product by sharing an advisory.

The System and Organization Controls, or SOC (sometimes referred to as service organizations controls), are the required security control procedures set as non-mandatory, internationally-recognized standards that help businesses measure how SaaS companies and service organizations manage data and sensitive information. Organizations or businesses that have successfully passed the SOC auditing process can attest to the quality of their security controls for regulating customer data.

User Account Control (UAC) is a security feature in Windows that helps prevent unauthorized changes to a computer by prompting the user for permission before allowing certain actions to take place.

CrowdStrike Falcon® LogScale dashboards are great for monitoring your data with all kinds of visualizations. You can choose between a range of nice charts and arrange your dashboards for wall monitor display or exploring your data. Sometimes, however, you need other ways to explore or present your data. You may want more control of the shape of your data, or you may want to create small tools tailored to your organization’s environment and use cases.

After CircleCI breach, it is a good moment for any team relying on CI/CD infrastructure to review their pipeline security as there are some steps they can take to be proactive.

“Not your keys, not your crypto” is a common phrase in the world of digital assets, and for good reason. Private keys are the only information required to sign transactions and move your digital assets. Because of this, only trusted individuals or third parties should have access to your organization’s private keys. But how do you ensure this stays true as you grow your business, team, and network of counterparties?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionised the way we live and work, connecting devices and systems to the internet and each other to create a more efficient and interconnected world. However, as with any new technology, the IoT comes with its own set of security risks and vulnerabilities. In this blog, we will look at the 10 most common IoT hacks and how to defend against them.

Conversations about basic cybersecurity hygiene often start with a lecture on effective patch management. While proper patch management is certainly recommended, much more can be done. Say you’ve locked the doors of your house before leaving for vacation – an opportunist might only check to see if the doors are locked, but a persistent thief might try the windows or look for other ways in. Similarly, CVEs and CVSS serve a purpose, but they still leave you with many untreated risks. Why?

The security landscape is always evolving. This can make predicting what’s going to happen next complicated, but no less necessary.