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Rickard Carlsson, CEO of Detectify, recently joined as a guest speaker on the Application Security Weekly Podcast hosted by Mike Shema, Matt Alderman, and John Kisella.They discuss how Detectify’s solution is a game changer by combining the speed of automation and hacker expertise, why you should trust developers with security, and how the modern digital landscape requires even devs to look at the asset inventory. We’ve highlighted some interesting points in the interview.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. For a daily selection see our twitter feed at #ionCube24. I have a few IoT related articles this week. Let’s start with a really disturbing swatting incident originating from a breach of a Ring door bell.

2020, as a year, has been anything but predictable, but we’re proud to say we got even a few things right. Here’s a look back at some pretty big trends, a couple of things that sort of happened, and at least one big miss.

Cyber attackers are continuously cultivating their methods to evade detection. Now, they can cloak a seemingly innocuous webpage with an invisible layer containing malicious links. This method of attack, known as clickjacking, could cause you to activate your webcam or transfer money from your bank account. In this post, we outline the different types of clickjacking attacks and teach you how to best defend yourself against this application security threat.

Did you know that collecting data regarding employee behaviors and patterns can help business owners create accurate, efficient business plans? Companies are using workforce intelligence to accurately and objectively build stronger internal organizations using big data. Workforce intelligence uses a combination of artificial intelligence, SaaS tools, analytics, and visual reporting to help employers oversee and manage employees more effectively.

Hello Security Ninjas, Today's IT world is complex and can be challenging for security operations teams. Nowadays, more apps are being integrated and interconnected than ever before. Cloud services and SaaS solutions purchased all throughout the organization outside of the IT department add even more complexity. Communicating to application and service owners the kind of activities that need to be logged and sent to the SOC can be a daunting task.

In late October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) co-authored an advisory report on the latest tactics used by cybercriminals to target the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. In the report, CISA, FBI, and HHS noted the discovery of, “…credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S.

So, you’re a ransomware gang and you want to ensure that you have caught the attention of your latest corporate victim. You could simply drop your ransom note onto the desktop of infected computers, informing the firm that their files have been encrypted. Too dull? You could lock infected PCs and display a ghoulish skull on a bright red background (most ransomware seems to insist upon using a shade of red.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, is designed to keep individuals’ medical information and health records safe. Healthcare organizations must ensure HIPAA compliance, even — perhaps especially — during the current global pandemic. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S.