Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

According to Experian, there have been approximately 416,000 reported cases of credit card fraud so far in 2024. Credit card fraud occurs when someone uses your credit card to make purchases without your permission by impersonating you. Someone can use your credit card without physical access by stealing your credit card number through credit card skimming, shoulder surfing, phishing and hacking.

You can share your WiFi password safely by using a strong password, creating a guest network, enabling your router’s encryption and regularly updating your router. Sharing your WiFi password safely is important because someone with bad intentions could use it to hack into your network, steal your personal information or infect your devices with malware.

Did you know that during the past year, DDoS attacks have increased by 117%? Industries including retail, shipping, and public relations have been the most impacted by this increase, with businesses seeing significant disruptions during peak shopping seasons like Black Friday. Businesses must understand how to stop these attacks as they become increasingly common and complex.

This past month, the Vanta team launched new features to help you: ‍ ‍ ‍

Zero trust has become one of modern security’s most prominent strategies. Zero trust architecture is based on the fundamental idea that every network, user, and system must be verified consistently, instead of granting trust based on past access. Although zero trust is a commonly accepted practice today, it’s important to understand the pivotal role that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in defining zero trust architecture and other cybersecurity frameworks.

The increasing sophistication of cyber attacks, the proliferation of cloud services, and the new normal of remote work have all changed the modern cybersecurity landscape. As traditional perimeter-based approaches to security become increasingly vulnerable to these modern cyber threats, zero trust has emerged as the modern security strategy of choice. Zero trust architecture is critical for any organization seeking to improve resilience, reduce breach risk, and enhance data protection.

Companies may scale their cloud resources in pursuit of product, cost, or process innovation. However, this does not come without a cost of its own. The resulting infrastructure complexity, created from a growing sprawl of access silos, can introduce friction into engineer and security workflows.

In today’s cloud-native ecosystems, effective configuration security is essential. Containers and Kubernetes clusters operate in dynamic environments with multiple interconnected risk vectors, making security more complex than in traditional IT environments. Misconfigurations can lead to vulnerabilities, breaches, and compliance issues, putting applications and data at risk.

We’re excited to announce that SBOMs (software bill of materials) generated by Snyk's tools will include license information! This new capability is part of our ongoing efforts in our Software Supply Chain Security solution. The developer-first tools in the solution help you gain a better understanding of your app’s supply chain, identify potential risks, and take the necessary steps to get ahead of them.

Securely managing secrets within the CI/CD environment is super important. Mishandling secrets can expose sensitive information, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, and compromised systems.