Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’re looking at four ways you can minimize your attack surface. Organizational IT infrastructure is now more spread out, multi-layered, and complex than ever.

At Obrela , our mission is to keep your business in business. And we achieve it by protecting and preventing malicious attacks from cybercriminals. When we onboard new clients, we are often asked to explain the difference between MDR and MSSP. Both options offer managed cybersecurity processes. However, there are some key differences between MDR and MSSP.

The “Zero-Day” term highlights the critical nature of the threat, as the system remains exposed until the vulnerability is addressed. Attackers aim to exploit this gap before a fix can be implemented. Below are some terms to clarify.

In today’s interconnected world, cyber threats continue to evolve at a rapid pace. As businesses grow more reliant on digital systems and services, the cyber security attack surface—the totality of an organisation’s digital exposure—has expanded, increasing the risks faced by security teams. The complex nature of these threats calls for a more adaptive and responsive approach to security, particularly in identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

If you give attackers an inch, they will take a mile. That’s essentially what happens when there are minor flaws in your web applications – these flaws leave one inch of your system’s doors open. Before you know it, sophisticated threats like directory traversal come crawling. Currently, there are 55 different directory traversal vulnerabilities in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Security Colony may not have the name recognition of some of Trustwave’s other security products and services, but when experts discuss and measure Trustwave's strengths, this repository of knowledge is almost inevitably brought up in the conversation. For example, over the last several years, the industry analyst firms IDC, Frost & Sullivan, and ISG have all called out Security Colony as a primary reason why each selected Trustwave for various accolades.

In today's digital landscape, developers face mounting pressure to deliver secure applications within tight deadlines. But with faster release cycles, it becomes challenging to prioritize security. Security testing needs to work and scale within your DevOps speed and release frequency. Web applications are highly targeted assets, accounting for 40% of breaches within organizations, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

With external threats looming as a constant source of potential disruption, multiple government agencies have coordinated to compile a catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV). The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, or KEV catalog, is a database of actively exploited vulnerabilities, including those that have been exploited by ransomware campaigns, that can help application security professionals in the public and private sectors monitor threats and prioritize fixes.

In an era where cyber threats are constantly evolving, protecting your identity and data from unauthorized access is more critical than ever. That's why we're excited to bring you the enhanced multifactor authentication (MFA) for Elastic Cloud. This feature significantly strengthens the security of your Elastic Cloud user and deployment data by aligning with industry best practices. You can go to Elastic Cloud and complete your MFA setup today.