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Pursuing a cybersecurity initiative takes more than a simple decision made by an organization’s chief information security officer (CISO). It requires resources, time, and, most crucially, buy-in from an organization’s key stakeholders, such as C-suite executives and board members. But trying to persuade the budget approvers while speaking in the technical language of cybersecurity can be off-putting. ‍

As we kick off the new year, we're excited to look back on all that we learned in 2023. This past year saw some momentous advancements, including the large-scale adoption of generative AI (GenAI). However, it also saw some devastating data breaches. According to IBM’s latest “Cost of a Data Breach” report, 95% of studied companies experienced a breach in 2023.

Nearly every business today uses some Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application. From streamlined productivity to team communication, web applications drive business revenue outcomes. Simultaneously, these applications expand your company’s attack surface since every connection creates new access points that threat actors can use to compromise systems and networks.

While it can serve as part of a security strategy, it also presents some challenges. In this blog post, we outline what automated pen testing is and compare its key benefits and risks with those of manual pen testing.

Social engineering is a technique commonly used by adversaries to manipulate individuals or groups of people into divulging confidential information, performing certain actions, or giving up access to valuable resources. These attacks can take many forms and are typically carried out through electronic communication channels or in-person interactions.

Within the realm of security operations, teams face an array of hurdles, with resource limitations standing out as a significant obstacle. At ThreatQuotient, we empathize with these challenges, and our ethos revolves around a data-driven approach to threat intelligence management. Our primary aim is to channel the precise data to the appropriate systems and teams, precisely when needed, amplifying the efficiency and efficacy of security operations to tackle these challenges head-on.

If you follow cloud security, you know the market can be challenging to navigate, as security needs are often complex, span multiple teams, and demand new processes to pair with the expanding roster of technologies Fortunately, the market is starting to mature and coalesce around unifying cloud security technologies that bring together visibility across cloud infrastructure, containers, hosts, and identities.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for financial services organizations. They have to protect customers’ money and privacy, while complying with technical requirements and governmental regulations. Complying with all those requirements poses a major, ongoing challenge for security teams, which are already under pressure to do more with less. Cybercrime continues to grow, with every industry falling victim, at one time or another.

Netskope continues to advance inline threat protection capabilities and has improved its detection and blocking of malware and phishing attacks while also lowering and improving its false positive rate in the latest AV-TEST Report. In every part of the testing, Netskope improved.

DevOps has been a top choice of development professionals since 2022, and its position has been retained until now. However, it has undergone numerous changes and advancements in this time frame. Due to this, 2024 will be a highly dynamic year, as all the upgrades will be implemented and used for improved software development, testing, security configuration, and maintenance. DevOps trends include every required technology from AI and ML to version control mechanisms.