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Summer 2025 Product Updates: What's New at Astra Security

Security teams don’t need another dashboard screaming about low-priority bugs. They need to know what’s important, what’s already fixed, and what’s still a ticking time bomb. That’s where we’re headed at Astra. This summer, we’ve made several updates that do exactly that. Delta scans that stop pointing at the same issues. MFA protection where it actually matters. Cloud rescans that are faster and smarter.

The Invisible Colleague: Understanding Shadow AI in the Workplace

The rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, and Copilot is reshaping workplaces, with employees adopting these tools to boost productivity and innovation. However, this rapid adoption often occurs without IT oversight, creating Shadow AI - a growing challenge for businesses.

What you need to know about the Esse Health Data Breach

Established in 1996, Esse Health was the product of a merger of two physician-led institutions. It soon emerged as a leading independent physician group in the larger St. Louis area, operating in more than 50 locations. Esse Health has 100 doctors specializing in primary and specialty care. Unlike other corporate healthcare systems, Esse Health maintains a physician-owned and managed system. It prioritizes a collaborative approach where patients and doctors partner to make care-based decisions.

DevSecOps Done Right: CI/CD Pipeline Security for Mobile Apps

Modern software delivery depends on speed, scale, and automation. CI/CD pipelines sit at the center of it all. An efficient CI/CD pipeline empowers your teams to develop features faster, respond to market demands quickly, and stay competitive in a crowded market landscape. But with that speed comes risk. What makes CI/CD pipeline security so critical is the level of access these systems have. They interact with your source code, cloud infrastructure, and deployment environments with elevated permissions.

Who Owns CMMC Evidence Collection in a Small Business?

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, CMMC, is a critical part of ensuring robust and equal information security from top to bottom throughout the Department of Defense’s supply chain. A common misconception about CMMC, stemming from previous pre-CMMC security, is that it primarily applies to prime contractors and big businesses.

What Is Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)?

Application security posture management (ASPM) centralizes and automates the monitoring, evaluation, and management of application security across an organization’s software lifecycle. ASPM provides a unified view of the risk posture by aggregating data from various security tools, such as static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and runtime protection solutions.

Best VPN for Mac: how I see it

Choosing the best VPN for Mac sounds easy until you actually start doing it. There are so many providers with flashy websites, praising their apps and making bold promises, but I quickly realized that things rarely work as smoothly as they claim. A good VPN for Mac should truly protect your privacy, deliver stable speed, and not slow down your MacBook. But in reality, many vpn apps for Mac break down in small but important ways. Chances are, you haven't been paying attention to these critical details either.

Behind the Private Wall: The Psychology of Private Instagram Accounts

We live online. Not just on the internet, but in it. We post our meals, moods, vacations, thoughts, birthdays, workouts, breakups, and random shower thoughts. Somewhere along the way, sharing became the default. Oversharing - even more so. But something's shifted. These days, more and more people are hitting "Private". Not just celebrities or influencers dodging stalkers - regular people too. Students. Creatives. Teens. Even your super-social cousin who used to post every five seconds.

Security at a Glance: Turning Raw Data into Interactive Risk Maps

Security teams deal with an overwhelming amount of data every day. From spreadsheets packed with incident reports to logs brimming with network activity, making sense of it all can feel like trying to decode a puzzle-only with higher stakes. But what if those endless rows and columns could be transformed into a single, visual snapshot of what's happening, where it's happening, and how serious it really is?

The Superior Long-Term Investment for Municipal Planners: Solar Street Lights or Traditional Systems?

Smart, green infrastructure is becoming the norm for municipalities across the globe, and public lighting is one of its critical components. Solar street light systems are becoming increasingly popular as a cost-effective and sustainable solution compared to traditional street lighting systems. For municipal planners, the decision of choosing between both technologies is extremely important in terms of long-term returns on investments.