Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

NIST compliance refers to adherence to the cybersecurity standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which are designed to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.

Vanta provides audit firms and managed service providers (MSPs) with a dedicated console that allows them to oversee their clients and deliver audit and management services effectively. Partners work with their customers within their Vanta instances, conducting audits or helping them set up and manage their security and compliance program.

For many, the answer still involves legacy VPNs and Network Access Control (NAC), familiar tools from a different era. But what if those trusted systems aren’t protecting you anymore, and are instead becoming some of your biggest liabilities? To explore this shift, Netskope partnered with Cybersecurity Insiders, a leading research platform for CISOs and cybersecurity professionals, to dig into the real risks of relying on outdated access solutions.

Security Groups play a pivotal role in tenant governance across platforms like Entra, Power Platform, and SharePoint. They allow administrators to control access, enforce identity-aware security, and prevent unauthorized interactions. However, we’ve identified a security group bypass risk: Application Users (App Users) - Service Principal identities from Entra - can slip past Security Group restrictions, creating misaligned identity assumptions and enabling unauthorized data access.

In the cybersecurity landscape, sensational headlines and alarming vulnerability disclosures are commonplace. Recent events have been a whirlwind, with claims of massive data breaches and widespread vulnerabilities affecting critical infrastructure. From the overstated impact of Next.js middleware vulnerabilities to the exaggerated reach of Nginx ingress issues, it's clear that the cybersecurity community needs a reality check.

COBOL remains deeply embedded in the infrastructure of global enterprises, powering critical systems in banking, insurance, government, and beyond. While its stability and processing efficiency are unmatched, legacy environments running COBOL face a growing challenge: Security. As cyber threats evolve and legacy systems continue to age, COBOL-based mainframes present attractive targets due to their outdated configurations, minimal security oversight, and lack of modern defenses.

When talking about dark web links, one must always understand the dangers behind clicking on dark web links. To an untrained person, dark web sites are not a part of the publicly indexed internet. These hidden domains require special browsers, or they must search for a dark web search engine, like Torch.

Look at any collection of top 10 organizational security concerns from recent years, and “third-party breaches” are consistently high on the list. These attacks have caused financial and reputational damage to every sector, from banks to healthcare systems to retail to governments. And the problem is growing. Recent statistics highlight just how severe the issue has become.

I recently discovered an interesting race condition vulnerability in the eCommerce software nopCommerce, during a manual pen test as part of the SWAT service (SWAT is Outpost24’s Pen Testing as a Service solution). This vulnerability (CVE-2024-58248) involves nopCommerce, an open-source eCommerce platform written in C#, which aids developers in building online stores. When exploited, it allows an attacker user to redeem a gift card multiple times by using a technique called a single-packet attack.

In June 2025, Israel carried out airstrikes against key Iranian military and nuclear facilities. Iran swiftly retaliated, escalating regional tensions to unprecedented levels. This military confrontation has not only unfolded in conventional warfare but also triggered a massive surge in cyber operations. Almost immediately after the kinetic attacks, numerous hacktivist groups began launching cyberattacks primarily targeting Israel and its international allies.