MURKY PANDA: A Trusted-Relationship Threat in the Cloud

Since 2023, CrowdStrike Services and CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations have investigated multiple intrusions conducted by MURKY PANDA, a sophisticated adversary leveraging advanced tradecraft to compromise high-profile targets. MURKY PANDA, active since at least 2023, is a cloud-conscious adversary with a broad targeting scope; the adversary’s operations have particularly focused on government, technology, academia, legal, and professional services entities in North America.

Defending Against WAF, API, and DDoS Attacks

Defending Against WAF, API, and DDoS Attacks In this video from SourceForge, Carlo Alpuerto of A10 Networks explains the "outside-in" protection philosophy behind ThreatX. He uses the metaphor of a castle wall, stating that the defense focuses on who and what is attacking it, rather than what is behind it. Alpuerto details the flexibility of the A10's ThreatX solution, which can be deployed in various hybrid scenarios, including on-premise physical or virtual environments, as well as different cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

One Plugin, Four IDEs: Building a Consistent Security Experience Across Developer Tools

If you regularly work across IDEs, you’ve probably noticed how security tools often behave inconsistently. One plugin might work well in VS Code but feel clunky in PyCharm or Visual Studio. We set out to change that. The Veracode Scan plugin delivers a consistent, reliable experience across VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Visual Studio — helping developers focus on writing secure code, not troubleshooting plugins.

Identity Lifecycle Management: A Complete Guide to ILM Stages, Tools, and Best Practices

Identity Lifecycle Management governs digital identities across their full lifecycle, automating provisioning, access changes, and deprovisioning. It enforces least privilege, synchronizes identity data, and integrates with HR, IAM, and SIEM systems. Role-based controls, audit trails, and policy-driven workflows ensure secure, compliant access across hybrid environments and machine identities.

Introducing the Arctic Wolf AI Security Assistant: Providing Value for Security Operations for Beta Customers

Arctic Wolf recently introduced its AI Security Assistant, a cutting-edge generative AI security assistant designed to enhance security operations within the Aurora Platform. This innovative tool is now in beta and promises to deliver deeper security expertise instantly to users.

What C-Levels Should Know About Enterprise Cloud Backup

Enterprise cloud backup keeps your business running when disaster strikes. Organizations lose an average of $5,600 per minute during downtime, making reliable data protection non-negotiable for companies running applications across multiple clouds, containers, and virtual environments. Traditional backup methods fail with modern distributed infrastructure; you need enterprise backup strategies that scale with your actual environment, not outdated approaches that worked a decade ago.

A Complete Guide to AD Synchronization in Hybrid IT Environments

Active Directory synchronization aligns on-prem and cloud identities, supporting secure access, policy consistency, and operational efficiency in hybrid environments. It enables unified authentication, automates provisioning, and enforces governance across platforms. Netwrix Directory Management enhances this with end-to-end synchronization, real-time updates, access reviews, and password policy enforcement—without third-party connectors.

Is iCloud Keychain Secure?

Apple users have a variety of tools and services integrated into its ecosystem, such as Notes, Pages, Keynote, Reminders, Calendar, Mail, and more. One of these services is iCloud Keychain, an integrated password manager within the Apple product suite to autofill your passwords when logging in to your account, share passwords with family, and sync your details across your Apple devices.