IT Auditing Secrets: Uncover Financial Shenanigans & Level Up #Cybersecurity #securecloud

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Falcon Adversary OverWatch with Next-Gen SIEM

Discover how CrowdStrike Falcon Adversary OverWatch with Next-Gen SIEM expands threat hunting across endpoints, identities, cloud, and third-party data to stop breaches quickly. By correlating subtle signals and enhancing them with world-class intelligence, OverWatch helps detect threats earlier and reduce alert fatigue. Gain 24/7 proactive threat hunting across your entire environment because breaches never wait.

Interlock ransomware: what you need to know

Interlock is a relatively new strain of ransomware, that first emerged in late 2024. Unlike many other ransomware families it not only targets Windows PCs, but also systems running FreeBSD. If you are impacted, you will find that your files have not only been encrypted but have also had ".interlock" appended to their filenames. For example, a file named report.xlsx would become report.xlsx.interlock, visibly signaling that it has been encrypted by Interlock.

Smarter Security Assessments: Automate, Customize, Scale

Discover how AI is transforming third-party risk management. In this update, Michelle from our Customer Success team walks through key improvements to AI-Assessments—from instant Security Profiles and smarter questionnaires to faster reporting and risk remediation. See what’s live, what’s coming next, and how your feedback is shaping the future of vendor risk. Interested in finding out more about UpGuard?

Cloud Detections in an Age of Cloud Tools with Fred Wilmot

Fred Wilmot, CEO and Co-Founder of Detecteam, joined Defender Fridays to discuss the growing concerns surrounding identity management in cloud security, particularly with the rise of attacks on platforms like O365 and Azure. He emphasizes the importance of analyzing network traffic to understand identity behavior and the complexities introduced by encryption and third-party authentication. He also notes the ongoing evolution in cybersecurity practices and the potential benefits of standardization in logging and taxonomies.

Do we need an AI compliance framework?

Compliance isn’t just a checkbox. It’s the frontline of cybersecurity defense. In this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders podcast, Joshua Hoffman, Chief Revenue Officer at ControlCase, shares critical insights on the evolving role of compliance in cybersecurity. From frameworks like CMMC and SOC 2 to the rising pressure from new SEC regulations, we examine how organizations can move beyond surface-level audits and adopt a scalable security posture.

Cybersecurity Testing Trends 2025: Empowering Strategies to a Digital Resilience Future

In the evolving threat of cyber in our age, wherein it is advancing at a rate never experienced, cybersecurity testing has emerged as the keystone of sound digital defense. Those carefree days of simple traditional security "getting the job done" are over; mimicking strategies that trigger are essential to find vulnerabilities before the malicious users can exploit them.

Verifying Bots and Agents with Cryptography in the Age of AI

In this episode, host João Tomé is joined in Cloudflare’s Lisbon office by our Senior Research Engineer Thibault Meunier to explore a new proposal that could reshape how bots interact with the web in the age of AI. Timestamps: We go into Cloudflare’s proposal of using cryptographic signatures for bots, enabling websites to verify their identity. Why is this important? As AI systems rely increasingly on online content, this standard could help build a better relationship between content creators and AI platforms.