Emily Crose, a veteran cybersecurity professional at agencies including the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security, had a question: How did hackers – a “weird” group of outsiders (herself included) – become sought-after collaborators with governments?

This year's report offers a look at what changed, what stayed the same, and where you can find a little hope in the quest for effective secrets management. While other reports focus on code repositories, Nightfall detects secrets across numerous mission critical SaaS apps and endpoints, giving a more comprehensive picture of leakage trends throughout the development lifecycle. We found secrets in ticketing apps, messaging and collaboration tools, cloud workspaces, and yes, code repositories.

Passwords to your employees’ and vendors’ accounts serve as gateways to your enterprise’s most sensitive information. Without proper password management, these accounts can fall prey to password attacks, impacting your business processes, finances, and reputation. In this article, we’ll explore the most common types of password attacks in cybersecurity and outline eight password attack prevention best practices to safeguard your organization.

In the early 2000s, one of the hardest choices many of us faced online was selecting our MySpace “Top 8” — the ultimate public display of friendship. Choosing which friends to feature required serious thought, some strategic prioritization, and let’s be honest — risking a few hurt feelings. I wonder if Tom still thinks about the impossible position he created for a generation of young internet users.

Ongoing campaign uses TorNet backdoor, Lynx ransomware group operates advanced affiliate program, and Cisco Talos releases Q4 incident response trends report.

More and more organizations opt for Azure DevOps to store their source code and project data. Azure DevOps has many benefits – from rapid application deployment and problem-solving capabilities to improved collaboration and communication at the workplace. Yet, they sometimes overlook one important issue – the Shared Responsibility Model. This is a framework which outlines the responsibilities of the user and the provider in regards to security.