#188 - The MSSP Alert 2024 Pricing Benchmark Report with Sharon Florentine from CyberRisk Alliance

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Sharon Florentine, Senior Managing Editor at CyberRisk Alliance, about the MSSP Alert 2024 Pricing Benchmark Report. Sharon is a master technology storyteller and editor with over two decades of experience in shaping the way we understand and engage with technology. Sharon's career spans an impressive range of platforms, from books and print magazines to podcasts, live events, and digital media. She's covered everything from AI and cybersecurity to career development and diversity in tech.

5 AI Scams You Need To Be Aware Of In 2025

AI is revolutionizing our lives in terms of productivity, automation, customer service, and more. AI is becoming so important that organizations increased spending on compute and storage hardware infrastructure for AI deployments by 37% year-over-year in the first half of 2024, reaching $31.8 billion. However, like most technological advances, the good often comes with the bad.

Launching Opengrep | Why we forked Semgrep

Last month, Semgrep announced major changes to its OSS project—strategically timed for a Friday, of course ;) Since 2017, Semgrep has been a cornerstone of the open-source security community, offering a code analysis engine and rule repository alongside its SaaS product. But their recent moves raise the question: what does “open” really mean?

Profits and Losses: How DORA Strengthens Financial Services Firms in the EU Before It's Too Late

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect on January 17, across the EU. This new regulation aims to fortify the cyber security defences of financial services firms and their suppliers against digital threats. Understanding DORA is crucial for businesses as it unifies cyber security regulations, reducing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance. In this blog, we'll explore what DORA entails, its key components, and its implications for both EU and UK-based financial institutions.

Salt Typhoon, The Shadow in the Digital Storm

Salt Typhoon is suspected to be an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. Their origins are linked to state-sponsored entities in Asia, leveraging their technical expertise to breach some of the world’s most critical telecom infrastructure. Unlike ransomware groups that aim for monetary gain, Salt Typhoon’s primary objective is espionage, focusing on data theft and surveillance.

How Detectify embraces the best of both DAST and ASM

Below, we’ll take a look at how both DAST as a methodology and DAST as a tool relate to what we do at Detectify. More specifically, we’ll explain how Detectify’s solution applies DAST methodology to the full breadth of an attack surface, automating the heck out of application security testing. With these methods, we cover millions of domains before you’ve even had breakfast.

A data-driven look at the top security tools for startups

As a startup founder, security might not be the first thing on your mind. You’re busy building features, finding product-market fit, and growing your customer base. But security isn’t just a nice to have—it’s essential to helping you hit key milestones faster, from winning larger customers to securing your next round of funding.

Securing Sensitive Data in Healthcare: Why Privacy and Protection Must Be a Top Priority

Protegrity specializes in protecting sensitive data, a focus we’ve maintained for around 20 years. Our customer base includes many large enterprises, particularly in the healthcare and financial sectors, spanning across the globe. Our clients include some of the most renowned companies worldwide.

Trustwave SpiderLabs: The Ransomware Trends Confronting the Energy and Utilities Sector

Increasing frequency, new threat groups emerging, the rise of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) attack model, and third-party attacks are just a few of the dangerous trends Trustwave SpiderLabs details in Energy and Utilities Sector Deep Dive: Ransomware Trends. This report supplements the just released 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Energy and Utilities Sector. This broader and more comprehensive report analyzes the energy and utilities sector’s major threats and trends.