Backup is an important part of the DevOps security strategy – it helps to eliminate data loss, ensure business continuity, and go hand in hand with the Shared Responsibility and compliance requirements. Moreover, given the constantly rising incidents (check out the State of DevOps Threats Report), like human mistakes, service outages, and ransomware attacks, backup can make up a reliable final line of protection for both your source code and other critical DevOps data and your business.

In API security, organizations frequently encounter a tough decision: whether to opt for the flexibility and scalability of a SaaS solution or the data control and privacy of an on-premises deployment. Salt Security's hybrid deployment option provides a solution that combines the advantages of a SaaS solution with the assurance of data privacy, offering the best of both worlds for organizations.

You can tell if someone is scamming you online if they make grammatical or spelling errors, create a sense of urgency, ask you for personal information, offer you something that’s too good to be true or reach out to you unexpectedly. Read the following signs that someone is scamming you online, learn about the most common online scams to watch out for and note our tips on how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.

At a high level, security leaders need tools that: a) Efficiently detect and respond to threats. b) Can be managed sustainably. c) Deploy quickly and scale with their organisation. d) Are cost-effective. Large SOCs in a handful of enterprises could do this by deploying point solutions and hiring experts to manage them. For everyone else, is there a more efficient way to deliver on these capabilities than a consolidated cybersecurity platform? If you’ve found one, stop reading now.

When enabled, the Windows security setting audit detailed file share keeps a detailed record of every time someone tries to access a shared file or folder on either the user’s computer or network. When a regular audit is configured, it logs only a singular event – which user or client is establishing a connection to which shared file or folder. A detailed audit records additional information about who is accessing the shared files and folders.

If your bank account has been hacked, you should contact your bank immediately, change your bank account’s password and place a freeze on your credit report. Because your savings are on the line, you must act quickly when you learn your bank account has been hacked. Read more to learn the common signs of a hacked bank account and what you should do if someone hacks into your bank account.

The education sector proved to be a key target for threat actors in Q2 2024, particularly for ransomware groups. FOG ransomware was a significant threat to the sector this quarter, with clear seasonal cycles in incidents impacting educational institutions, possibly due to perceived reduction in IT staffing around the summer months or the belief that schools may be more likely to pay a ransom during peak periods.