The Biggest Factors Influencing API Security Today

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), with their ability to enable different software systems to communicate, have helped shape the digital world irrevocably. They allow developers to create more interoperable, scalable, efficient, and innovative digital services and applications across important industries such as retail, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare. However, with the explosion of API creation and usage comes inevitable risks.

Discover, Assess, and Protect Confidential Information with Lookout

Learn how Lookout helps identify, classify, and protect sensitive data with real-time data protection and encryption policies. With Lookout's Secure Service Edge (SSE) platform, zero trust data protection policies extend seamlessly across Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), private, and web applications. Experience the simplicity of a unified policy engine that handles masking, redaction, encryption, watermarking, and classification, enhancing both security and administrative efficiency.

What ended up on the cutting room floor after we sliced and diced the KEV

In the course of a major research rollout like my recent whitepaper on KEV vulnerabilities, I frequently end up doing some bit of analysis that doesn’t make it into the final doc. Usually, it is because I am dealing with limited space and attention spans, and I gotta stop sometime. The stuff that gets cut is usually not terribly compelling or surprising or is maybe more an artifact of the particular bias in our sample or is only interesting to a very small audience.

From Ransomware to Resilience: Securing Government Agencies Worldwide

Government agencies worldwide are entrusted with safeguarding sensitive data and facilitating seamless operations across various critical infrastructure sectors. However, this pivotal role puts them in threat actors’ sights – from cybercriminals to politically motivated entities to state-sponsored actors from other parts of the world.

5 Common Challenges (and Solutions) to Achieving CMMC Compliance

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a comprehensive program to enforce conformance with the NIST 800-171 security controls for non-government organizations handling Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). The program has a three tiered requirements structure based on the nature and sensitivity of information an organization handles.

How to Spot and Avoid Grandparent Scams

Grandparent scams happen when a cybercriminal impersonates a victim’s family member, such as a grandchild, to convince them that there is an emergency. Despite the name of this scam, the victim doesn’t always have to be a grandparent or grandchild. The primary goal of these scams is to extort money from a victim by pretending that their loved one is in danger.

Signs of Malware Infection and How To Remove It

Malware is malicious software that can infect your device in many ways, like when you download a free game or movie. Some signs that your device is infected with malware include random pop-ups, freezing or slowing down, suddenly limited storage space and apps you don’t remember installing. Continue reading to learn the 10 most common signs that your device has a malware infection, how to remove malware from your device and how to protect your devices from becoming infected.

Using AWS Secrets Manager and Lambda Function to Store, Rotate and Secure Keys

When working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), we often find that various AWS services need to store and manage secrets. AWS Secrets Manager is the go-to solution for this. It's a centralized service designed to help manage sensitive information securely, significantly reduce the risk of credential compromise, and facilitate your credential management process. However, there's more to it than just storing secrets.