How do you browse the Internet? Using a primary browser, you can turn on “incognito mode,” which increases your privacy on singular devices but is also less concealing than other privacy tools like virtual private networks (VPNs). The functionality of these modes differs between browsers. While the mode offers reliable personal security, it also lacks cybersecurity defenses and is often used by those with misconceptions about how the tool works. So, what is incognito mode?

From its beginning, the Elastic detection-rules repo not only contained Elastic’s prebuilt detection rules, but also additional tooling for detection rule management — like a suite of tests, CLI commands, and automation scripts used by the Elastic Threat Research and Detection Engineering (TRaDE) team.

Data protection is now one of the most acute problems of any business, be it a small venture or a corporate giant. In this dynamic and rapidly changing environment, the significance of strong encryption and proper practices for managing keys by organizations is gradually gaining acceptance. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing platform, offers two powerful tools to safeguard sensitive data: The Cryptographic protocol for AWS CloudHSM and KMS are enlisted.

How far are you willing to go to obtain love? Online threats surround us every time we get on the Internet—all of them are out for more than a lasting emotional connection. Romance scams are the most insidious of online threats, not because they wreck the emotional and financial statuses of their victims but because they are incredibly well-thought-out.

Check out our Avast Q1/2023 Threat Report to see how social engineering scams have surged a whopping 61% on mobile and 23% on desktop.

Data breaches and their immediate impact on the organization are widely publicized. But what happens after the breach, especially with the breached credentials such as usernames and passwords? The breached credentials are often sold in the black market or leveraged by the attacker to attack the same or other organizations. This leads to credential stuffing attacks, where the stolen credentials are reused on different websites.

Trustwave SpiderLabs’ 2024 Public Sector Threat Landscape: Trustwave Threat Intelligence Briefing and Mitigation Strategies report details the security issues facing public sector security teams as they try to strike a balance between supplying needed services and deploying the cybersecurity necessary to protect data placed in their charge. The need for the highest level of security has never been greater.

As vehicles become increasingly reliant on software, secure and functional Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are paramount. Unknown vulnerabilities in your automotive software can pose a significant threat to your products and business by putting you at risk of coding errors or insecure configurations, which can be exploited by malicious actors or lead to consequential failures.

This month, we introduced an AI-powered conversational interface within Vanta Trust Center. Visitors to your Trust Center can ask questions and Vanta AI will generate answers based on the rich foundation of resources already available in your Trust Center.

Last episode of C.J. May's series on implementing a DevSecOps program: how to harden your software delivery pipelines to maintain robust security measures.