The Internet of Things (IoT) has ushered in an era where devices are interconnected across the internet, enabling them to communicate and share data with ease. This innovation has dramatically transformed everyday life, introducing conveniences that were once the stuff of science fiction. Now, we can monitor our homes through cameras connected to our networks, control appliances from our smartphones, and receive real-time updates from our cars and health-monitoring smartwatches.

Organizations are finally dialing in on where they need to focus their cybersecurity strategies, starting with phishing. But the top four cited security risks all have one element in common. Organizations today realize that maintaining operational resilience is a matter of measuring and addressing risk. According to the 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey Results Guide there is a distinct cybersecurity risk that stands out among its peers.

The Indian government implemented the Data Protection and Privacy (DPDP) Act, a groundbreaking measure designed to regulate data protection within the country, in August 2023. In today’s rapidly evolving digital era, it has become increasingly important to have robust legislation in place to safeguard people’s data. With so much information being shared online, this act protects our data from misuse and unauthorized access.

Vulnerability remediation is no small feat – especially if your security and remediation teams are understaffed and overwhelmed. Because vulnerabilities extend across the code, cloud, and infrastructure in your attack surface, and can vary drastically in their criticality, location, type, or affected systems, one-size-fits-all approaches are rarely the answer.

CrowdStrike researchers have identified a HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader) sample that employs sophisticated evasion techniques to enhance the complexity of the threat. HijackLoader, an increasingly popular tool among adversaries for deploying additional payloads and tooling, continues to evolve as its developers experiment and enhance its capabilities.

In a world where software is produced, distributed, and re-distributed, how do you ensure the software you consume is authentic and safe for your environment? How do you know the software you deployed yesterday is safe today? Most software exploits are discovered after the software has been deployed, which raises the question: It’s not just about getting software updates, as the majority of exploits are distributed as updates. Staying updated isn’t the most secure.

A guest blog, written by Jaye Tilson, Field CTO at HPE Aruba. The healthcare industry, the very lifeline entrusted with safeguarding our most sensitive data, is under relentless attack. Cybercriminals see medical records, financial information, and even critical patient monitoring data as their golden goose, with breaches inflicting unimaginable harm. In this ever-evolving threat landscape, healthcare companies must prioritize building robust cybersecurity strategies.

Problems arise when teams are too siloed. In the past, organizations ran into trouble when Development teams would hand over finished code with security problems to IT Operations to deploy and manage. They realized it was faster and more effective to work together throughout the product lifecycle in a DevOps model, picking up on issues and resolving them as they went in an agile way of working.