The Internet of Things (IoT) has unlocked a realm of innovation and transformation, promising to revolutionize industries across the board. Author Felipe Fernandes successfully points out in his article for Forbes “Mastering IoT Implementation: Strategies For Successful Outcomes,” the success of IoT initiatives hinges on careful planning, strategic execution, and a commitment to addressing key challenges.

In today's interconnected world, where digital transactions have become the norm, it is vital to be aware of the ever-present threat of fraud scams and take proactive measures to protect your hard-earned money. Whether it's one of the many types of cybercrimes (phishing emails, identity theft, online shopping scams, or investment fraud), fraudsters are constantly devising new ways to exploit unsuspecting individuals.

Research shows many companies now own and operate more than 60 disparate security tools, yet breaches continue to make headlines. Throwing more tools at the problem is a tactic that simply doesn’t work and— with trends pointing toward tighter security budgets—may not even be possible anymore. Security leaders are now in a position that requires them to ask tough questions and carefully scrutinize new security tools before pulling the trigger on purchases.

CISA added CVE-2023-24489 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog in August 2023. CVE-2023-24489 is an access control vulnerability impacting the use of Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller version 5.11.24 and below. Citrix ShareFile is a real-time collaboration platform. While ShareFile primarily offers a cloud-based file-sharing application, there are some features that accommodate data storage through the use of a storage zone controller.

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. Well this is unfortunate…. Like one last year sometime I hope they do eventually get back up and running.

We’re incredibly excited to introduce labs, a new space in the 1Password apps that lets customers test new experimental features to help influence the future of 1Password.

For security teams managing their enterprises’ privileged access management (PAM) programs, times have changed and what’s considered a privileged or high-risk account has drastically shifted. In turn, the way organizations not only manage privilege, but comprehensively secure it, must also shift. Historically, organizations have managed their PAM programs by vaulting and rotating credentials on privileged accounts.

In my previous blog post, I looked at how software supply chain attacks work and what you can do to assess and analyze your security posture. Now, let’s figure out how to use the resultant information to harden your software supply chain against threats.

M&T Bank was established in 1856 and is one of the largest banks in the US. It is based in Buffalo, New York, and currently has over 1,000 branches in 12 separate states. The bank houses data for hundreds of thousands of individuals, and some of that information may be at risk because of a recent breach. Learn all about the 2023 M&T Bank data breach below.