Creating AWS security efficiencies in IT

As we enter 2023, both security and digital transformation efforts (e.g. cloud migration) continue to be important priorities for organizations. This combination brings huge challenges for IT teams, who are not only required to facilitate major digital changes and increase developer productivity but also ensure that this transformation is secure by default. When using AWS in particular, it’s challenging to understand how to strike this balance between accelerated cloud growth and security.

An ethical hacker's perspective on EASM

Gunnar Andrews discusses how ethical hackers can look to EASM techniques to help increase their ethical hacking skills. For organizations, this article gives insight into the methods and types of information that ethical hackers or even malicious attackers will collect to increase knowledge about an organization’s assets.

Four Resolutions for Security Leaders to Keep in Mind for 2023

Starting off a new year often comes with a re-energized sense of taking stock of big changes you want to make and how you want to accomplish them. And, as we come off of “prediction season”, there’s also a sense of the hot topics and challenges that are already on the horizon for the security community.

How to Make a Case for Buying SCA

The ongoing rise in open source vulnerabilities and software supply chain attacks poses a significant risk, and it will only increase. According to the Mend Open Source Risk Report, modern security best practices such as software composition analysis (SCA) are vital for stemming the rising tide of open source vulnerabilities in applications and software.

Preventing Cyberattacks Against Marketing Teams

In promoting a company and its products, marketing oversees critical points of contact between the business and its customers. Marketing teams make sure a company and its products are known in the broader market, gain the interest of potential customers and guide customers through the buying process. Just as importantly, marketing teams promote and steward a company’s brand — one of its most valuable assets.

Three easy steps to dramatically improve your AWS security posture: Step 1, set up IAM properly

Have you ever heard the saying that the greatest benefit of the cloud is that limitless resources can be spun-up with just a few clicks of the mouse? If so, you would be best served by forgetting that saying altogether. Just because cloud resources can be spun-up with a few clicks of the mouse does not mean that they should be. Rather, prior to launching anything in the cloud, careful consideration and planning are a necessity.

Protecting Data and Promoting Collaboration During Times of Change

When it comes to the way we work, change is now the status quo — and it often happens so quickly that security teams have a tough time keeping up. Organizations that try to keep using their perimeter-based security solutions are hindering their workers’ ability to collaborate while also losing a handle on their data.

Identity Verification in Insurance: ID checks & Face Match

Policyholders prefer a digital style of interaction over a physical one. However, identity verification problems frequently stand out, which causes significant onboarding dropout rates. This blog article examines how to resolve this using an AI-powered verification method. According to a recent study, 44% of those between the ages of 18 and 29 who had insurance purchased their plans online. This proportion is expected to rise as broadband penetration rates continue to rise.