What do cybercriminals love? (Mostly themselves, but that is beside the point.) They love organizations that have unmitigated risks in their web applications and application program interfaces (APIs). With the entire world connected via the internet, the easiest and quickest way for threat actors to infiltrate your systems or steal customer data is through web applications.
In an effort to stay ahead of improvements in automated detections and preventions, adversary groups continually look to new tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), and new tooling to progress their mission objectives. One group — known as BlackCat/ALPHV — has taken the sophisticated approach of developing their tooling from the ground up, using newer, more secure languages like Rust and highly customized configuration options per victim.
Our previous blog post on authorization security covered the seven most common authorization vulnerabilities. This post will discuss 11 authorization best practices that help avoid vulnerabilities and defeat specific attack vectors.
It was just another day in paradise. Well, it was as close to paradise as working in IT can be. Then, your boss read about another data breach and started asking questions about how well you’re managing security. Unfortunately, while you know you’re doing the day-to-day work, your documentation has fallen by the wayside. As much as people are loathed to admit it, this is where compliance can help.
At the Rubrik Data Security Spotlight, we introduced Rubrik Cloud Vault, our fully managed, secure, and isolated cloud vault service built on Microsoft Azure. Rubrik Cloud Vault enables customers to build a comprehensive and multi-layered data protection strategy to be cyber resilient.
The dark web is a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and is only accessible through specific browsers. It has become a haven for all sorts of illegal activities and people who want to remain anonymous, including hackers. Often, the hackers use the dark web to sell steal passwords, compromising the security of employees and companies.
