Hello CISO - Episode 3 (Part 2): Shadow IT and Working from Home

In part one of this episode of Hello CISO, Troy explored why regaining some of the control and visibility lost to shadow IT requires a mindset shift. In part two, he delves into where that mindset shift might lead us. Hello CISO is a new series aimed at Chief Information Security Officers, IT security teams, and all other members of an organization responsible for maintaining the safety and integrity of the business and its operations.

WhiteSource SAST: The Next Generation of Application Security

Today, we announced our entrance into the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) market. It’s a significant development for WhiteSource, which has until now been solely focused on open source software security. In this post, I explain why we decided to make this move beyond open source into proprietary code security, and the value it will bring to developers, security teams, and their organizations.

Talking About the CISO Mental Health Crisis

For the past 20 years, I’ve served as CISO for companies across different sectors. In this role, I have shouldered responsibility for protecting each organization from a wide swath of rapidly developing cybersecurity threats. I have also learned firsthand how much stress security leaders face day-to-day. Recent conversations with my peers have shown stress in cybersecurity is an industry-wide problem. The CISO role is one of the most stressful in any organization.

Authentication (AuthN) and Authorization (AuthZ) Tutorial for Kubernetes

Kubernetes is an API-centric orchestration platform. Every request, from the cluster components to users interacting with the system, has to go through the API server. The API server is a component in the control plane, and acts as a gatekeeper for the operation requests originating from both inside and outside of the cluster.

Optimized Traffic Mirroring Examples - Part 2

In a previous post, we looked at an example of a fictional bookstore company and recommended mirroring strategies for that specific scenario. In this post, we’ll be looking at a fictional bank and recommended mirroring strategies for their network traffic. For a list of the most commonly used strategies, check out our traffic mirroring tutorial.

Announcing the Snyk Business trial: Security across the SDLC

We’re excited to announce that our Snyk Business plan will now be available as a free trial. Many developers love Snyk products, but the true power of our platform is displayed when it’s used across an organization. No company wants to navigate a security incident, but ensuring that your entire SDLC is protected can be a challenge. The Snyk Business plan gives your organization access to empowering and easy-to-use tools to ensure nothing slips through the cracks.

New York Department of Financial Services Identifies 2022 Cybersecurity Priorities and Current Trends

In a recent webinar, SecurityScorecard hosted Justin Herring, Executive Deputy Superintendent, Cybersecurity Division of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), and Luke Dembosky, Partner and Co-Chair of the Data Strategy & Security practice at Debevoise & Plimpton, to discuss DFS’s top cybersecurity priorities this year, current enforcement and to examine trends, and the regulatory environment around cybersecurity in 2022.

ManageEngine is recognized as a December 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Privileged Access Management

ManageEngine’s privileged access management (PAM) suite of products have helped over one million IT administrators and users around the globe efficiently manage their privileged credentials and access. On that note, we’re excited to announce that we’ve been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Privileged Access Management!