Managed Detection and Response Cost: What Organizations Should Expect

For many organizations, managed detection and response has become an essential service. With threats getting more deceptive and spreading at a faster rate, most IT/security teams are unable to investigate every suspicious event due to a lack of time or resources. This is why many organizations explore MDR, but they often don’t know how much managed detection and response would cost.

The Genesis Mission: A New Era of AI-Accelerated Science and a New Security Imperative

Innovation has always been the engine of American advancement. With the launch of the Genesis Mission, the White House is signaling a new era of AI-accelerated scientific discovery. This executive order directs the Department of Energy to build an integrated, national-scale AI platform designed to unlock scientific breakthroughs across biotechnology, energy, materials, quantum systems, and beyond.

Jira Data Loss Scenarios To Watch Out For (And How To Avoid)

For many DevOps and ITSM workflows, Jira is the nerve center. It’s relied upon by thousands of teams for everything from agile sprint planning to enterprise-scale incident management. However, beneath the robust interface and powerful automation, your Jira data remains fragile – far more than you think. Scenarions around Jira data loss aren’t a theory. At least nowadays, when such things happen it’s quickly and quietly.

Shai-Hulud: The Second Coming Hits npm Users

Once again, the npm supply chain has been compromised, putting developers relying on these vital open source components at risk. On November 24th, a sophisticated attack that borrows techniques from the Shai-Hulud malware used in the npm hijacking this past September was discovered. This is not an isolated incident. It’s a continuation of an existing campaign that is now abusing CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub automation to spread faster and steal more secrets than before.

From Compliance to Covert Ops: Demystifying the Offensive Security Landscape

The merits of deploying offensive testing to strengthen an organization’s security posture are well-understood by today’s security leadership. Much to the relief of defenders, obtaining approval for an offensive security exercise has never been easier. However, the process of selecting the most appropriate offensive testing solution requires untangling overlapping definitions and vaguely defined terminology that leaves security teams more confused than when they started.

Introducing Astra Cloud Vulnerability Scanner: Multi-Cloud Security Built for Scale

1.8X, that’s how much cloud vulnerabilities have skyrocketed over the past year, fueled not just by attackers but by the routine tweaks teams make every day. Modern vulnerability scanners were built to find everything that looks risky. They just never learned to tell what actually is. Dashboards lit with thousands of “critical” alerts, endless CSVs, and reports that read like alarm bells on repeat. Yet less than 10 percent of those alerts ever lead to a real exploit.

HIPAA Tracking Pixels Without Vendor BAAs: Google, Facebook, and More

It starts with a simple audit. Your legal team checks Business Associate Agreements after OCR’s tracking technology guidance. Google Workspace BAA: signed. Analytics platform BAA: signed. CRM and marketing tools: covered. Then the question that changes everything: Do we have BAAs for the tracking pixels on our patient pages?