Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled a new metric that promises to revolutionize the way vulnerability management is prioritized. Likely Exploited Vulnerabilities (LEV) is a ranking designed to help organizations focus their efforts on the flaws that cybercriminals are actively using to perpetrate real-world attacks. Thousands of vulnerabilities are reported every year but only a small fraction is exploited in the wild.

CPS 234 and ISO 27001 are two industry-accepted standards that help protect organisations from cyber attacks—one of the biggest threats and concerns Australian organisations experienced in 2024. The standards can be said to share the same end goal—increasing cyber resilience while helping manage information security more effectively. ‍ Despite this shared goal, CPS 234 and ISO 27001 come with notable differences.

Social engineering isn’t just a trick of trade anymore, it is trade. Threat actors aren’t only targeting systems; they’re targeting people. And because humans are often the weakest link in cybersecurity, attackers use psychological manipulation to deceive users into giving up credentials, clicking malicious links, or downloading malware. The challenge? These attacks don’t always leave behind obvious traces. This is where Extended Detection and Response (XDR) becomes essential.

TL;DR: Aikido and Root have teamed up to deliver hardened container images that fix vulnerabilities fast while letting you keep your current base image. Patch timelines shrink from months to minutes. More about the launch below, or check out our docs. Keeping containers secure isn’t as simple as “just update.” While it sounds straightforward, anyone who’s tried it in a real app knows it’s far from easy.

DevOps teams are moving faster than ever deploying AI agents, orchestrating automated workflows, and scaling infrastructure across cloud platforms. But as speed increases, so does the attack surface. Traditional access models weren’t built for today’s dynamic, machine-heavy environments, and static privileges have become one of the biggest security liabilities in SaaS.