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Detectify Crowdsource | Meet the Hacker-Gerben Janssen van Doorn

Are you interested in ethical hacking but aren’t sure where to start? A formal degree is definitely not required. We sat down with one of our top-ranked Detectify Crowdsource hackers, Gerben Janssen van Doorn, and asked him about his white-hat journey so far. In this video he shares why XSS is key for getting started and its role in keeping your web security secure.

Cybersecurity: Protecting All the Endpoints

Network security is an issue that is increasingly important as businesses and even households shift more workflow processes and key tasks to the network and into the cloud. While some users may find it a challenge to protect even a single digital device, keeping an entire network secure can be a tall order for even the most tech-savvy users.

Electronics Retailer Confirms Breach Attempt of 5.9M Payment Cards

A consumer electronics retailer has confirmed a data breach attempt to compromise the details of 5.9 million payment cards. On 13 June, Dixons Carphone released a notice disclosing its investigation into an instance of unauthorized data access. The company came across the suspicious activity while reviewing its systems and data. Subsequently, it contacted security experts to help determine what happened.

2 Strategies to Tighten Your Cloud Security

Creating a thorough and effective security program is difficult enough when your data is stored on-premises. But most organizations and agencies straddle hybridized on-prem and cloud environments—or they’re cloud-native entirely. This complicates the role of cybersecurity teams who now need tools that can traverse multiple environments without missing a beat.

What Is Integrity Management?

If you’ve been in information security for a while, you’ve likely had some experience with file integrity monitoring (FIM). It’s a capability with a long history, going back to the original open-source Tripwire tool for monitoring file hashes. And FIM has staying power. It’s still around, and there are still new deployments. There aren’t a lot of security controls that continue to be valuable over such a long time frame.