Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As our lives become more intertwined with the digital world, cyberattacks are growing in sophistication. And since the pandemic, the prevalence of hybrid work culture has posed additional security challenges. This creates pressure for businesses to implement advanced measures to safeguard their users’ digital identities and network resources. Failing to do so not only damages an organization’s reputation, but also leads to numerous legal issues and heavy recovery costs.

L et’s start with this: Global research shows over half of organisations have had a data breach, and 62% suffer from unplanned downtime on a monthly basis. The recent research figures are a stark reminder of the prevalence and current nature of security threats. It may not come as a surprise to those who follow the constant stream of media reports detailing mistakes and malicious attacks.

Imparting your data to an organization, whether you are a private individual or another organization yourself, requires an incredible amount of trust. How can you be sure that they will handle your sensitive information properly? For specific industries, stringent standards and regulations are in place to ensure cybersecurity. For example, HIPAA for healthcare and PCI DSS for payment card processing companies reassure customers and companies that data is protected.

LimaCharlie takes a radically different approach to cybersecurity, providing mature security capabilities and infrastructure in an on-demand, pay-per-use way. This opens up exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs who want to create their own cybersecurity startup using LimaCharlie.

Today’s attackers aren’t just exploiting vulnerabilities — research from Malicious Packages Special Report: Attacks Move Beyond Vulnerabilities illustrates the growing threat of malicious packages. According to the report, the number of malicious packages published to npm and rubygems alone grew 315 percent from 2021 to 2022.

Australia is leading the way when it comes to improving overall cybersecurity for the country. The government recently announced the Australian Cyber Security Strategy aimed at improving IT infrastructure to maintain a high level of security for agencies, businesses, and users. Their goal is to create the most cyber secure nation in 2023.

Humans have used different forms of passwords to guard secrets for centuries. These days, we use strings of characters to access everything from garage doors to digital documents.

There exists a drive in all of us that embraces innovation to make life easier. For IT leaders, it’s time for true innovation at the remote access edge.

What if you could detect intrusion and code leakage early in your software supply chains? Introducing GitGuardian Honeytoken, the solution that protects your software supply chains against potential intrusions on SCM systems, CI/CD pipelines, software artifact registries, and more.

Trustwave has just launched OT Security Maturity Diagnostic, which is an assessment and advisory service centered on ensuring the security of industrial automation and control systems. OT Diagnostic by Trustwave is optimized to gain insight into an organization’s current state of OT security across people, processes, and technology.