Everybody’s doing it: shifting applications to the cloud. More flexibility. More storage. More scalability. But how does this affect application security? What challenges does it present?
According to the AV-TEST Institute, more than 1 billion strains of malware have been created, and more than 500,00 new pieces of malware are detected every day. One of the main reasons for this rapid growth is that malware creators frequently reuse source code. They modify existing malware to meet the specific objectives of an attack campaign or to avoid signature-based detection.
In this blog post, we'll cover some best practices for managing AWS secrets when using the AWS SDK in Python.
Mobile apps have made our lives a lot easier. From ordering food, watching movies, booking a cab, and sending money, one can do everything via mobile apps. However, while mobile apps are a great utility, they've become an easy target for scammers, hackers, and cyber attackers, especially in countries like the UK. Taking charge of the situation, the UK government has created strict guidelines for enhancing the security of mobile apps.
Cloud computing is the most cost-effective way to store and manage data and meet growing business demands today. However, the rapid rise of cloud usage means you need to stay alert to potential cloud security insider threats that can compromise your sensitive data and security posture. In this post, we discuss the insider threat landscape, explore several types of cloud insider threats, and examine the best practices to combat these threats.
India has recently announced plans to introduce new security testing for smartphones to improve the security of its citizens' personal information and prevent cyber threats from compromising sensitive data. The move comes in response to concerns about the increasing reliance on smartphones in India, which has made the country vulnerable to cyber-attacks and data breaches.
Some of the world’s largest tech companies, like Google and Microsoft, have embedded AI into their business productivity suites, with Microsoft going a step further and releasing AI Copilot for Power Apps, its low-code platform. This integration has raised concerns over the decision-making power granted to business users to integrate data with AI and grant access, which can be done without oversight or control from IT.
Security Week 2023 is officially in the books. In our welcome post last Saturday, I talked about Cloudflare’s years-long evolution from protecting websites, to protecting applications, to protecting people. Our goal this week was to help our customers solve a broader range of problems, reduce external points of vulnerability, and make their jobs easier. We announced 34 new tools and integrations that will do just that.
We are thrilled to announce the full support of wildcard and multi-hostname application definitions in Cloudflare Access. Until now, Access had limitations that restricted it to a single hostname or a limited set of wildcards. Before diving into these new features let’s review Cloudflare Access and its previous limitations around application definition.
