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The Current Challenges of Adopting Zero Trust and What You Can Do About Them
In the fast-evolving world of cybersecurity, the transition to remote work, the challenges of Zero Trust adoption, and the technology that supports it have taken center stage. Join me as we explore the insights of cybersecurity professionals and uncover the realities of this transformative journey.
The History of Patch Tuesday: Looking back at the first 20 years
One of the most critical aspects of cybersecurity is ensuring that all software is kept up to date with the latest patches. This is necessary to cover any vulnerabilities that cybercriminals could take advantage of in order to infiltrate an organization and launch an attack. With the volume of updates and the effort needed to install and configure them, it is good to know precisely when patches will be released.
Netskope Threat Labs Stats for November 2023
Netskope Threat Labs publishes a monthly summary blog post of the top threats we are tracking on the Netskope platform. The purpose of this post is to provide strategic, actionable intelligence on active threats against enterprise users worldwide.
Falcon Exposure Management Security Configuration Assessment: Demo Drill Down
In the complex terrain of cybersecurity, improper configurations are often the silent adversaries. Falcon Exposure Management's Security Configuration Assessment feature proactively detects and corrects misconfigurations, bolstering your security framework. Watch this demo to see how turning configuration weaknesses into strengths can fortify your cyber defenses.
Demo Tuesday
Do you have rogue devices in your network? Worried they might ruin your chill holiday break? Special Guest Jack Shen will show Mike Lossmann how to make a 'naughty list' with Network Query Engine and gain some network peace of mind this year.
Vulnerability disclosure: Which comes first, the security bug in PHP or the CVE?
For security researchers, there is a series of hurdles in raising a potential vulnerability well before the issue itself is widely recognized. Convincing the project maintainers that there is an issue becomes the first hurdle, even with a working example. At times, there is a thin and fuzzy line to a vulnerable path being identified as a bug rather than a security vulnerability.
Common SAML vulnerabilities and how to remediate them
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based framework that plays a pivotal role in enabling secure identity and access management. It acts as a trusted intermediary between various entities in a digital ecosystem, such as identity providers, service providers, and users. The primary purpose of SAML is to facilitate single sign-on (SSO), a seamless and efficient authentication process where a user can access multiple applications and services using a single set of credentials.
The New Normal For Cybersecurity Practitioners
Former UBER CSO Joe Sullivan joined SecurityScorecard CEO Aleksandr Yampolskiy to discuss pressing topics on the mind of every CISO. Are we on the verge of entering the "Golden Era" of cybersecurity? SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings and the only service with over 12 million companies continuously rated. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in 64 countries around the globe.
The 443 Podcast - Episode 273 - Hacking the Crypto Supply Chain
This week on the podcast, we cover a supply chain attack against one of the largest hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturers. After that, we discuss the latest Apache Struts vulnerability under active exploit by threat actors. We end the episode with our thoughts on a research blog post about a set of threat actors using an old school attack against modern targets. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
Applying the Churchill Knowledge Audit to Cybersecurity
When FedEx founder Fred Smith attended Yale in the mid-1960s, he wrote an economics paper describing the concept of overnight delivery of packages by air. His professor infamously gave him a “C” grade because he viewed it as implausible. But Smith knew something his professor didn’t—and it was an idea that would change the way the business world worked forever. I bring this story up for two reasons. For one thing, I worked for FedEx and learned a lot from my time there.