Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The fourth annual Devo SOC Performance ReportTM shows security professionals believe the SOC is significant to their organization’s cybersecurity strategy. As noted in our last blog, 77% of respondents say their SOC is “very important” or “essential” to their organization. But there’s pain behind the scenes as well. The report notes the majority of security professionals are feeling overwhelmed due to too much work and not enough resources.

According to Statistica, the average response time to a ransomware attack is 20 days. 20 days where your customers can’t order your product, 20 days where your end-users are unable to access important information - 20 days of incurred downtime for your organization resulting in massive profit losses and reputation damage. I think it goes without saying, time is of the essence during a ransomware attack.

As a developer, you probably rely on open source every day. Open source code is incredibly beneficial for building and improving products, whether personal or professional. But have you considered going a step further and contributing to open source projects as well? Taking this approach can improve your skills and make a positive impact on the software development community at large. Yet, taking the leap can seem difficult. Where do you start?

When developers need to handle URLs in different forms for different purposes — such as browser history navigation, anchored targets, query parameters, and so on — we often turn to Java. However, its frequent use motivates attackers to exploit its vulnerabilities. This risk of exploitation is why we must implement URL validation in our JavaScript applications.