Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Being a sysadmin is definitely not for the average human being. You have to always be ready to help people, fight hackers, use tech gadgets … actually, a sysadmin’s typical day sounds a lot like the life of a superhero! But even superheroes have a dark side. We asked our sysadmin community to share some naughty things they’ve ever done — or keep doing. Naturally, their responses will remain anonymous due to the delicacy of the topic!

We are pleased to announce that we’ve recently attained Cyber Essentials certification with the NCSC in addition to our existing compliance with PCI DSS, SOC 2 & ISO 27001. The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) is the UK authority for monitoring cybersecurity incidents, conducting threat assessments and acts as an overarching technical authority for mitigating cyber threats.

In a recent episode of the Cybersecurity Sessions podcast, Netacea CTO Andy Still quizzed Beacon CTO Stewart Boutcher about ‘artificial engagement’, a term Stewart has championed as a member of the Data and Marketing Association North Council. Artificial engagement refers to fake clicks and impressions generated by bots on ad networks, costing marketeers huge chunks of their digital advertising budgets.

In our predictions, we highlight how cybersecurity will become a key area for insurers in 2022. The seriousness and growth in damages caused by cyberthreats has raised the price of policies sharply in 2021, according to experts. Given this situation, companies must either be prepared to take out new insurance at higher rates or expect a rise in the cost of their current policy. But what elements determine the cost of cyber insurance for insurers? There are 5 key factors, both internal and external.

JFrog’s Security Research team recently disclosed an RCE (remote code execution) issue in Apache Cassandra, which has been assigned to CVE-2021-44521 (CVSS 8.4). This Apache security vulnerability is easy to exploit and has the potential to wreak havoc on systems, but luckily only manifests in non-default configurations of Cassandra.

As Head of People at Tines, Maria Dillon champions our inclusive company culture. Maria supports every team as we rapidly scale, ensuring every voice is heard and implementing thoughtful initiatives that help set Tines apart as a world-class employer and a fantastic place to work.

In a previous post, we looked at an example of a fictional bookstore company and recommended mirroring strategies for that specific scenario. In this post, we’ll be looking at a fictional bank and recommended mirroring strategies for their network traffic. For a list of the most commonly used strategies, check out our traffic mirroring tutorial.

ManageEngine’s privileged access management (PAM) suite of products have helped over one million IT administrators and users around the globe efficiently manage their privileged credentials and access. On that note, we’re excited to announce that we’ve been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Privileged Access Management!