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MY TAKE: Coping with security risks, compliance issues spun up by ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

Companies are being compelled to embrace digital transformation, or DX , if for no other reason than the fear of being left behind as competitors leverage microservices, containers and cloud infrastructure to spin-up software innovation at high velocity. A core security challenge confronts just about every company today.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. One of the most intensive uses of criminal botnets is account takeovers.

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SHARED INTEL: APIs hook up new web and mobile apps — and break attack vectors wide open

The Last Watchdog

Related: The case for a microservices firewall Netflix and Airbnb are prime examples of companies moving to single-page applications, or SPAs , in order to make their browser webpages as responsive as their mobile apps. APIs are the conduits for moving data to-and-fro in our digitally transformed world.

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Q&A: Sophos poll shows how attackers are taking advantage of cloud migration to wreak havoc

The Last Watchdog

Furthermore, 50% encountered ransomware and other malware; 29% reported incidents of data getting exposed; 25% had accounts compromised; and 17% dealt with incidents of crypto-jacking. These protocols need to be accounted for. It’s the same thing as buying a firewall and only adding any-to-any rules.

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Top 6 API Security Questions Answered

Security Boulevard

They enable organizations to supply the digital services that support everyday activities like shopping online, booking a holiday or using a banking app. The unprecedented growth of API usage across all industries in recent years has accelerated digital transformation and brought new API security challenges to light.