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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

This summer Gartner designated API security as a stand-alone pillar in its security reference architecture, not just an add-on component to other systems. Many organizations, for instance, continue to rely heavily on legacy firewalls and WAFs, which, of course, is precisely where Capital One went wrong.

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Berkshire Bank Banks on Salt for API Protection

Security Boulevard

We have to keep our data secure and our regulators happy, and we can’t get in the way of digital transformation – Salt fits right into that,” said Melle. Only cloud-scale big data, with sophisticated ML and AI doing real-time analysis yields the context needed to identify API attacks, which often unfold over days, weeks, and even months.

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MY TAKE: Six-figure GDPR privacy fines reinforce business case for advanced SIEM, UEBA tools

The Last Watchdog

Different flavors of cloud architectures, sprawling IoT systems and the coming wide deployment of 5G networks add up to not just Big Data, but Very Big Data. Launched in 2013 by Nir Polak , a former top exec at web application firewall vendor Imperva, Exabeam appears to be on the right track.

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The Evolution of SIEM: Where It’s Been and Where It is Going

CyberSecurity Insiders

Back then, it was about ingesting data and kicking off alerts from all the cybersecurity products that were being used –– mostly host- and network-based intrusion detection devices (ISS et al), network tools, and firewalls (Check Point, Cisco, et al). Endpoint and anti-virus software would come a little later.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: Everything the Cisco-Splunk merger tells us about the rise of SIEMs

The Last Watchdog

LW: Why are suppliers of legacy firewall, vulnerability management and EDR solutions also now integrating SIEM capabilities? We use machine learning models on open choice big data lakes to detect unknown threats early in the attack chain. Security teams needed greater visibility across their operating environment.

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Top 6 API Security Questions Answered

Security Boulevard

Traditional API management tools that include some security capabilities, such as web application firewalls (WAFs) and API gateways, understandably play an important part in today’s security stacks. Question 4: Can Zero Trust Architecture Ensure API Protection? Question 2: Can WAFs and API Gateways Protect Our APIs?

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Log4j Vulnerability Puts Enterprise Data Lakes and AI at Risk

eSecurity Planet

The infected payload could be injected in Big Data files used to train AI. They tried to use the most realistic processes and cloud architectures to demonstrate the severity of the threat. The intent of the exploit is to poison the targeted AI models and associated analytics, making the whole data infrastructure ineffective.

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