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What Is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)? Types, Risks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

3 Common Types of Cross-Site Scripting Attacks Top 5 Risks Associated with XSS Attacks How to Tell if You’re Vulnerable to XSS Attacks Can You Prevent Cross-Site Scripting? XSS attacks have multiple security and business risks, including credential theft and damaged company reputation. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Defining Good: A Strategic Approach to API Risk Reduction

Security Boulevard

How do we gauge how risky it is and how do we ensure that future APIs are not putting the enterprise at risk? In recent years, as APIs proliferated the enterprise, their existence gave cause to some major security concerns. If we don’t know and are not in sync to what makes a good API, how can we trust what was built?

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses. Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. million, second only to healthcare.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

Targeted Sector Vulnerabilities: Financial Services, IT, Healthcare, Education, and Government sectors have emerged as primary targets, with attackers fine-tuning their strategies to exploit specific vulnerabilities within these industries.

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

I recently had the chance to sit down with Kevin Simzer, chief operating officer of Trend Micro, to discuss two of them: Cloud Workload Protection Platform ( CWPP ) and Cloud Security Posture Management ( CSPM.) Here are the key takeaways: Cloud migration risks. The summer of 2019 was a heady time for the financial services industry.

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

eSecurity Planet

The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them. Also read : Is the Answer to Vulnerabilities Patch Management as a Service?

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

For teams in industries like financial services, healthcare, and government, the more specific the access rule, the better. Create Rules with Appropriate Levels of Protection Tailor your firewall rules to the security needs of your organization. Access rules help block known malicious traffic sources.

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