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Five Reasons Memory-Based Cyberattacks Continue to Succeed

Security Boulevard

Almost every week we see new examples of highly sophisticated organizations and enterprises falling victim to another nation-state cyberattack or other security breach. Most security defenses focus on network protection and authorization, while memory-based attacks happen in the guts of applications. Virsec Security Platform.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The value of cyber hygiene in protecting your business from potential ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

“If you look at the most major ransomware attacks that have occurred, basic cyber hygiene could have prevented the vast majority of them, so, killing their ability to move laterally,” Matthew Swenson, chief of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Crime Unit at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), said during a recent webinar.

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Potential effects include widespread event impact, high vendor dependence, which limits technological options, and regulatory compliance failures due to varying restrictions. Conduct regular security audits: Schedule consistent audits to identify and fix unsafe default settings.

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Defining Good: A Strategic Approach to API Risk Reduction

Security Boulevard

Organizations first looked to augment their existing web application security tools and processes to “address” API security. Unfortunately, the security challenges associated with APIs can't be solved by simply updating existing testing tools and edge security defenses to check-the-box technologies that claim to provide "API security."

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