Network security

Software Update icon is seen on a MacBook Air laptop computer.

Infostealers targeting macOS jumped by 101% in second half of 2024

While infostealers are often seen as less dangerous compared with trojans, they can exfiltrate sensitive data, leading to data breaches.

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Network Security

CISA, international agencies offer guidance on edge threats

CISA posted a set of guidelines aimed at helping companies better secure the commonly used devices.

Penetration Testing

How to prepare for an effective web application penetration test

At a time when data breaches and cyberattacks dominate headlines, web application security is top on the minds of IT leaders. By performing regular web application pen tests, possible vulnerabilities can be uncovered and steps taken to fortify your defenses. In this post, we'll discuss the importance of preparing for a pen test, the items that should be on your pen test checklist, and how to foster close collaboration with your pen testing team.

Cyber Threat Detected in Digital Code Interface, Alert System Highlighting Security Vulnerability in Cyber Environment

Network Security

Record number of exploited security vulnerabilities reached in 2024

A total of 768 CVE-listed vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, a 20% increase from 2023.

Network Security

UK agency floats plan to overhaul vulnerability classifications

The UK’s cybersecurity regulator has pitched a plan that would see the elimination of vulnerability ratings.

Cloud Security

Streamline container security with unified cloud-native threat protection

Microsoft’s container security solution empowers organizations to proactively secure their containerized environments while enabling advanced threat hunting.

Leadership

Guiding an Open Source-Based Business Through Troubled Times – Francis Dinha – ESW #391

This interview is a bit different from our norm. We talk to the founder and CEO of OpenVPN about what it is like to operate a business based on open source, particularly through trying times like the recent pandemic. How do you compete when your competitors are free to build products using your software and IP? It seems like an oxymoron, but an ope...

Vulnerability Management

50,000 critical exposures + one of the most vulnerable IT environments: our schools – Kiran Chinnagangannagari, Jeff Smith – ESW #390

I've been so excited to see the external attack surface management (EASM) market take off in the past few years. This market category focuses exclusively on security issues exposed to the public Internet - issues ANYONE can see. All organizations have exposure management problems, but industries that are traditionally underfunded when it comes to ...