Leveraging dynamic configuration for seamless and compliant software changes
In this Help Net Security interview, Konrad Niemiec, CEO and Founder of Lekko, discusses the benefits of dynamic configuration in preventing system outages and enabling…
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What CISOs need to keep CEOs (and themselves) out of jail
Former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan, who was convicted for attempting to cover up a data breach Uber suffered in 2016, recently posited that in the…
Secretive: Open-source app for storing and managing SSH keys in the Secure Enclave
Secretive is an open-source, user-friendly app designed to store and manage SSH keys within the Secure Enclave. Typically, SSH keys are stored on disk with…
Adaptive Shield unveils ITDR platform for SaaS
Adaptive Shield has unveiled its Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) platform for SaaS environments. The recent Snowflake breach served as a wake-up call for…
Average data breach cost jumps to $4.88 million, collateral damage increased
IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report revealing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million in 2024, as…
Coding practices: The role of secure programming languages
Safety and quality are not features that can be added through testing — they must be integral to the design. Opting for a safer or…
Review: Action1 – Simple and powerful patch management
Although endpoint anti-malware and other security controls are now standard at the operating system level, keeping all endpoint software up-to-date and secure remains an open…
Securing remote access to mission-critical OT assets
In this Help Net Security interview, Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, discusses the prevalent vulnerabilities in Windows-based engineering workstations (EWS) and human-machine interfaces…
Insecure file-sharing practices in healthcare put patient privacy at risk
Healthcare organizations continue to put their business and patients at risk of exposing their most sensitive data, according to Metomic. 25% of publicly shared files…
Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage
Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions, but the unfortunate incident is…
eBook: 20 tips for secure cloud migration
More organizations rely on cloud platforms to reap the benefits of scalability, flexibility, availability, and reduced costs. However, cloud environments come with security challenges and…
Microsoft 365 users targeted by phishers abusing Microsoft Forms
There has been an uptick in phishing campaigns leveraging Microsoft Forms this month, aiming to trick targets into sharing their Microsoft 365 login credentials. A…