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Pen Testing Tools: What They Are And How to Choose the Best One

Cybersecurity threats continue to grow more sophisticated, making penetration testing an essential part of any organization’s security strategy. Penetration testing tools, or "pen testing" tools, help identify and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems, networks, and applications. They are a proactive way to address weaknesses before malicious actors can take advantage. However, selecting the right one can be overwhelming with so many available tools.

Using Kosli attest in Github Actions Workflows - Some Do's and Don'ts

The heart of Kosli’s functionality lies in its attest command. Think of it as a digital notary for your CI process. Every time you complete a significant step in your pipeline (e.g., a security scan, a build, a deployment, etc) you use kosli attest to create an immutable record of that event. However, integrating Kosli into your existing CI workflow isn’t always straightforward. You might find yourself grappling with questions like.

Enhancing Healthcare Workforce Readiness Against Cybersecurity Risks

With increased digitization in healthcare organizations, there is an added risk of cybersecurity threats that may jeopardize patients' data and overall operations. The World Economic Forum has rated healthcare among the top three sectors most vulnerable in terms of cyberattacks, demanding urgent attention in approaches toward cybersecurity strategies.

Implementing Granular Access Controls in the Modern Data Landscape

As the volume of sensitive data continues to increase in today's business environment, so do data breaches and compliance concerns. According to Harvard Business Review, in 2023, there was an upward shoot in data breaches fueled by cyberattacks targeting poorly secured access systems. For secure data, the granular access control concept has become a go-to strategy that enables better precision. It ensures that only the subject (user or group) is allowed to access certain data, minimizing the chances of unauthorized access.

How EASM Discovers Your Attack Surface Vulnerabilities

With few exceptions, businesses of any scale depend on the internet. So, it’s all-important to manage and protect the external attack surface it presents to the world. An organization's external attack surface consists of the totality of possible entry points through which an unauthorized user can access an IT environment. This includes everything from websites, web applications and APIs to remote access points and cloud services.

Feature Friday #31: Seeing a data structure with storejson()

Ever need to visualize the data your working with? storejson() to the rescue! Let’s re-visit our example for sys.os_release from Feature Friday: Special variables: So, we saw the value of a single key, but if we don’t know what keys are available it can be useful to render the JSON representation. The with attribute in combination with storejson() provides a convenient way to visualize the JSON representation of structured data in CFEngine.

C1 Unveils Advanced Technology Solutions to Help Businesses and Organizations Modernize Core IT - Networking, Security, Communications

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 10, 2024 -- C1, the global technology solution provider elevating connected human experiences, has unveiled a suite of innovative solutions designed to enable organizations to modernize communications without risk, enhance network performance and resiliency, and strengthen security programs. These critical new capabilities are deployed and managed by C1's managed and professional services, which accelerate time to value at a significantly lower cost.

The Importance of Microsegmentation in a Multilayered Cybersecurity Defense Model

Cybercrime is expected to exceed $10.5 trillion in 2025. To put that into perspective, the total U.S. GDP in 2023 was $21 trillion. So why is cybercrime so profitable? The answer lies in the ‘perfect storm’ of conditions we currently face. Today’s organizations are totally reliant on their digital assets to function. This dependence gives bad actors the opportunity to extract data, digital assets, and money once they are inside a network—often without human intervention.

Common Kafka Security Misconfigurations and How to Avoid Them

Apache Kafka is the go-to solution for companies needing to move data fast and efficiently, but here’s the catch—when you’re handling sensitive data, the stakes are high. One misstep in your security configuration, and you’re not just dealing with a hiccup; you could be looking at full-blown security breaches, unauthorized access, or lost data. No one wants that. Yet, many organizations still stumble into the same security pitfalls.