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The latest News and Information on CyberSecurity for Applications, Services and Infrastructure, and related technologies.

Navigating AI in SOC

With notable advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) within cybersecurity, the prospect of a fully automated Security Operations Center (SOC) driven by AI is no longer a distant notion. This paradigm shift not only promises accelerated incident response times and a limited blast radius but also transforms the perception of cybersecurity from a deterrent to that of an innovation enabler.

SAML vs. SSO: What's the Difference?

The landscape of modern authentication and authorization in IT systems has evolved significantly over the years. Initially, systems relied on basic password-based mechanisms, which gradually gave way to more sophisticated methods as security demands escalated. The advent of digital certificates and biometric verification marked a significant leap, offering enhanced security.

What Is NIS2?

To better protect its residents, organizations, and institutions, the European Union (EU) has strengthened its stance on cybersecurity with the introduction of NIS2 —the newly upgraded Network and Information Security Directive. This legislative framework is a response to the evolving cyber threats that show no sign of abating. In this article, we demystify NIS2 and share how it’s being used to establish a strong, unified cybersecurity framework across the EU.

Protect Against Netscaler Vulnerability CitrixBleed

CitrixBleed, or CVE-2023-4966, is now an infamous security vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler that allows attackers to hijack user sessions by stealing session authentication tokens. Unfortunately, it has affected many NetScaler customers including Xfinity, which lost data for 36 million customers as a result of CitrixBleed. There is no way to protect against CitrixBleed by configuring the NetScaler WAF to detect and block it.

Privacy by default

While companies tout the importance of user privacy, few put their money where their mouth is – or in our case, actually live and breathe the concept the way we do as a company. From how we think about our Product to the way we implement our Marketing, Sentry’s take on privacy is rooted in three key fundamentals: Don’t make me choose, think like your customer, and build for tomorrow today.

Detect Ransomware with Flowmon

Experience Ransomware attack step by step and see how you can leverage Flowmon AI-powered threat detection to detect and stop ransomware attacks, before it reaches your storage and your critical data. Progress® Flowmon® is a network and security monitoring platform with AI-based detection of cyber threats and anomalies, and fast access to actionable insights into network and application performance. The solution supports cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments suitable for company-wide coverage, market’s fastest deployment time and has been recognised by Gartner since 2010.

Unveiling Red Teaming Services

Red teaming is a powerful tool for testing the strength of your organization's cybersecurity program. However, it's easy to think of red teaming services as an expensive luxury that you can't afford. The truth is that these services are essential if you want to be sure that your defenses are up to snuff, and they can be done relatively cheaply. In fact, they're so important that many companies have adopted them as part of their regular operations before they've ever been breached by hackers.