eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Penetration tests are vital components of vulnerability management programs. In these tests, white hat hackers try to find and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems to help you stay one step ahead of cyberattackers. This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation.

Cloud 105

Cloud IoT Phishing Authentication 105

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

They are also vulnerable to prompt injections , a significant security flaw with no apparent fix. The hacker’s prompt is written to override the LLM’s system instructions, turning the app into the attacker’s tool. What are prompt injection attacks, and why are they a problem?

Artificial Intelligence 65

Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybersecurity Access 65

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

Security 90

Security Cloud Compliance Risk 90

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

What sets spear phishing apart is the level of personalization included in the email content, catering to the recipient’s name, position, or rank within the company. Spear phishing is a highly effective technique as it uses personalization, mind manipulation, and social engineering to exploit human vulnerabilities.

Phishing 83

Phishing Authentication Security awareness Passwords 83

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Zero day attacks take advantage of vulnerabilities that haven’t been discovered or are not publicly known yet. And even when discovered, zero day vulnerabilities can take weeks to fix , leaving those who use the affected software at risk. Why do these vulnerabilities pose such a major security risk?

Risk 121

Risk Cybersecurity Ransomware Security 121

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

The goal of these simulations is to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, errors, and other weaknesses that real attackers could exploit. Pentesters work closely with the organization whose security posture they are hired to improve. Black box pentest These are the most time-consuming and costly types of penetration tests.

Passwords 78

Passwords IoT Encryption Access 78

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Step 1: Define the Scope and Objectives It is critical to specify the scope and objectives before beginning a vulnerability screening procedure.

Authentication 52

Authentication Cloud Risk Security 52

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Other times you are expected to craft your own message. Luckily, most of the time simply sending any email to the listed unsubscribe email address is enough to remove your email address from the mailing list. For example, in the U.S.,

Security awareness 70

Security awareness Phishing Cybersecurity Security 70

ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

Authentication 52

Authentication Communications IoT Security 52

ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

APIs are vital in our mobile digital world, but the consequences of API security flaws have yet to be seen. During the pandemic sales of the Home Fitness cycle peloton grew massively, given its popularity, it's natural that security researchers would want to take a look. So how hard is it to hack APIs? Not very hard.

Authentication 52

Authentication Communications IoT Security 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Cloud computing services, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), each have unique security concerns. IaaS involves virtualized computing resources over the internet, with users responsible for securing the operating system, applications, data, and networks.

Security 97

Security Cloud Encryption Compliance 97

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This week’s vulnerability news is proof that everyone experiences security vulnerabilities, even the biggest tech names and projects. Here are some of the top vulnerabilities from the last week that security and IT teams should address. The problem: The vulnerability resides within version 1.0.3

Authentication 105

Authentication Phishing Metadata Access 105

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

There are 20,000 or more new software and hardware vulnerabilities every year, yet only a few hundred might be actively exploited. It falls to IT security teams to determine where those vulnerabilities lie in their organization and which ones they need to prioritize. Jump to: What is Vulnerability Management as a Service?

Cloud 111

Cloud Risk Security Artificial Intelligence 111

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Vulnerability scanning is the process of scanning IT networks and systems to identify security vulnerabilities in hardware and software. The edge, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and more have led to a much bigger attack surface and have required new vulnerability scanning approaches and tools.

IT 87

IT IoT Security Digital transformation 87

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? The question is, who is hacking the internet of things today, and how does one even get started? Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park. Funny thing.

IoT 52

IoT Communications Security IT 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? The question is, who is hacking the internet of things today, and how does one even get started? Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park. Funny thing.

IoT 52

IoT Communications Security IT 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One bit of good news: Even widely used email services like Gmail have gotten much better at filtering out spam and malicious email, and businesses have a range of email security tools that can help. Paranoia is a very good thing with web security in general. Here are 15 important controls and best practices for preventing malware.

Passwords 103

Passwords Encryption Authentication Phishing 103

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Hybrid cloud security is a framework for protecting data and applications in a computing environment that includes both private and public clouds. It combines on-premises and cloud-based resources to satisfy an organization’s diversified computing demands while ensuring strong security.

Cloud 98

Cloud IT Security Encryption 98

eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

CWPP solutions offer uniform visibility and management for physical computers, virtual machines (VMs), containers, and serverless applications, helping to protect resources optimized to run in a cloud-based application or service. per server per month.

Cloud 81

Cloud Compliance Data breaches Security 81

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Log4j vulnerability, or “ Log4Shell ,” is considered one of the most catastrophic software flaws ever. Apache patched the flaw in December 2021, yet it remains a concern for security teams. In fact, it is still among the most exploited security vulnerabilities. and earlier. and earlier.

Libraries 81

Libraries Cybersecurity Security Ransomware 81

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Application programming interface (API) security is a combination of tools and best practices to secure the all-important connections between applications. API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls.

Security 88

Security Authentication Access Encryption 88

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Organizations have a variety of options for cloud deployments, each with its own set of capabilities and security challenges. The provider hosts and manages the environment, allowing for scalability and cost-efficiency. Public clouds enable multiple businesses to share resources from a shared pool over the internet.

Cloud 87

Cloud Security Encryption Compliance 87

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Vulnerability management tools go well beyond patch management and vulnerability scanning tools by discovering security flaws in network and cloud environments and prioritizing and applying fixes. Leading Vulnerability Management Solutions. Intruder is the top-rated vulnerability scanner.

Cloud 98

Cloud Risk Compliance Phishing 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Unification has been a trend in IT for a long time, whether it’s communications, storage, data management or other technologies, and the trend hasn’t escaped cybersecurity either, as products converge into more comprehensive platforms like XDR or SASE. Jump to: What is Unified Endpoint Management?

Analytics 95

Analytics IoT Access Marketing 95

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

Today robust security frameworks are gaining traction for staying on top of patching software vulnerabilities, managing account access and responding swiftly to any suspicious activity detected on endpoint computing devices. percent, three times more than the number two vendor of such systems.

Risk 134

Risk Cloud Analytics Security 134

ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. OSes today are basically ineffective database managers, so why not build an OS that’s a database manager? That’s the translation of Google.com to a series of numbers that is the physical location of the server responding to internet requests.

Analytics 40

Analytics Communications Computer and Electronics Cybersecurity 40

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

Cybersecurity 129

Cybersecurity e-Discovery Passwords Information Security 129

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

DDoS attacks may only make up a small percentage of security threats, but their consequences can be devastating. While there are some things security teams can do to lessen the impact of DDoS attacks , the growing sophistication of such attacks has sparked strong growth in the market for DDoS solutions, driven by the growth in DDoS itself.

Cloud 116

Cloud IoT Analytics Security 116

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the ever-evolving fight against data loss , data breaches, and data theft in the 21st century, organizations worldwide have turned to a number of cybersecurity solutions, services, and software in an attempt to keep their data safe and secure from threats. million in 2019 to $1.1 billion by 2025. How much good can those accomplish?

Analytics 118

Analytics Cybersecurity IT Data breaches 118

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

Security teams also face sophisticated attackers that invade systems using advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques and zero-day vulnerabilities. Security teams also face sophisticated attackers that invade systems using advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques and zero-day vulnerabilities. Zero Trust Defined.

Cloud 116

Cloud Authentication Access Security 116