General security

Cyber Work: The dangers of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Introduction In this episode of Infosec’s Cyber Work podcast, host Chris Sienko chats with Balaji Parimi, founder and CEO of CloudKnox Security. They discuss

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You won't find many red carpets or best and worst dressed lists during cybersecurity award season, but there are plenty of announcements and recognition of earth-shattering importance.

Secure your APIs — don’t give hackers a chance!

Introduction The use of APIs is now ubiquitous, and the “API economy” is well and truly established. From cloud-based services, back-end services for mobile

Zero-day attacks: Protections, best practices and how to implement them

Zero-day attacks are one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats. This type of cyberattack targets software vulnerabilities previously unknown to softwar

Top cybersecurity lessons for e-commerce website administrators

Introduction In 2018, card-skimming malware targeting Magento-based online stores resulted in the infection of 7,339 e-commerce sites. Any customer entering

The user experience of security

Introduction Back in the 1990s, when you mentioned cybersecurity to anyone, a glazed look would come over their face. And fair enough. Security, as a discipl

Election security: Cybersecurity concerns for future elections

The election security landscape APTs like Cozy Bear have a history of interfering with major elections in the U.S. and other countries. With the 2020 electio

Six things you should be spending your cybersecurity budget on

Introduction: Plan to increase your focus on cybersecurity Cybercrime activity is escalating, both in number of incidents and sophistication. It’s normal th

Malware spotlight: What are backdoors?

Introduction Imagine staring down an impregnable fortress or network and determining that there is no conceivable way in without obvious detection. You would

Malware spotlight: What are worms?

Introduction Worms are a particularly virulent type of malware that has been around since the 1980s and wreaking havoc on infected systems ever since. Some b