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If You’re Only Doing WAF, You’re Doing API Security Wrong

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Some organizations have begun using Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect their APIs, but this isn’t a true solution to API security. An application programming interface (API) allows various computer programs to work together by sharing data. The sensitive data shared via APIs makes API security vital.

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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?

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Gaming (58.7%) and telecommunications (47.7%) had the highest bad bot traffic on their websites and applications. By exploiting vulnerabilities in computer systems, bots can swiftly infect devices, enabling cybercriminals to gain unauthorized access, pilfer sensitive data, or hold information hostage in exchange for ransom.

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

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When you read of a government agency being penetrated or a corporation losing data I can almost always guarantee you that they have failed to implement and measure these controls. Application Software Security. href="[link] Control 6: Application Software Security. Data Recovery Capability. Data Loss Prevention.

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Cyber Best Practices for Overseas Asset Security

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These risks require proactive and methodical strategizing to overcome if you are to protect your assets, data, and reputation. For starters, there is the challenge of navigating data protection regulations across different regions. So, how exactly are these challenges exacerbated when moving your operations beyond borders?

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Advisory: Malicious North Korean Cyber Activity

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The malicious documents employed in this campaign used job postings from leading defense contractors as lures and installed a data gathering implant on a victim's system. Restrict users' ability (permissions) to install and run unwanted software applications. Exercise caution when using removable media (e.g.,

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

In the fast-evolving world of finance, data security is of paramount importance. Financial institutions must ensure the protection of sensitive personal information, most commonly payment card data, to maintain, trust and meet various regulatory requirements. This is where a Common Controls Assessment (CCA) can play a pivotal role.

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The Perfect and Continuous Storm: Understanding the Cyber Implications of the Regulatory Governance For Security Advisors

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The rules being crafted for this environment are applicable across multiple domains and can generate best practices worth applying elsewhere. And the SEC investigations and in some cases fines associated with RIA's are also being seen as widely applicable outside of the RIA domain. Cybersecurity isn’t a “one size fits all” exercise.