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The Django Software Foundation has rolled out important security fixes addressing two serious vulnerabilities that could let attackers manipulate databases and disrupt application availability. The vulnerabilities such as CVE-2025-64459 (SQL Injection) and CVE-2025-64458 (Denial of Service), were found in commonly used functions of the Django web framework. These vulnerabilities affect how Django processes queries and handles redirects, especially when user-supplied input is not properly validated.

Poorly managed credentials are among the most stubborn problems for security and IT teams, and authentication is one of the areas where the Access-Trust Gap is widest. But even as credential-based attacks remain a major threat to security, there are positive signs that companies are moving toward a passwordless future.

You monitor employees. You trust contractors. That’s the problem. Contractors have full system access, months to plan their exit, and minimal safeguards in place to stop them. They have the same access to your customer databases, pricing models, and intellectual property as your permanent staff. But unlike employees, they know exactly when they’re leaving—with months in advance to prepare.

AI attacks pose real risks for companies because of their ability to scale and automate attacks like brute force attacks, smarter malware, deep fakes and advanced phishing. Attacks that were once slow, manual and easy to spot are now becoming faster, more sophisticated and harder to detect. UK government research shows that 32% of UK businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the last year, and experts warn that AI could make this number rise significantly.

As technology and cyberthreats continue to evolve, businesses must adapt their IT infrastructure and security strategies to stay ahead of the curve. At the heart of this evolution is security information and event management (SIEM). However, if you’re still relying on a traditional SIEM, you’re likely struggling to keep up.

As you continue to embrace cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solutions, it’s important to understand the various hosting models available and select the one that best fits your organization’s unique needs. We’ll explore the pros and cons of different hosting models, including public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud hosting. Your choice of hosting model plays an essential role in how your cloud-native SIEM solution is deployed, managed, and maintained.

In Part 1 of the cloud app control series, we explored how SinaraTech, a mid-sized ecommerce company, implemented access control to help reduce shadow cloud app usage by blocking risky or redundant sites. But the story isn't over yet. The SOC team had more nuanced challenges to be addressed. Let's continue down the road to find answers to those challenges.

Organizations rely on a combination of internal systems and cloud services to run their business, all of which require sensitive credentials, such as API keys, SSH keys, database passwords, tokens and certificates. Secrets management refers to the storing, organizing and managing of these credentials to prevent unauthorized access.