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Fireblocks Joins Stablecoin Standard to Establish Governance and Security Standards for Stablecoins

Stablecoin Standard, the industry body for stablecoin issuers globally, has today announced that Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations, has joined as an industry partner to help establish security standards for the issuance of stablecoins.
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Responsible Cloud Migration - Overcoming the Data Security Challenge

Since the world went digital the value of data has been unprecedented, and as businesses race to adopt the latest tech to optimise and monetise their data it is set to increase in value at an exponential rate. However, whilst data is widely regarded as an organisation's main asset, data accountability is rarely owned, which can lead to errors that incur fines, loss in consumer trust, and impact brand reputation. To ensure best practice, organisations should apply caution when considering their next step in digital transformation, such as when migrating data to the cloud.

Gear up to combat data theft by securing user access permissions

The tech industry is evolving at lightning speed, and with it, cyberattacks are surging. In this year’s April IT governance data breach report, the education industry suffered the highest number of data breach incidents followed by the healthcare industry, while the IT services and software sector had the most number of records breached. Why? Often, it is the lack of an access certification process that leaves an organization defenseless against privilege exploitation.

Unraveling the State of Kubernetes Security in 2024

We explored the Red Hat State of Kubernetes security report 2024, one of our favorite yearly reports. It’s jam-packed with incredibly fascinating information about one of our favorite subjects—Kubernetes security. Imagine that! In this post we’ll review some of the more interesting data points and contrast them with results from prior years. We’ll also discuss our own perspectives and observations on how this affects you as a Kubernetes user.

Application vulnerability management best practices

Over the years, application vulnerability management has been vital to DevSecOps — which emphasizes shared security responsibility across teams. However, as development practices have evolved, security teams must learn how to adapt and meet developers within their existing workflows. For example, containerization, infrastructure as code (IaC) AI coding assistants, and increased reliance on third-party code are all commonplace in the typical development lifecycle.

Monitor Akamai Zero Trust and Application Security with Datadog Cloud SIEM

Akamai is a cloud content delivery and security platform that helps organizations secure their applications, APIs, network access, and credentials that workforces and customers use every day. Akamai Zero Trust provides enhanced security for users, devices, and data across an organization by securing access to the corporate network, SaaS applications, email, and other resources.

2024 State of Secrets Report

With the rise in collaboration apps like Slack, GitHub, and ChatGPT, it’s easy for employees and customers alike to share secrets in messages, files, repos, and other places where they shouldn’t be shared. Though this so-called “secret sprawl” may seem trivial at first, all it takes is one misplaced password or API key for a threat actor to escalate their privileges and access your organization’s crown jewels: Your data.

Effective Board Communication: Lessons from CrowdStrike for CISOs

The 2024 CrowdStrike Incident blue-screened Microsoft computers worldwide, causing significant disruptions to high-profile industries such as transportation, healthcare, and financial services. Now that the world has largely recovered, the most forward-minded chief information security officers (CISOs) are focusing on using the incident as an opportunity for continuous improvement. How can they prevent similar incidents from having such a disastrous impact on their organization in the future?