Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Cybersecurity agencies from five different national governments put out a plea in December for developers to use memory-safe programming languages. Are you ready?

The rapidly evolving technology and digital transformation landscape has ushered in increased requirements for high-speed connectivity to accommodate high-bandwidth application and service demands. Numerous use cases, such as streaming media, internet gaming, complex data analytics, and real-time collaboration, require we go beyond today’s connectivity trends to define new ones.

While VPNs may protect you from some types of cyber attacks launched by hackers, they don’t protect you from all of them. For example, VPNs may protect you from Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, remote hacking, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and session hijacking, but VPNs will not protect you from hackers who steal encryption keys, or from account compromise, phishing attacks or illegitimate websites.

On March 29th, 2024, a backdoor in a popular package called XZ Utils was announced on the Openwall mailing list. This utility includes a library called liblzma which is used by SSHD, a critical part of the Internet infrastructure used for remote access. When loaded, the CVE-2024-3094 affects the authentication of SSHD potentially allowing intruders access regardless of the method.

Today's ever-shifting threat landscape demands a multi-pronged approach to cybersecurity. Organizations must go beyond mere compliance by employing a combination of offensive security tactics and frequent testing. This empowers them to effectively manage organizational exposure and protect critical assets from evolving threats such as ransomware.

Kerberos stands as the default authentication protocol facilitating secure service requests between trusted devices within a network. It has been an integral component of Windows Active Directory (AD) environments since the era of Windows 2000. When a user logs into their computer, Kerberos undertakes mutual authentication, ensuring both the user and the server validate their identities.

CRN has once again honored WatchGuard with a prestigious 5-star rating in its annual Partner Program Guide! The 2024 recognition marks the 8th consecutive year that the WatchGuardONE partner program has earned top marks in CRN’s definitive directory of the most rewarding partner programs for the IT channel.

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’ll look at four ways your organization can benefit from having a strong data backup and recovery system. The value of data in today’s market cannot be highlighted enough. With so much emphasis given to data, it is only sensible to ensure that we put measures in place to ensure this data is protected from prying eyes and is safe from being lost.