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Web Application Security 2021: Beginners Checklist to Get Started

Who can deny the importance of security for their website or online store? You may have already implemented some security measures, and you can feel quite complacent about it, but they are far from enough when we consider the security challenges. In recent years, even many leading websites and web apps faced a huge surge of security attacks on their websites.

How to Measure Your Application Security Program in a Cloud Native World

The traditional way of measuring the effectiveness of our application security programs doesn't translate into the new age of cloud transformation and DevOps software delivery. So, which metrics should we be looking at – and how do you measure them accurately? In this recording, Snyk Field CTO, Simon Maple, sits down with Alyssa Miller, BISO at S&P Global and Nick Vinson, DevSecOps Lead at Pearson, to discuss their different approaches to measuring security in a cloud native world.

The Principle of 'Least Privilege' in the World of Cybersecurity

The principle of least privilege in cybersecurity prescribes that no user should have access to system resources beyond what’s necessary for fulfilling a specific task. Adhering to this principle has become essential, as one of the primary ways malicious actors breach a system is by compromising (legitimate) user access.

The Many Challenges of a CISO - The ClubCISO 2021 Information Security Maturity Report

We all have heard and read how the pandemic has disrupted our lives, how it has accelerated digital transformation to an unprecedented extent and how it challenged the existing security policies and practices. The question is how the people responsible for fortifying their organizations experienced the whole situation.

EO, EO, It's Off to Work We Go! (Protecting Against the Threat of Ransomware with Splunk)

On June 2nd, 2021, the White House released a memo from Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology. The subject? “What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware.” It outlines several recommendations on how to protect your organization from ransomware. The memo was a follow-up to President Biden’s May 12th Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity Order (EO14028).