Robert Blumofe, executive vice president and CTO at Akamai, expects social engineering, phishing, extortion and AI-driven attacks to dominate the threat landscape. He advised enterprises to use FIDO2-based MFA, zero trust, microsegmentation and API security to reduce risks.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed how the surge in API usage poses challenges for organizations, why good governance is so crucial to solving API issues and how The New York Times' legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft highlights copyright concerns.
As the use of application programming interfaces to connect software components continues to surge, many organizations lack visibility into precisely how many APIs they're operating, if those APIs are secured or who's meant to have access to them, researchers warn.
Forrester analyst Sandy Carielli highlights key API security aspects in Forrester's report titled The Eight Components of API Security," which covers governance, discovery, testing, authentication and protection from API breaches as many organizations are grappling with the maturity of these areas.
As we bid farewell to 2023, Philip Reitinger, president and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance, reflected on the state of global cyber hygiene, shedding light on what's working, what needs improvement, and the transformative shifts necessary to achieve a cyber-secure future.
In conjunction with a new report from CyberEd.io, Information Security Media Group asked some of the industry's leading cybersecurity and privacy experts about 10 top trends to watch in 2024. Ransomware, emerging AI technology and nation-state campaigns are among the top threats.
A recently spotted hacking group with a penchant for using open-source tools has been using a less-than-novel tactic: exploiting SQL injection flaws. So warn researchers who recently detected attacks by the group, which has the codename GambleForce and appears to focus on gambling and retail firms.
Zombie APIs are becoming more common, just because of the sheer number APIs and third-party vendors that organizations rely on. Joshua Scott, head of information security and IT at API platform Postman, says businesses need to identify "what is critical to the business and map backward."
In the latest weekly update, the former federal CISO, Grant Schneider, joins three editors at ISMG to discuss important cybersecurity issues, including advice for the next White House cyber director and liability concerns facing CISOs following SolarWinds and its CISO being accused of fraud.
In today's interconnected world, cybersecurity is a critical concern for organizations across Asia Pacific. Cloudflare's 2023 survey sheds light on the current cybersecurity landscape in the region, revealing the increasing frequency of attacks and the need for enhanced preparedness.
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A ransomware attack can be extremely expensive for victims and can cost them over $700,000 to recover.
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Gartner positioned Dynatrace highest in Ability to Execute and furthest for Completeness of Vision in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring and Observability.
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APIs have become increasingly popular as they are used to connect different systems, services and applications. But this makes them an attractive target for cybercriminals who want to exploits flaws and access sensitive data. Here are five critical reasons you need to conduct API security testing.
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