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Honor among thieves or Set an example?

The Dark Angels ransomware group recently secured a record $75 million ransom payment from an undisclosed victim, surpassing the previous record of $40 million paid by insurance giant CNA Financial in 2021. In contrast, Seattle Public Library is suffering from a month’s long attack, and ostensibly not paying a ransom. I wonder who will get…

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Zove Security’s AI Technology Unit Acquired To Protect High-Value Targets

Zove Security’s AI unit acquired, enhancing cyber defense for high-value targets with ZoveTrustAI technology Malicious actors are leveraging AI to scale complex attacks at lower costs. The ZoveTrustAI platform protects critical individuals from sophisticated attacks and paves the path to autonomous defense.” — Akshay Aggarwal, CEO, Zove Security SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA, June 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/…

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Avoiding the Security Bottleneck

Digital transformation is the use of digital technology in solving traditional problems where transformation occurs by means of digital innovation, resulting in new solutions. By its nature, it causes constant disruption to new and existing business models, products, services, or experiences enabled by data and technology across the enterprise. The ensuing continuous demand for new…

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Zove Security's Blockchain Risk Framework.

Navigating the Security Landscape of Blockchains: Understanding Risks and Opportunities

An analysis of the blockchain security landscape by Akshay Aggarwal, CEO of Zove Security, with examples from fintech, banking, insurance, and retail industries. Our experience and insights into the foundational issues, risk factors, and promising use cases associated with blockchain technology. As the blockchain industry continues to grow, with market projections reaching around $20 billion…

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Scaled Programs to Secure Connected Systems and Products

Executive Summary What is the cumulative cybersecurity risk of an organization’s connected systems and products (CSP)? Does everyone agree the company is addressing the right risks at the right time? Do all partners understand their roles in responding to security issues? CSP are driving industry growth across every sector of the market due to their…

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Skimmer’s Delight: Countering the Rise of ATM Hacks

I spend a lot of thinking about how money is changing. To be specific, I’m curious and concerned about the security of our digital money. Along with my team, I’ve found flaws in BitCoin and compromised chip-enabled EMV card readers. But what I’m writing about today isn’t the ways you’ll be attacked in the future…

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Long exposure clouds the judgement

IS THREAT MODELING RIGHT FOR YOU?

Several enterprises are increasingly investing time and money in building application security tasks into their existing SDLCs. Some of them have also reached the conclusion that proactive approaches , like threat modeling, have more ROI than reactive approaches. As a result, some enterprises with nascent appsec programs have turned to threat modeling as a panacea…

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GitLab acquires DevSecOps startups Peach Tech and Fuzzit

GitLab has acquired a pair of startups as the DevOps giant doubles down on security support for development teams. While GitLab is perhaps better known for its GitHub-like collaborative code-hosting platform, the San Francisco-based company has been pushing deeper into the developer workflow, covering all facets of development, deployment, monitoring, and security. The premise behind DevSecOps (developer security…

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Accenture Acquires Deja vu Security, Seattle-Based ‘Security of Things’ Company

Acquisition gives Accenture Security a distinctive position in secure enterprise application and network development services ARLINGTON, Va.; June 17, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is announcing the acquisition of Deja vu Security, a privately held company that specializes in security design and testing of enterprise software platforms and internet of things (IoT) technologies. The Seattle-area…

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Rethink DevOps

Rethinking DevOps as DevSecOps

If you’re not already thinking right now that your DevOps teams should be run like a DevSecOps team, you may already be in a world of hurt. Time to wake up! As the adoption of APIs continues to grow, so do the risks to organizations that don’t actively test the security of their solutions.

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