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Improving Pharmaceutical Security Measures with AppSec

Pharmaceutical companies face an increased risk of data breaches due to the lack of application security. Recent research has found that pharmaceuticals are among the top three industries for data breaches, with the average cost of a breach topping $10 m...

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Women Making Digital Waves Throughout History

As we enter March, let’s take a moment to recognize Women’s History Month and celebrate the many contributions that women have made throughout history. Women have been at the forefront of innovation and have played a pivotal role in shaping the development of...

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How to Use JavaScript Safely in Your Projects

Read on to learn about the risks of using JavaScript and the best practices for securely developing JavaScript projects. We’ll also cover how Kiuwan security tools can keep JavaScript projects safe.

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3 Things to Know About AppSec in Europe

The European Union has made significant upgrades to its cybersecurity framework in response to critical infrastructure threats. In order to make Europe a safe place to live and work, the Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS 2.0) aims to...

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AppSec Trends and Predictions for 2023

The Application Security (AppSec) landscape is constantly evolving and adapting to the changing times. As more organizations are looking to AppSec to protect their digital assets from malicious actors, AppSec trends have changed to meet the demands of modern ...

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2022 Cloud Security Recap: Key Takeaways

As cloud computing continues to experience double-digit percentage growth, security concerns remain a top priority for many organizations. With sensitive data increasingly stored in the cloud and 80% of organizations reporting a severe clo...

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How Holiday Hacking Puts Your Company at Risk

The holiday season brings many good things. Family, presents, decorations, joy, good cheer, peace on Earth, and so on. Unfortunately for anyone working in IT or cybersecurity, the holidays also bring something else: an increase in hacking threats and dat...

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Application Security for Energy Providers

In any industry, cybersecurity threats lurk around every corner. Cybersecurity breaches are costly. In 2021, the average cost of a cybersecurity data breach was $4.24 million, and can substantially damage a company’s reputation in ad...

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A Holistic Look at Cloud-Native App Security

One of the key benefits of cloud computing is that it has given organizations the ability to more quickly accelerate applications to market, providing increased business agility. That means organizations can potentially reach the market faster than ever befor...

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Github Repojacking: What You Need to Know

Threat actors have been using GitHub‘s repojacking flaw to hijack and inject thousands of repositories with malicious code. This flaw has yet to be fixed, meaning GitHub users will likely see more of these attacks soon. Luckily, there are ways to prevent...

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Collaborating Effectively to Build Better Applications

With the rise of collaborative software development environments, it’s more important than ever to ensure that code quality and security are top priorities. After all, when multiple developers are working on a project, one bad actor can easily ruin things for...

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How to Create a Pervasive Security Approach

Implementing a comprehensive security framework requires a strategy that brings security to the front of every stage of the development process — and zero trust is the answer. Here’s how it’s done … The Ponemon Institute recently collaborated with IBM in thei...

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