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Category: Trends

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Top 5 CVE Risks to Watch Out for

As developers, we know that security is paramount in our projects. But with the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats, staying up to date on the latest vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) can be difficult. According to recent statistics, over 24,000 new...

Risk Management Trends

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 ...

Industry AppSec Trends

How to Maintain Cybersecurity During the Holidays

Because the holidays are a joyful and festive time of year, it’s easy to let your guard down and relax your normally stringent cybersecurity standards. Unfortunately, bad actors won’t hesitate to take advantage of the holidays to attack your business. Researc...

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Legacy Languages: Their Current Role in Today’s Market

The world of software development is constantly evolving, and legacy languages such as COBOL, Fortran, Perl, and C are becoming increasingly outmoded. Legacy languages are those that have been around for many years and are no longer actively d...

Programming Language Trends

Don’t Be a Grinch: Avoid Holiday Hacking With DevSecOps

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, people all over the world will be making their lists and checking them twice to make sure they have everything they need for the most magical — but also, frequently, the most stressful — time of the year. This is e...

DevSecOps Trends

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...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec Trends

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phishing Scams & Ransomware Prevention in Europe

Since 2004, October has been recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States. Throughout this month, companies and IT professionals across the world should make sure that they’re rededicating themselves to cybersecurity best practic...

DevSecOps Risk Management Trends

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Top 5 Programming Languages in 2022 and Their Risks

According to a recent report by IBM, the average data breach will cost over $4.35 million in 2022. That’s why it’s more important than ever for programmers to be aware of the risks associated with different coding languages and take steps to protect...

DevSecOps Programming Language Risk Management Trends

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Increasing Security Scanning Cadence by 20%: Benefits and Strategies

Organizations are now scanning for security vulnerabilities at a rate 20 times faster than just a few years ago. The increase in scanning activity is driven by several factors, including the growing use of automated scanning tools, the proliferation...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec Trends

Protestware: Exploring a New Threat Vector

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, a new threat vector has circulated in the open-source community. This threat vector, known as protestware, involves activists injecting malicious content into open-source code libraries to express political opinions. While most p...

Industry AppSec Risk Management Trends

The Top 10 API Security Risks

In an effort to increase API security, the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) maintains a list of the top 10 security risks.

DevSecOps Trends

The Most Severe Cyberattacks of 2021

Cyberattacks have become increasingly prevalent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees working remotely. In 2020 alone, malicious emails have gone up by 600%.

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