Let He Who Is Without Web App Vulnerabilities Cast the First Stone at Equifax
Equifax suffered a major data breach, but it’s important for organizations to understand their own attack surface and consider whether or not they might also be exposed to risk through vulnerable web applications and poor patch management processes.
Meeting the Pace of PCI Compliance
A look at some of the challenges of achieving and sustaining PCI compliance in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Your Threats May Be Persistent, But Are They Advanced?
Much of cybersecurity is driven by the narrative of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). However, that creates a false sense these attacks are “special” when most of those threats are not all that advanced.
G-Cloud 9 and the CyberSecurity of Public Sector Organizations
A look at the Cloud Security Principles from the National Cyber Security Centre and Alert Logic’s role in the G-Cloud 9 platform of the Digital Marketplace.
Brexit Won’t Get UK Out of GDPR Compliance
Thanks to Brexit, the UK is poised to separate from the European Union. However, compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will still be necessary even for UK businesses.
Protecting Your SQL-based Cloud Environment — Identity and Access Management
The 4th tip of our 5-part series explores how effective identity access management (IAM) and diligent patching and updating of systems and applications improve your cloud security posture.
Protect Your SQL-based Cloud Environment with WAFs & IDS
We explore the crucial role of web application firewalls (WAF) and intrusion detection systems (IDS) as a layer of defense for protecting web applications in the cloud.
Protect Your SQL-based Cloud Environment — Secure Coding Practices
Secure coding practices are the first line of defense against web application security flaws like injection and cross-site scripting.
Fact Checking the Equifax Data Breach Story
Misha Govshteyn, co-founder of Alert Logic, dives into the Equifax data breach story. He takes a look at what we know and what we don’t know as he fact checks some of the early stories and information circulating.
Buckle Up! Critical Flaw in Apache Struts Puts Web Applications at Risk
A new vulnerability in Apache Struts is putting web applications at risk. Tony Bradley shares more on the flaw and what you should do to protect yourself
What is SQL Injection, and Why Is It Still Causing Issues?
We dive in for a deeper understanding of SQL injection (SQLi) and why the attack is still one of the most pervasive despite being two decades old.
Tried and True – SQL Injection Still a Leading Method of Cyber Attack
SQL injection (SQLi) remains one of the most pervasive attack vectors despite the fact that it’s also one of the oldest and most widely known.