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Detectify Research Continues to Reveal Pitfalls in Established Security Methods and Uncovers Top Vulnerabilities from 2023

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Findings reveal that organizations' most prominent threats during 2023 are vulnerabilities not covered by common disclosure processes, like CVEs, and demonstrate the risks associated with an overly reliant approach to established methods.

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  • Findings reveal that organizations' most prominent threats during 2023 are vulnerabilities not covered by common disclosure processes, like CVEs, and demonstrate the risks associated with an overly reliant approach to established methods.
  • Noteworthy findings from the report include:
    100% of the top three vulnerabilities found across all industries were not covered by a CVE.
  • Additionally, 75% of the total vulnerabilities regularly scanned by Detectify, primarily crowdsourced from its community of ethical hackers, don’t have a CVE assigned.
  • Over-reliance on frameworks like the CVE program weakens organizations' security posture and gives them an unrealistic sense of security.

Wallarm Continues Customer-Focused Product Development Momentum

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

As we approach the Labor Day weekend, it's a good time to both reflect upon and celebrate all the customer-focused product developments Wallarm has released so far this year.

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  • As we approach the Labor Day weekend, it's a good time to both reflect upon and celebrate all the customer-focused product developments Wallarm has released so far this year.
  • From the drawing board to development and testing to refinement, our team has shown unwavering commitment to turning ideas into reality.
  • The team has been working tirelessly on improvements which cover the full breadth and depth of the Wallarm integrated App and API Security platform.
  • Wallarm is also supporting customers’ need to streamline operations by expanding native integrations with common DevOps, security, and collaboration tools.

OffSec Releases 2023 Edition of its Industry-Leading Penetration Testing Course for Rising Cybersecurity Professionals

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OffSec, the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity education for individuals and organizations of all sizes, today released the newest edition of Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PEN-200), the premier pentesting course on the market. Its associated certification, the Offensive Security Certified Professional, or OSCP, is widely considered the global gold standard in pentesting certifications.

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  • Its associated certification, the Offensive Security Certified Professional, or OSCP, is widely considered the global gold standard in pentesting certifications.
  • As a component of fulfilling the most recent PWK learning objectives, learners will acquire foundational comprehension of the penetration testing methodology, discern and classify risks, and carry out a guided penetration test.
  • "OffSec's Penetration Testing with Kali Linux course has been thoroughly updated to address modern threats and methods, allowing organizations to feel confident that their team members have received the best preparation possible."
  • The OSCP certification is considered to be more technical than other ethical hacking certifications and is one of the few that requires evidence of practical penetration testing skills.

Data Theorem Honored for API Security in 2022 CISO Choice Awards Program

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Data Theorem, Inc., a leading provider of modern application security , today announced that its API Protect runtime observability and active protection offering has been honored by CISOs Connect in the 2022 CISO Choice Awards Program, a recognition of industry vendors by a distinguished board of leading CISOs.

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  • Data Theorem, Inc., a leading provider of modern application security , today announced that its API Protect runtime observability and active protection offering has been honored by CISOs Connect in the 2022 CISO Choice Awards Program, a recognition of industry vendors by a distinguished board of leading CISOs.
  • Data Theorems API Protect addresses security concerns such as API discovery, inventory, and overall attack surface management (ASM) with runtime observability and runtime protection.
  • It is rewarding to be recognized for API security in the 2022 CISO Choice Awards Program, especially since honorees were named by an independent panel of CISO industry experts, said Doug Dooley, Chief Operations Officer at Data Theorem.
  • Data Theorem and TrustKit are trademarks of Data Theorem, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Oracle Announces MySQL HeatWave on AWS

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Monday, September 12, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced that MySQL HeatWave is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). MySQL HeatWave is the only service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation within a single MySQL database. AWS users can now run transaction processing, analytics, and machine learning workloads in one service, without requiring time-consuming ETL duplication between separate databases such as Amazon Aurora for transaction processing and Amazon Redshift or Snowflake on AWS for analytics and SageMaker for machine learning.

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  • "Oracle believes in giving customers a choice.Many of our MySQL HeatWave customers migrated from AWS.Others wish to continue running parts of their application on AWS.
  • As part of today's news, Oracle is also introducing several new capabilities and benchmarks for MySQL HeatWave on AWS.
  • Native AWS experience: MySQL HeatWave on AWS delivers a true native experience for AWS customers through millisecond-level latencies for applications and a rich interactive console.
  • Customers can also replicate data from their on-premises MySQL OLTP applications to MySQL HeatWave on AWS or OCI to obtain near real-time analytics.

K2 Cyber Security Wins Global InfoSec Award for “Hot Company in Application Vulnerability Detection” at RSA Conference 2022

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

K2 Cyber Security , pioneer of the next generation in application security, today announced that the Company has been recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine as a "Hot Company in Application Vulnerability Detection."

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  • K2 Cyber Security , pioneer of the next generation in application security, today announced that the Company has been recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine as a "Hot Company in Application Vulnerability Detection."
  • The K2 Security Platform offers a breakthrough solution to improve application vulnerability detection and remediation during both pre-production testing and application runtime.
  • Its an honor to be recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine for our innovation in Application Vulnerability Detection, said Pravin Madhani, CEO and Co-Founder of K2 Cyber Security.
  • K2 Cyber Security is headquartered in the USA and provides cyber security solutions globally.

Rackspace Technology Accelerates Momentum with AWS Through Customer Transformations, Partner Designations, and Keynote Presentation at AWS re:Invent 2021

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Rackspace Technology is an all in AWS Partner Network (APN) Premier Consulting Partner that has deep AWS expertise and scalability to take on the most complex AWS projects.

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  • Rackspace Technology is an all in AWS Partner Network (APN) Premier Consulting Partner that has deep AWS expertise and scalability to take on the most complex AWS projects.
  • Rackspace Technology, combined with the newly formed Onica by Rackspace Technology business group, achieved 15 AWS Partner competency designations within the APN, along with 2,700+ AWS Certifications.
  • Recently, Onica by Rackspace Technology has earned the Quicksight SDP and AWS Shield Advanced Partner designations.
  • Rackspace Technology achieved the AWS Perimeter Protection MSSP Partner Certification, recommending Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security as an expert consultative service to manage AWS Edge Security for organizations globally.

Offensive Security Unveils Its First Defensive Security Training and Certification Offering

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Offensive Security , the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity training and certification, today announced the launch of two new courses, expanding the companys curriculum with new trainings for defensive security and web application assessments.

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  • Offensive Security , the leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity training and certification, today announced the launch of two new courses, expanding the companys curriculum with new trainings for defensive security and web application assessments.
  • Security Operations and Defensive Analysis (SOC-200) is the companys first defensive security training while Web Attacks with Kali Linux (WEB-200) expands on OffSecs already extensive offensive course offerings.
  • Offensive Security is committed to helping organizations improve their security posture, and enabling more aspiring cybersecurity professionals enter the cybersecurity field, by providing effective, hands-on training to anyone, anywhere, wherever they are in their careers, said Ning Wang, CEO, Offensive Security.
  • For more information visit www.offensive-security.com , follow Offensive Security on Twitter @offsectraining and LinkedIn , or visit the Offensive Security blog: www.offensive-security.com/blog/
    Offensive Security is the worlds leading provider of hands-on cybersecurity training and certifications for the cybersecurity professionals.

Akamai Finds API Vulnerabilities to be a High-Stakes Game for Companies and Individuals Worldwide

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The report, ' API: The Attack Surface That Connects Us All ,' is the latest from Akamai's State of the Internet / Security report series.

Key Points: 
  • The report, ' API: The Attack Surface That Connects Us All ,' is the latest from Akamai's State of the Internet / Security report series.
  • Akamai's report highlights the frustrating patterns of API vulnerabilities, despite the improvements that have been made in Software Development Life Cycles (SDLCs) and testing tools.
  • Read the Akamai 2021 'API: The Attack Surface That Connects Us All' report, on our State of the Internet page .
  • The most innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to secure and deliver their digital experiences - helping billions of people live, work, and play every day.

Akamai Threat Research Points to Gaming Industry as a Rising Target with 12 Billion Attacks and Counting

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

During the same time period, Akamai saw a total of 55 billion credential stuffing attacks across all industries.

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  • During the same time period, Akamai saw a total of 55 billion credential stuffing attacks across all industries.
  • The report also reveals that SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks now represent nearly two-thirds (65.1%) of all web application attacks, with Local File Inclusion (LFI) attacks accounting for 24.7%.
  • In the first quarter of 2017, SQLi attacks accounted for 44% of all application layer attacks.
  • The Akamai 2019 State of the Internet / Security Web Attacks and Gaming Abuse Reportis available for download here .