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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Security: New Challenges

23.Oct.2018

Sergio Loureiro, Director Cloud solutions

Among the many applications of AI ​​in cybersecurity, the arrival of intelligent assistants (Bots) to improve the speed and accuracy of security data analysis is particularly welcomed. As cloud computing, and now serverless architectures, continue to disrupt IT, the availability of powerful algorithms and machine learning capabilities seem to be a silver bullet for the shortage of security expertise. Nevertheless, data and architecture security of such solutions bring unique challenges. In this article, we will review the potentials and challenges to master security with AI tools.

Shifting Left for Secure Application Development

16.Oct.2018

Davey Winder, Security Journalist

Davey Winder, our guest blogger and an award-winning security journalist, explains the role of Shifting Left for Secure Application Development

Top 5 Cloud security issues and how to fix them

09.Oct.2018

Outpost24

Digital transformation is fueling widespread adoption of cloud computing, allowing organizations to leverage virtualized infrastructure and accelerate innovation. The cost advantages that cloud infrastructures offer is clear, but your approach to security may need to change to fit technology and process differences. As you move workloads to the cloud, how can you assess infrastructure, application, and data security risks that might disrupt your business?

From Local File Inclusion to Remote Code Execution - Part 2

02.Oct.2018

Nikos Danopoulos, IT Security Consultant

Local File Inclusion - aka LFI - is one of the most common Web Application vulnerabilities. If conducted successfully, It might allow attackers to read sensitive information, access configuration files or even execute system commands remotely.

A Post-Mortem on the Mirai Botnet Part 2: Analyzing the Attack

28.Sep.2018

Pwnie Express, an Outpost24 company

An inflection point on the risks exposed by the Internet of Things (IoT), the Mirai Botnet will no doubt be studied by researchers and industry pundits alike for months or years to come. On behalf of our customers, and as stewards of securing the IoT devices which were the specific targets of these attacks, we present in this post, the second in our series, an analysis of the conditions that resulted in the largest DDoS attack ever measured.

PCI DSS Compliance Requirements Checklist

18.Sep.2018

Outpost24 France

The PCI Security Standards Council touches the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. A global organization, it maintains, evolves and promotes Payment Card Industry standards for the safety of cardholder data across the globe.

Securing DevOps and Web Applications Testing

06.Sep.2018

Outpost24

Today, companies are the primary target for hackers because of the sensitive data they hold. Cloud and Big Data technologies are fantastic tools to analyze and manage a large amount of data, but they are often not as secure as they should be. So while companies are benefiting from the availability of such applications to improve their productivity, IT security teams are hit with a wealth of security issues - they've never experienced such lousy visibility for key assets and data, it is hence more important than ever to strengthen the need for web applications testing.

Reasons Pentest is inevitable for invisible security

07.Aug.2018

Outpost24

Knowing your weakness is the best defense. Penetration testing involves running simulated hacking exercises against corporate networks, systems, and people to find out if they are vulnerable to an attack. Also called “white hat hacking” and “ethical hacking,” it is the process of allowing security professionals to hack your company like a malicious hacker would do to help uncover security weaknesses.

New approach for Vulnerability Scanning: the Clone Wars!

01.Aug.2018

Sergio Loureiro, Director Cloud solutions

What about our patented Clone&Scan technology? Discover a new approach for Vulnerability Scanning: the Clone Wars!

Why you should take your web application security seriously - Infographic

27.Jul.2018

Outpost24 France

With digital transformation, a lot of companies invest and add layers of technology to their business using DevOps, Cloud and web applications for example. And with the DevOps approach always pushing to improve apps, security remain one of the companies' biggest challenge.