Who Lets Access Keys Out? Technical data leakage takes on many forms, but often revolves around the publication of passwords or cloud services’ access keys on the internet. Many technical data leakages are not the result of a malicious actor. … Read More
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Webinar Replay: Who is Digital Risk Protection For?
Who Is Digital Risk Protection for? David Hétu, Chief Research Officer at Flare Systems, defined what Digital Risk Protection is and who needs it most. Who is Digital Risk Protection for? The short answer is everyone who stores personal and financial information … Read More
How to decrease false positives when scanning for committed secrets
How to decrease false positives when scanning for committed secrets In 2019, some 10 million developers joined Github and contributed over 44 million repositories in that year alone. Github is the most popular code repository, with 80% of its users … Read More
How Do Company Secrets Get Leaked Online?
How Do Company Secrets Get Leaked Online? Back in 2017, Facebook suffered a source code leak, initially believed to have been the result of either a developer intentionally leaking it or a security loophole in company servers. The source code … Read More
How Much Would a Technical Leak Cost You in Stolen Cloud Resources?
How Much Would a Technical Leak Cost You in Stolen Cloud Resources? If you have ever wondered how cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or monero issue new currency, the answer is through a competition called cryptocurrency mining. This competition is open to … Read More
How Sudden Policy Changes Put Company Secrets at Risk
How Sudden Policy Changes Put Company Secrets at Risk Popular among developers, Docker Hub has been used for years to share applications and code libraries. In August 2020, Docker reported its service was used by more than 6.5 million developers … Read More
What is technical leakage and how does it happen?
What is technical leakage and how does it happen? In July, more than 50 international companies suffered a source code leak due to software development misconfigurations in DevOps applications, Bleeping Computer writes. The businesses operated in various industries, including technology, … Read More
What Does Coverage Mean for Digital Risks?
What Does Coverage Mean for Digital Risks? Digital risk protection (DRP) refers to the “proactive defense of business assets against the threats they face.” This definition starts off with the notion of proactive defense which translates to concrete actions taken … Read More
What risks do unreported data breaches pose for your business?
What risks do unreported data breaches pose for your business? A database of 34 million user account records that were stolen from seventeen companies in 2020 is now for sale on a forum, Bleeping Computer reports. The dump has generated … Read More
Why digital risk protection is vital to protect data privacy in enterprise security
Why digital risk protection is vital to protect data privacy in enterprise security Privacy concerns have lately gained some serious momentum, as Daniel Therrien, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, has warned that existing laws are behind international standards. This stalling appears to … Read More