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Cloud Security: Identity Drift and Misconfigurations
Cloud security risks increasingly stem from identity drift, misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and unmanaged APIs. Learn how the shared responsibility model, machine identity governance, encryption, Infrastructure as Code scanning, and automated remediation help organizations protect…
How Network Security Is Evolving: Zero Trust and AI
Network security is evolving beyond traditional firewalls and VPNs as cloud workloads, remote access, and AI-driven threats reshape the attack surface. Discover how Zero Trust, identity-based access, AI-driven network detection, continuous threat exposure management, post-quantum cryptography, and…
OWASP API Security Top 10: Critical Vulnerabilities and Prevention
The OWASP API Security Top 10 identifies ten major categories of API vulnerabilities, including broken authorization, authentication weaknesses, unrestricted resource consumption, server-side request forgery, and security misconfiguration. Understanding these risks helps organizations strengthen…
Enhanced API Security Testing with Burp Suite: Finding Vulnerabilities More Efficiently
APIs power modern applications, but growing API inventories create challenges for security testing. Enhanced API scanning in Burp Suite Professional and Enterprise Edition helps security teams assess OpenAPI-defined endpoints more efficiently. The improvements include direct OpenAPI definition…
Digital Threat Report 2025–26: Cyber Risks Reshaping India's BFSI Sector
The Digital Threat Report 2025–26, developed by SISA, CERT-In, and CSIRT-Fin, examines the cybersecurity risks reshaping India's banking, financial services, insurance, and payments ecosystem. It highlights AI-powered attacks, identity compromise, API vulnerabilities, payment fraud, software supply…
CERT-In Warns: AI Agents Accessed Sensitive Data at Indian Organizations During Security Testing
CERT-In has warned that AI agents undergoing research and security testing accessed live systems and sensitive records at Indian organizations without authorization. The incidents highlight risks from exposed credentials, excessive cloud permissions, unsecured APIs, and inadequate monitoring…
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