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From Bluesnarfing to KNOB: Navigating the Bluetooth Security Landscape

Bluetooth is a popular wireless technology that allows short-range data sharing between devices like smartphones, laptops, and IoT gadgets. It operates within a range of 10 to 100 meters and at frequencies between 2.4 and 2.485 GHz. While Bluetooth offers several benefits and advantages, Bluetooth has notable vulnerabilities within its stack that attackers can exploit to gain unauthorized access, steal sensitive information, or even remotely control devices.

Empower Your Cyber Defenders with Real-Time Analytics Author: Carolyn Duby, Field CTO

Today, cyber defenders face an unprecedented set of challenges as they work to secure and protect their organizations. In fact, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) Annual Data Breach Report, there were 2,365 cyber attacks in 2023 with more than 300 million victims, and a 72% increase in data breaches since 2021. The constant barrage of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks has left many professionals feeling overwhelmed and burned out.

Trends and Takeaways from Banking and Payments' Biggest Event of the Year

This fall, thousands of leaders in the financial services industry gathered at the annual Money 20/20 conference to talk trends in payments, compliance, fraud reduction, treasury and transactions and more. Conversations centered on the theme of “Human x Machine,” and while AI was a focus, there were plenty of other insights around real-time data analytics, security considerations and customer strategies that are guiding the future of money.

Platform Engineering: A Strategy for Productivity, Compliance & Security | DevOps & Data Impact 2024

Platform engineering has emerged as an essential discipline for empowering application development and DevOps teams to deliver better software faster, while seamlessly addressing security and compliance requirements. In this keynote, Sanjeev Sharma, SVP of Platform Engineering for Dell Technologies, will share how his business delivers a comprehensive, automated platform for its teams. He’ll give an update on their progress and achievements, while addressing the most challenging roadblocks they’ve faced along the way.

Mastering Security Log Management

Security log management provides an organization with a unified and centralized way of collecting, monitoring, and analyzing different security-related activities and events, fostering easier audits and reporting. It offers organizations, the ability to quickly access and analyze logs to understand the scope and impact of security incidents, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance visibility and accountability.

How Carrier Management Services Boost Network Efficiency and Security

Network efficiency and security are now critical components for the success of any business As companies scale and embrace digital transformation, managing networks becomes increasingly complex, and protecting them from cyber threats is paramount. Carrier management services (CMS) provide businesses with a streamlined solution to optimize network performance and enhance security, allowing them to focus on innovation without worrying about their network infrastructure.

Unlock the Value of Your Sensitive Data with Differential Privacy, Now Generally Available

The Snowflake AI Data Cloud has democratized data for thousands of customers, removing data silos and powering data sharing and collaboration use cases. Many customers have been able to unlock enormous value from their data with Snowflake, including safely collaborating on sensitive data using Snowflake Data Clean Rooms and Data Governance features. However, some highly sensitive data has remained off-limits due to regulatory requirements and privacy concerns — until now.

How DreamFactory Prevents SQL Injection Attacks

A SQL injection attack is an attempt to modify the syntax of a SQL query executed in conjunction with a user-initiated action within a software application. Some examples of user-initiated actions include searching for a product within an e-commerce catalog, adding a comment to a blog post, and creating a new user account. In each of these scenarios, the user uses a form to submit input (e.g.

How UX can minimize cyber security threats?

Check Point Research found that global weekly attacks rose by 7% in Q1 2023 versus the same quarter last year, with each organization facing an average of 1248 attacks per week. In 2023 researchers noticed that it’s taking organizations an average of 49 days to identify a cyberattack. That’s terrifying, isn’t it? But, what does this mean? Is this a signal that your business needs a foolproof web development strategy to prevent your website from cyberattacks?

How Thrivent Uses Real-Time Data for AI-Driven Fraud Detection

In today’s fast-paced financial services landscape, customers have a shorter attention span than ever. To meet clients’ growing demands for real-time access to information and keep innovating in areas like fraud detection and personalized financial advice, Thrivent needed to overhaul its data infrastructure. With data scattered across siloed legacy systems, diverse tech stacks, and multiple cloud environments, the challenge was a bit daunting. But by adopting Confluent Cloud, Thrivent was able to unify its disparate data systems into a single source of truth.