Secure Triad: Penetration Testing and Cybersecurity

Data privacy and protection are two imperative aspects for all businesses today as they could be prone to security breaches. Many small and medium organisations tend to ignore application security as they believe only large enterprises are targeted by hackers. However, statistics tell a different story, 43% of cybercrimes happen against small businesses. There are several reasons behind a cyber-attack against these organisations’; from old, unpatched security vulnerabilities to malware or human errors which make take them a lucrative target for attackers. So, ignoring Cyber Security can bring you on the radar of hackers even if you are a startup. If you closely look at the current cyber threat landscape you will be surprised to know that 90% of web applications are potential targets of the attackers. This indicates that businesses need to implement security best practices to protect their applications and assets from future threats. There are several security standards and online commu...

How businesses should go about budgeting for cyber security measures in this day and age? Cyber security is the foremost concern of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO’s) and IT security professionals globally. It is the first and last thought on their minds during their working day when they strive for securing the data and assets of their enterprise. Budgeting for cyber security must be done like budgeting for any other enterprise expense bucket. Spend on information security measures and advancement has increased exponentially in the last several years to keep up with the ever-evolving cyber threats landscape. Spend in Australia on cyber security was $5.6b in 2020 , while globally it was estimated to reach $123b. Traditionally, information security has been considered as a “necessary evil” investment where organisations have put in the necessary foundational and basic measures, but not done much with the remaining budget. This outlook has changed dramatically to cope with and ...

Cloud security is one of the most hotly debated and widely discussed topics in business circles. Today, most businesses have seen a rapid shift from regular, workstation bound software services to the cloud, making them more vulnerable to cyber threats.  Reasons businesses migrate to cloud systems, such as AWS and Azure, include anywhere access, ease of use, flexibility, reduced costs, increased collaboration, achieving a competitive edge and more.  Clouds offer a simple, ubiquitous and device-independent business systems and data access that’s simply alluring While there’s no denying the fact that the  cloud industry is growing exponentially , there are several critical aspects to be aware of in order to keep cloud-based security threats at bay.. This silver lining comes with a cloud (pun intended), for cloud security is a complicated matter. In many ways, the cloud is more secure than legacy data storage and access methods.  However, the inherent distributed struct...