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Open Source Software Risk Highlights the Need for Secure DevOps

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by Bharat Mistry

UK firms on average download 21,000 open source software components containing flaws each year. That is the headline stat from new research which reveals the escalating risks facing developers from the common practice of sharing code. As demand for such components increases, the emphasis for security teams should be on finding ways to mitigate these risks as early on in the development lifecycle as possible, via seamless, automated security that doesn’t impact app delivery.

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Helping Firms Secure their Digital Transformation at Cloud Expo Europe

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by Ian Heritage

The quest for competitive advantage through digital innovation has hit the mainstream. Organisations across the globe are turning to agile development practices, cloud and mobile platforms, smart devices and more to drive profits and get closer to their customers. Yet going digital means new risks, a larger corporate attack surface and more work for stretched IT teams.

Finding a solution to these challenges is not easy, but it is essential to the success of crucial digital transformation projects. That’s why our Principal Security Strategist, Bharat Mistry, will be offering some guidance for IT leaders at this year’s Cloud Expo Europe in London next month. His presentations will cover security for CI/CD environments and the value of Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Continue reading →

With Government Missing, Here’s How CNI Firms Can Tackle Cyber Risk

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by Bharat Mistry

The government is failing to address the cyber challenge facing the UK’s critical infrastructure (CNI) providers urgently enough, a new parliamentary report has claimed. In many ways the challenges facing CNI firms are broadly the same as for other organisations, just that the impact of successful attacks could go way beyond data loss and damaged brand reputation to devastating disruption of daily life and potentially even physical harm to citizens.

The good news is that, in lieu of government action, there are many things that organisations in the sector can do to mitigate risk and improve cyber resilience. They just need to remember to layer up security at all levels of the IT infrastructure, from DevOps up. Continue reading →