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Contrast's application security blog provides the latest trends and tips in DevSecOps through instrumentation and security observability.

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    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/2/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 2/2/24

    Insight #1 Ransomware payments dropped to 29% in the last quarter of 2023. Will ransomware be a thing if victims stop..

    Critical zero-day Confluence RCE vulnerability blocked by Contrast Runtime Security

    Critical zero-day Confluence RCE vulnerability blocked by Contrast Runtime Security

    If your organization is running an older version of Atlassian Confluence Server that’s affected by CVE-2023-22527 — the..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/26/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/26/24

    Insight #1 Spray and pray: That’s the modus operandi behind the latest successful attack against Microsoft, which..

    6 cybersecurity best practices for safeguarding sensitive data

    6 cybersecurity best practices for safeguarding sensitive data

    In honor ofData Privacy Week 2024 — the theme of which is “Take Control of Your Data” — here’s a collection of..

    Data Privacy Week: Are you ready to become a data privacy snob?

    Data Privacy Week: Are you ready to become a data privacy snob?

    Welcome to Data Privacy Week 2024, brought to us once again courtesy of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA).

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/19/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/19/24

    Insight #1 Hackers are not trying to infiltrate your systems 45 billion times per day, regardless of what’s purportedly..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/12/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/12/24

    Insight #1 Have you enabled two-factor (2FA) on your X account? The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) hadn't, but..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/5/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/5/24

    Insight #1 In light of 23andMe blaming victims for their data getting breached, I have two things to ask: Users, please..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 12/15/23

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 12/15/23

    Insight #1 2023 saw the "transparency" movement continue for software organizations. In 2024, this will continue, and..