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Managing the Rising Tide of CVEs

If you are watching recent security stats, you’ll likely spot an alarming trend.Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) are on the rise and expected to increase by 25% in 2024, reaching 2,900 CVEs per month¹. It’s not a huge surprise that the number of known vulnerabilities is growing, given the proliferation of systems and software. Unfortunately, average time to remediation is increasing as...
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RPA Implementation Guide

Robotic process automation (RPA) implementation is about more than just finding a software tool. RPA can transform your business by simplifying the tedious, repetitive processes holding you back, but to do so, you need a proper RPA implementation strategy.Companies want to embrace the transformative technology but struggle with where to start, what processes to automate, and how to measure the...
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3 Components of a Proactive Security Strategy 

Your organization might have many cybersecurity defenses in place, but defenses alone are not enough to protect you from today’s multi-faceted cyberattacks. Proactively adding a layer of offensive security assessment and testing helps you pinpoint your system weaknesses before they are exploited. Proactive security measures help you stay ahead of attackers by:Identifying vulnerabilities and...
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How to Automate Login to a Website and Download a File

If you're a developer, scripting automations like webpage logins and file downloads can be fun. But most business users don't have the time or skill for such an undertaking. Learn how robotic process automation (RPA) offers an alternative to scripting and makes it easy to automate login to a website and download a file.
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3 Key Takeaways from AWS re:Inforce 2024

Every year, AWS re:Inforce brings together cloud security specialists and AWS experts alike to see and advance what’s new on the cloud security horizon. Fortra’s Mike Reed, Director of Global Alliances, walks us through what he saw on the ground floor as he covers several of this year’s key highlights.
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Patch Tuesday Update July 2024

The first thing that everyone’s going to talk about this month is SQL Server. More than a quarter of the CVEs assigned by Microsoft this month describe SQL Server vulnerabilities. Thankfully, none of them are critical based on their CVSS scores and they’re all listed as “Exploitation Less Likely.”
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Four Key Cybersecurity Highlights from Infosecurity Europe

Infosecurity Europe 2024 saw a tightened focus on this year’s real security agenda: a holistic approach to data protection, scrutiny on the supply chain, and the ever-wary eye toward AI and its many uses. Fortra’s Steve Audsley, EMEA Solution Engineering Manager for Data Protection, shares his experience.
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Understanding The White House’s 2024 Cybersecurity Report

To protect against mounting threats to national security via nation-state cyberattacks, domestic ransomware attacks, and threats to critical infrastructure, The White House issued its 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy. This recently released 2024 report reviews progress made towards achieving those outlined objectives.