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A chart from the 2024 Strategic Security survey.
Сloud Security
Managing Cloud Risks Gave Security Teams a Big Headache in 2024Managing Cloud Risks Gave Security Teams a Big Headache in 2024

The results of Dark Reading's 2024 Strategic Security Survey suggest that security teams continue to grapple with the challenges that come with increased cloud adoption, such as data visibility and loss of controls. Managing cloud risks will be a focus for security teams in 2025.

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features
Dec 31, 2024
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3 Min Read
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Figure 12, Initial Attack Vectors
ICS/OT Security
Attackers Breach IT-Based Networks Before Jumping to ICS/OT SystemsAttackers Breach IT-Based Networks Before Jumping to ICS/OT Systems
byJennifer Lawinski
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A sankey diagram showing majority of user accounts do not have multifactor authentication.
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Even Orgs With SSO Are Vulnerable to Identity-Based AttacksEven Orgs With SSO Are Vulnerable to Identity-Based Attacks
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Three ages of KEV catalog
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Monitoring Changes in KEV List Can Guide Security TeamsMonitoring Changes in KEV List Can Guide Security Teams
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a table showing how many vulnerabilities are being processed by NIST's NVD
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NVD Backlog Continues to GrowNVD Backlog Continues to Grow
byEdge Editors
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