Application Security Fallacies and Realities

The news headlines have been filled with stories about security breaches in recent months. And most of these high-profile breaches originated with a vulnerability in an application. In fact, web and mobile applications account for more than a third of data breaches (source: 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report). Yet, most organizations are not spending time or money on application security. So why the disconnect? One reason is that fallacies abound when it comes to application security. Many of these fallacies stem from the traditional, on-premises tools-based approach to application security, which has fostered the misconception that application security programs are expensive and difficult to manage. But as breaches continue to make headlines, organizations are realizing the serious risk posed by applications.

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Nutanix delivers invisible infrastructure for next-generation enterprise computing, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. The company’s software-driven Xtreme Computing Platform natively converges compute, virtualization and storage into a single solution to drive simplicity in the datacenter. Using Nutanix, customers benefit from predictable performance, linear scalability and cloud-like infrastructure consumption.

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Global Threat Landscape Report A Semiannual Report by FortiGuard Labs

whitePaper | August 16, 2022

Another half-year through unprecedented times has passed. But as unique as these times may feel, we continue to see familiar exploits, names, and attacks taking up space. To help you and your business feel confident in your ability to protect yourself against the threats that continue to come our way, this report looks back on the cyber threat landscape of the first half of 2022 using our global array of sensors monitored by FortiGuard Labs. Here’s what we learned:

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Webex App Security Cloud Collaboration Security Technical Paper

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

Webex is a cloud collaboration platform that provides messaging, calling, and meeting features. The Webex App is a client application that connects to this platform and provides a comprehensive tool for teamwork. Users can send messages, share files, make calls, and meet with different teams, all in one place. This security technical paper provides an overview of the security features of Webex App running on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, ChromeOS, and Web.

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Dell VxRail: Comprehensive Security by Design

whitePaper | September 29, 2022

In today’s world, business organizations and individuals have become accustomed to accessing the information they need 24 hours a day, seven days a week, often within seconds of making a request. To illustrate, an ad marketing study conducted by Google found that 53% of website sessions are terminated if pages take longer than three seconds to load.

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Security White Paper for Synappx Applications and Services

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

Synappx application services help bring smarter office experiences. They are designed to help optimize hybrid collaboration experiences. Synappx application services are protected by a robust, layered security system to ensure the system and its components are not opening points of vulnerability for your data or networks. Through a combination of world-class technology providers including Microsoft Azure, Google Workspace and security best practices, your use of the Synappx application services helps keep your information safe and secure while helping you enhance productivity in your office.

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Log More to Improve Visibility and Enhance Security

whitePaper | September 29, 2022

As the amount of system log data grows exponentially, security teams and threat hunters routinely must limit how much they can collect and how long they can store it because of the performance limitations and costs associated with traditional log management tools.

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Consumer IoT Device Cybersecurity Standards, Policies, and Certification Schemes

whitePaper | February 16, 2023

There are three key elements in the world of Internet of Things cyber security. Standards are created in order to harmonize a common set of requirements. Regulations are created in order to incentivize manufacturers to adopt cybersecurity hygiene practices so as to protect societies and increase their cyber-resilience. Labels are created in order to provide visibility to consumers.

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Nutanix

Nutanix delivers invisible infrastructure for next-generation enterprise computing, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. The company’s software-driven Xtreme Computing Platform natively converges compute, virtualization and storage into a single solution to drive simplicity in the datacenter. Using Nutanix, customers benefit from predictable performance, linear scalability and cloud-like infrastructure consumption.

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