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Zero Trust CDR – A modern approach The first problem is that not all malware is executable code. Applications are invariably so complex that they contain flaws, mostly in the way they handle unusual or malformed data – anything more obvious tends to get fixed. With carefully crafted data, the applications can be persuaded to

This is particularly a problem with old systems that should’ve been upgraded years ago. It’s why technical debt is real for many organizations. Take Windows 7, for example. The OS is well past its sell-by date, but for many systems it works well enough and is costly to upgrade. the older operating systems, and the applications

But this means they have to understand the container file format and handle its structures—it’s no longer treating all the data as a simple pile of bytes. But if the malware is inside some container file, such as a Zip archive, its distinct signature might get encoded in some way, like being compressed, that hides

The Biden administration released a national cybersecurity strategy that advocates for more tech regulation and software liability reform, including imposing minimum security standards for critical infrastructure and shifting responsibility for maintaining cybersecurity from consumers and small businesses to larger software makers. The new approach marks a shift away from the government’s emphasis on information sharing