In the ever-evolving landscape of data streaming and processing, securing and efficiently connecting services has become paramount as it ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data amidst increasing threats and complexity in cyber environments. Effective security measures must protect against data breaches and losses, fostering trust among stakeholders and complying with legal and regulatory standards.

Hackers always attack web applications, trying to exploit vulnerabilities. Cyber threats such as data breaches, malware, phishing, and DDoS (Distributed-Denial of Services) attacks can bother and cause serious damage to businesses and users alike. So how do you protect your web application from these dangers? The good news is that if you use the right security practices, most cyber threats can be avoided. This guide covers the most common cyber threats to web apps and how you can prevent them.

Every year, January 28th marks International Data Privacy Day. This day is a timely reminder of the importance of safeguarding data and enabling trust. Even more so now we live in a world increasingly dominated by AI systems. For AI models to be accurate, they must be trained on massive amounts of data. The last thing you want however is for that data to unnecessarily include sensitive personal and confidential business information.

Imagine downloading an app, and inputting your personal data, and a hacker in seconds finds a flaw to steal your information. Sounds scary, right? And today, mobile app security is no longer an add-on, it’s the basis for user trust and business integrity. The overall global average cost per data breach was $4.88M and the highest spending emerged from the healthcare industry. Data protection of customers is critical to the stability of mobile apps, so client trust and confidence remain intact.

Security has been an integral capability of Snowflake since the company was founded. Through the customer-configurable security capabilities of the Snowflake Horizon Catalog, we empower security admins and chief information security officers (CISOs) to better protect their environments and centralize threat monitoring and role-based access controls across clouds.

You may have read about hackers using ChatGPT to impersonate your grandma. If that story made you dig a little deeper, you may have learned about the hyper-realistic phishing scams being concocted with generative AI. And if you’ve really gone into the cyber-security weeds, you may have discovered the new breed of infostealer malware stealing passwords and browser log-ins. All sounds very concerning right? Well, it needn’t do.