The Alarm Bells"We think we have a problem." That's how the conversation with the customer success team started: A polite heads-up about a potential memory leak by the platform team. Little did we know, we were about to embark on a debugging adventure worthy of any great detective novel. Within ... Read More

What is CVE-2025-29927?A critical vulnerability in the Next.js framework, designated as CVE-2025-29927, has recently been disclosed. This vulnerability poses a significant security risks to web applications worldwide by allowing attackers to bypass authorization mechanisms to access restricted areas such as admin panels.Vercel, the creator of Next.js, has urgently released patches ... Read More

Why Critical Industries Prioritize Safety and Availability In critical industries like energy, utilities, and oil and gas and in industrial sectors such as manufacturing and mining, the top priorities of any organization will always be safety and systems availability. This is easy to understand, as worker safety in potentially dangerous facilities ... Read More

What are Non-Human Identities? A non-human identity (NHI), also commonly called a machine identity, is an account or identity that operates without direct human oversight or intervention. NHIs can include automated systems, service accounts, and application programming interfaces (APIs), among other types of identities.  Over the past decade, NHIs have become increasingly ... Read More

As we approach the new year, cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) and critical environments continues to evolve rapidly. Watch this short video to find out which trends I expect will be hot (and which will not), then read the blog below for additional insights. 2025 Predictions: What's Hot in OT ... Read More

Most IT security tools, including VPNs, firewalls, PAM solutions, and endpoint protection platforms, fail in operational technology (OT) environments for one simple reason: they are designed for systems that can tolerate disruption, frequent updates, and user variability.OT systems do not have this tolerance. They prioritize uptime, stability, and safety and ... Read More

A New Reality Requires New SolutionsFor many decades, industrial enterprises protected their operational technology (OT) environments by isolating them from other systems and applications. Today, however, connectivity and remote work are emerging as the norm rather than the exception. In this new reality, organizations in industries like manufacturing, energy, and ... Read More

What is Secure Remote Access (SRA)? Secure remote access (SRA) is a technology that enables workers to connect from afar to an organization’s internal systems and assets. Solutions that fall under the SRA category include virtual private networks (VPNs), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), jump servers, and others. Most SRA tools on the ... Read More

What is SASE?Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a cloud architecture model that combines network and Security-as-a-Service functions together and delivers them as a unified, cloud-native service. The purpose of SASE is to allow organizations to more simply and efficiently support dispersed remote and hybrid users, while also ensuring security ... Read More

Operational technology (OT) environments, especially within critical sectors like energy, utilities, and manufacturing, are facing escalating cybersecurity challenges. In 2023, at least 68 cyberattacks caused physical consequences to OT networks across more than 500 global sites, leading to damages of up to $100 million. IBM confirms the rising cost of ... Read More