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Introducing Upwind Dashboards: Simplify Security Monitoring & Reporting

We are introducing four powerful new dashboards in the Upwind platform to simplify monitoring and reporting for security executives. These four new dashboards each offer a high-level overview of security risk, performance over time, and prioritized risk analysis to focus you on what matters most.  Home Dashboard  This dashboard is Upwind’s new home page, providing executives with […]

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Apache Tomcat Vulnerability CVE-2024-56337 Exposes Servers to RCE

Overview Apache has released a security update to address an important Apache Tomcat vulnerability (CVE-2024-56337) that could result in remote code execution (RCE) under certain conditions. This new CVE is closely tied to the earlier Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation (CVE-2024-50379), for which an incomplete mitigation was issued on December 17, […]

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Kubernetes Dashboard: Features, Security Concerns, and Best Practices

The Kubernetes Dashboard is a popular web-based interface designed to simplify the management of Kubernetes clusters. It provides an intuitive UI that allows users to view and manage cluster resources without needing to work directly with command-line tools. However, while convenient, the Kubernetes Dashboard also presents specific security risks that should be carefully managed, especially […]

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How Upwind Leverages AWS CloudTrail for Enhanced Threat Detection Capabilities

As a part of Upwind’s runtime-powered threat detection capabilities, the Upwind Platform integrates seamlessly with AWS CloudTrail to provide real-time monitoring and detection of cloud logs. By leveraging AWS CloudTrail Logs generated at runtime, Upwind is able to provide deep runtime context and automatically alert you to suspicious or malicious log events. What is CloudTrail? […]

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Upwind Makes Waves at AWS re:Invent 2024

It has been a big week for Upwind here at AWS re:Invent 2024!  Our team has been on the ground in Las Vegas, Nevada this week for AWS’s largest annual conference. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been up to. Monday, December 2. We announced our $100 million Series A, which was featured in […]

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Introducing The Next Generation of Shift Left Security, Powered by Runtime

Today, we’re thrilled to introduce Upwind Shift Left – a major new capability in the Upwind platform that brings the power of runtime intelligence to CI/CD pipelines, transforming how teams secure their software at every step. By marrying real-world runtime context with build-time best practices, this next-generation solution redefines shift left for modern cloud security. […]

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The Upwind Cloud Security Platform is now available in the EC2 Image Builder on AWS

December 4, 2024 — Upwind, the next-generation cloud security platform, announced today that the Upwind Cloud Security Platform is available as a software component in the EC2 Image Builder console of Amazon Web Services (AWS). EC2 Image Builder is a fully-managed service that simplifies the customization, testing, distribution, and lifecycle management of Amazon Machine Images […]

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Critical Kubernetes gitRepo Volume Vulnerability: CVE-2024-10220

A critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-10220 has been discovered in Kubernetes’ deprecated gitRepo volume type. This vulnerability allows attackers with permissions to create pods using gitRepo volumes to execute arbitrary commands on the host node with root privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise. The gitRepo volume type was designed to clone Git repositories […]

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