Cloud Security Posture Management: CSPM, CNAPP, CWPP, and WAAP Explained

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

It’s an alphabet soup in the cloud security market: Cloud security posture management (CSPM), CNAPP, CWPP, and WAAP. These cybersecurity product categories address different security requirements, from cloud configuration monitoring and compliance to workload and application protection. Discover how they differ, where they overlap, and how Atomicorp addresses important cloud security requirements. What Is Cloud […]

HPC Security Beyond OS Hardening: Protecting Enterprise Linux and Advanced Computing Infrastructure

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

High-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure providers deliver the operating systems, management tools, and expertise behind demanding workloads. Yet their OS hardening and patching alone cannot address every cyber threat. Continuous file integrity monitoring (FIM), intrusion detection, vulnerability management, and automated response extend security across enterprise Linux and heterogeneous computing environments. For customers, these capabilities […]

There Is Still No Such Thing as a Zero Day: Staying Ahead of the Vulnpocalypse

Posted on by Mike Shinn

The zero day claim, 20 years on, and the amassing vulnpocalypse About twenty years ago I told a conference audience that there is no such thing as a zero day. I meant it then and I mean it more now. A “zero day” is a fact about the vendor’s calendar: the bug became public before […]

CVE Research Tools from Atomicorp

Posted on by Mike Shinn

Atomicorp CVE Research Tools provide answers during uncertain times. A new CVE has been identified! How do you determine whether it affects your environment, whether a patch is available, and what protections may already stand between the vulnerability and an attacker? Atomicorp CVE Research Tools at research.atomicorp.com provide a place to investigate selected CVEs and […]

The WAF Blind Spot: What Basic Web Application Protection Can Miss

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

A WAF can be running, correctly configured, and blocking known attacks while still leaving significant gaps in application security. Limited inspection, outdated WAF rules, exposed APIs, and unpatched software vulnerabilities can create security gaps that attackers may exploit. For enterprises, CDN providers, and security integrators, effective web application protection requires more than baseline OWASP Top […]

The Vulnerability Came Back: Why Old CVEs Still Demand Attention

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

Old vulnerabilities do not necessarily disappear from attackers’ playbooks. Instead, older CVEs can remain actively exploited years after their initial disclosure, particularly when vulnerable legacy and end-of-life (EOL) systems remain in operation. As artificial intelligence (AI) and automation accelerate vulnerability exploitation, organizations need to identify and protect weaknesses regardless of their age. Atomicorp helps organizations […]

When AI Agents Become Attackers: Lessons from the OpenAI and Hugging Face Incident

Posted on by Mike Shinn

In July 2026, an autonomous AI agent escaped an OpenAI security evaluation environment, reached the public Internet, compromised third-party infrastructure, and ultimately penetrated production systems at Hugging Face. This was not a hypothetical demonstration. Hugging Face reconstructed approximately 17,600 attacker actions grouped into roughly 6,280 clusters between July 9 and July 13. According to Hugging […]

AI-Speed Vulnerability Exploitation, and Layered Security Countermeasures

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

Artificial intelligence is changing more than the sophistication of cyber attacks—it is changing the speed of attacks. AI-speed vulnerability exploitation enables attackers to discover weaknesses, generate exploits, perform reconnaissance, and launch attacks in a fraction of the time previously required by human operators. As the defender’s response window shrinks, defense in depth cybersecurity becomes increasingly […]

Buy One Atomic ModSecurity Rules License, Get One Free

Posted on by Dean Lombardo

Extend affordable WAF protection across more websites, APIs, and web applications with Atomic ModSecurity Rules. Through August 31, 2026, buy one license and receive a second license of equal value free. Organizations are adding customer portals, APIs, cloud workloads, administrative tools, and legacy applications faster than many security teams can expand coverage. Protecting only the […]