Application Security News and Articles


US Officials Claim to Have Gained Control of the RapperBot

Overview Recently, US officials claimed to have successfully gained control of RapperBot, effectively curbing this powerful source of DDoS attacks. The operation pinpointed the key figure behind the botnet, Ethan Foltz. According to the ...

Zero Trust in Practice: Mapping NIST 800-207 to Real-World Technologies

Learn how to implement Zero Trust Architecture in practice. We map NIST 800-207 concepts—like Policy Enforcement Points (PEPs) and Policy Decision Points (PDPs)—to real-world technologies such as firewalls, identity providers, and endpoint ...

Pushing Innovation with Secure Machine Identities

Can We Truly Innovate Without Security? It’s an intriguing question, isn’t it? We’ve often seen technological leaps and bounds happening when there is a focus on innovation. Yet, without the underlying cradle of security, the innovative ...

Staying Proactive in Managing Cloud Permissions?

Is Your Organization Fully Leveraging the Benefits of Proactive Cloud Permissions Management? Organizations today increasingly acknowledge the significance of robust cybersecurity strategies in safeguarding their invaluable assets. One aspect of ...

Why Hybrid Deployment Models Are Essential for Secure Agentic AI

If your agentic AI strategy is "cloud-only," you're living in 2015. Welcome to 2025, where 75% of enterprise workloads still run on-premises, and they're not moving to the cloud just because you deployed some agents. The post Why Hybrid ...

Supercharge Splunk Efficiency and ROI with Qmulos

For organizations using Splunk to manage security data, efficiency and return on investment (ROI) are often top of mind. That’s where Qmulos Q-Compliance and Q-BA2 (formerly Q-Audit) come in. The post Supercharge Splunk Efficiency and ROI with ...

BSidesSF 2025: The Art Of Cybersecurity Mastery: From Entry-Level To Staff+

Creator, Author and Presenter: Florian Noeding Our deep appreciation to Security BSides - San Francisco and the Creators, Authors and Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from the conference’s ...

Shifting Ground: The Ripple Effect of Federal Cyber Budget Cuts

The post Shifting Ground: The Ripple Effect of Federal Cyber Budget Cuts appeared first on AI Security Automation. The post Shifting Ground: The Ripple Effect of Federal Cyber Budget Cuts appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The Imperative of Tunnel-Free Trusted Cloud Edge Architectures

The New Network Frontier: Edge Computing and the Crisis of Connectivity Editor's note: This is the second post in a four-part series exploring the architectural gaps, strategic risks, and emerging models shaping the future of edge networking. In ...

Rise and Risks of AI in Business Leadership

  Are we ready for AI as it evolves to influence or drive business leadership roles? Stuart Evans, a distinguished professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the transformative impact of AI on leadership roles and business ...

Peak Traffic: No Problem for Retailers with the Right Infrastructure

Peak shopping seasons are both a massive opportunity and a major stress test for retailers. Whether lines are surging in-store or users are clicking that “buy now” button in record numbers on your site, these moments highlight a critical ...

NOT-So-Great Firewall: China Blocks the Web for 74 Min.

Xi Whiz: HTTPS connections on port 443 received forged replies. The post NOT-So-Great Firewall: China Blocks the Web for 74 Min. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Why identity orchestration is the only way to secure agents

Let me save you some time: If you're trying to secure autonomous agents with PAM, SSO, IGA, or generic "nonhuman identity" solutions, you're bringing a knife to a gunfight. Actually, worse - you're bringing a spoon to a space battle The post Why ...

The Future Is Predictive: Top 7 AI Tools Shaping Healthcare Analytics in 2025

Healthcare has more data than it knows what to do with. Petabytes of patient records, clinical notes, lab results, and wearable feeds pile up daily....Read More The post The Future Is Predictive: Top 7 AI Tools Shaping Healthcare Analytics in ...

Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs

A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life Cisco networking devices via an old vulnerability (CVE-2018-0171), the FBI and Cisco warned on Wednesday. ...

BSidesSF 2025: Data Splicing Attacks: Breaking Enterprise DLP From The Inside Out

Creators, Authors and Presenters: Vivek Ramachandran, Audrey Adeline Our deep appreciation to Security BSides - San Francisco and the Creators, Authors and Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from ...

Telecom Firm Colt Confirms Data Breach as Ransomware Group Auctions Files

Colt Technology Services is working on restoring systems disrupted by a ransomware attack that involved data theft. The post Telecom Firm Colt Confirms Data Breach as Ransomware Group Auctions Files appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SBOM Manager New Features Accelerate Compliance and Security at Scale

Effective management of software bills of materials (SBOMs) is now crucial for ensuring security, achieving compliance, and optimizing operational efficiency. The post SBOM Manager New Features Accelerate Compliance and Security at Scale appeared ...

SailPoint Accelerated Application Management simplifies app governance

SailPoint unveiled SailPoint Accelerated Application Management, a solution that redefines how enterprises discover, govern, and secure applications at scale. While most organizations govern fewer than 50 applications, thousands more remain ...

Scattered Spider Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Noah Urban was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the notorious cybercriminal operation known as Scattered Spider. The post Scattered Spider Hacker Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek.