Application Security News and Articles


Operationalizing MITRE ATLAS to Defend Against Attacks on AI

Fall was a busy conference season for Tidal Cyber. My colleagues and I participated in events including Black Hat, FutureCon, Health-ISAC, FS-ISAC, ATT&CKCon, and numerous regional Cybersecurity Summits. As we spoke with attendees, one of the ...

Memcyco Announces Next-Gen, AI Solution to Combat Fraud and Impersonation Attacks in Real Time

New York, NY, 23rd January 2025, CyberNewsWire The post Memcyco Announces Next-Gen, AI Solution to Combat Fraud and Impersonation Attacks in Real Time appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Trump Has Had a Light Touch on Cybersecurity – So Far

President Trump has made sweeping changes in his first days in office, but as of yet, he's kept intact much of the government's cybersecurity structure and policies, including the two executives orders President Biden issued at the beginning and ...

Treasury Department Breach: A Crucial Reminder for API Security in the Public Sector

The recent cyber breach at the U.S. Treasury Department, linked to state-sponsored Chinese hackers, has set off alarm bells in the public sector. As the investigation continues, this incident reveals a pressing issue that all government agencies ...

Cisco fixes ClamAV vulnerability with available PoC and critical Meeting Management flaw

Cisco has released patches for a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Meeting Management (CVE-2025-20156) and a heap-based buffer overflow flaw (CVE-2025-20128) that, when triggered, could terminate the ClamAV scanning process on ...

How SASE Empowers CISOs to Combat Stress and Burnout 

A study by ISC2 reveals that 73% of chief information security officers (CISOs) in the U.S. reported experiencing burnout over the past year. The post How SASE Empowers CISOs to Combat Stress and Burnout  appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Taking a Threat Adapted Approach to Vulnerability Management

As cyberthreats grow in complexity and frequency, vulnerability management requires more than just patching systems; it demands a dynamic, threat-adapted approach. As part of Cyber Rhino Threat Week ( December 9-13, 2024) which aimed to inform, ...

Japanese Companies Threatened by DPRK IT Workers

Nisos Japanese Companies Threatened by DPRK IT Workers The Japanese government warned domestic companies in March 2024 about contracting North Korean (DPRK) IT workers posing as Japanese nationals to earn cash, as it is suspected... The post ...

Appdome Threat Dynamics analyzes and ranks mobile threats

Appdome announced that a new AI-Native threat-management module called Threat Dynamics will be offered inside Appdome’s ThreatScope Mobile XDR. Threat Dynamics uses AI deep learning to continuously evaluate the likelihood of a successful ...

SonicWall SMA appliances exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-23006)

A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-23006) affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances is being exploited by attackers. “We strongly advises users of the SMA1000 product to upgrade to the hotfix release ...

DigitalOcean Per-Bucket Access Keys boosts object storage security

DigitalOcean announced Per-Bucket Access Keys for DigitalOcean Spaces, its S3-compatible object storage service. This feature provides customers with identity-based, bucket-level control over access permissions, helping to enhance their data ...

Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments

Bitsight unveiled Instant Insights, a new offering from the Bitsight IQ suite of AI-based capabilities. The new feature leverages generative AI to analyze and summarize security questionnaires and reports, allowing security and compliance teams ...

Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21535/CVE-2025-21549)

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Oracle has released a security announcement, in which the remote code execution and denial of service vulnerabilities of Oracle WebLogic Server have been fixed. Affected users should take protective ...

HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAA

HHS Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Health Care Under HIPAA madhav Thu, 01/23/2025 - 06:25 Data Breaches in Healthcare: Why Stronger Regulations Matter A data breach involving personal health ...

Defense strategies to counter escalating hybrid attacks

In this Help Net Security interview, Tomer Shloman, Sr. Security Researcher at Trellix, talks about attack attribution, outlines solutions for recognizing hybrid threats, and offers advice on how organizations can protect themselves against ...

Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning

The Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner (WCVS) is an open-source command-line tool for detecting web cache poisoning and deception. The scanner, developed by Maximilian Hildebrand, offers extensive support for various web cache poisoning and ...

CISOs are juggling security, responsibility, and burnout

This article gathers excerpts from multiple reports, presenting statistics and insights that may be valuable for CISOs, helping them with informed decision-making, risk management, and developing strategies to enhance their organization’s ...

Funding soars in a milestone year for Israeli cybersecurity

In this Help Net Security video, Or Salom, Analyst at YL Ventures, discusses the State of the Cyber Nation Report 2024. The report reveals resilience and growth in the Israeli cybersecurity industry, with total investments reaching $4 billion ...

NSFOCUS Licensed for SOC and Pentest Service in Malaysia in Accordance with Cyber Security Act 2024

Santa Clara, Calif. January 23, 2025  – NSFOCUS, a global provider of intelligent hybrid security solutions, today announced that it has received two security service licenses from the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) of Malaysia, being ...

Prevent Data Breaches with Advanced IAM

Why is IAM Vital in Preventing Data Breaches? Identity and Access Management (IAM) stands at the forefront of effective cybersecurity strategies. Implementing advanced IAM holds the key to data breach prevention, providing a formidable line of ...