Application Security News and Articles


Preparing for Q-day: The essential role of cloud migration in securing enterprise data

As the era of quantum computing draws closer, businesses face a new and unprecedented threat to data security: “Q-day.” This looming turning point—when quantum machines can break traditional encryption with ease—has the potential ...

How the Shadowserver Foundation helps network defenders with free intelligence feeds

In this Help Net Security interview, Piotr Kijewski, CEO of The Shadowserver Foundation, discusses the organization’s mission to enhance internet security by exposing vulnerabilities, malicious activity, and emerging threats. Kijewski explains ...

Building trust in tokenized economies

As the tokenized economy expands, the digital landscape is reshaped by decentralized systems and new forms of asset ownership. In this Help Net Security video, Jeremy Bradley, COO of Zama, explores the emerging privacy-preserving technologies ...

Analyzing Tokenizer Part 2: Omen + Tokenizer

  “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work” - Thomas Edison Introduction: This is a continuation of a deep dive into John the Ripper's new Tokenizer attack. Instruction on how to configure and run the original ...

Why Robust API Security is a Must for Your Business

How Does API Security Influence Cybersecurity? As a seasoned data management expert and cybersecurity specialist, I’ve witnessed firsthand the significant impact API security can have on an organization’s overall cybersecurity posture. But ...

Preventing Data Breaches with Advanced IAM Strategies

Why Are IAM Strategies Strategic to Data Breach Prevention? IAM strategies, or Identity Access Management strategies, prioritize the control and monitoring of digital identities within a system. Particularly in the world of cybersecurity, ...

National Public Data Shuts Down Months After Massive Breach

National Public Data, the data broker whose systems were breached and 2.9 billion files holding sensitive data from 170 million this year, has shut down following the attack and after a judge dismissed parent company Jerico Pictures' bankruptcy ...

DEF CON 32 – The Way To Android Root: Exploiting Smartphone GPU

Authors/Presenters: Xiling Gong, Eugene Rodionov Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention ...

SQL Injection Prevention: 6 Strategies

SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks are critical and widespread threats that inject malicious code into backend databases. This gives bad actors unauthorized access to sensitive data. These breaches can lead to stolen data, compromised systems, and ...

IAM tech debt: Balancing modernization and legacy identity infrastructure

“As enterprises modernize their identity systems to keep pace with multi-cloud strategies, they find themselves in a quagmire of technical debt, complexity, and resource constraints.” – State of Multi-Cloud Identity Report 2025 Technical ...

CMMC Level 2 Requirements: A Guide to Achieving Compliance

If your organization handles sensitive information and aims to work with the Department of Defense (DoD), you must meet the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements. These standards protect Controlled Unclassified ...

Secrets Scanning: How It Works and Why It’s Important

All software development environments have secrets—think API keys, passwords, and tokens—that can lead to significant security breaches if left vulnerable. Best practices like secrets scanning detect and protect sensitive information before ...

API Key Security Best Practices: Secure Sensitive Data

Application programming interfaces (APIs) connect applications, allowing them to communicate and exchange data easily. But as web apps handle more sensitive data and integrate with an increasing number of services, the risk of unauthorized access ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Second Stage’

via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Second Stage’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

SaaS Security Outlook for 2025 | Grip Security

Mitigate shadow SaaS and shadow AI risks more effectively by aligning innovation with control. Explore how to build a proactive SaaS security strategy for 2025. The post SaaS Security Outlook for 2025 | Grip Security appeared first on Security ...

News alert: Green Raven study shows cybersecurity to be a black hole in more ways than just budget

Cheltenham, England, Dec. 4, 2024 –A majority of senior cybersecurity professionals at the UK’s largest organisations struggle with feelings of helplessness and professional despair, new research by Green Raven Limited indicates. These ...

China is Still Inside US Networks — It’s Been SIX Months

Hell froze over: FBI and NSA recommend you use strong encryption. The post China is Still Inside US Networks — It’s Been SIX Months appeared first on Security Boulevard.

DEF CON 32 – Atomic Honeypot – A MySQL Honeypot That Drops Shells

Authors/Presenters: Alexander Rubin, Martin Rakhmanov Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention ...

Solana’s popular web3.js library backdoored in supply chain compromise

A software supply chain attack has lead to the publication of malicious versions of Solana’s web3.js library on the npm registry. Just like the recent Lottie Player supply chain compromise, this attack was reportedly made possible due to ...

How CSPs are Adapting to the Threat Landscape and Meeting new Cybersecurity Challenges

The year 2024 is one of continual evolution for communication service providers (CSPs) and the cybersecurity landscape. The post How CSPs are Adapting to the Threat Landscape and Meeting new Cybersecurity Challenges appeared first on Security ...