Application Security News and Articles


Unveiling the Power of Clean Data: Informed Decisions Drive Success

Click fraud artificially inflates the number of ad clicks, skewing your campaign data. Clean data is necessary to maximize your ad budget and optimize ROI by reaching real customers. The post Unveiling the Power of Clean Data: Informed Decisions ...

Kasada Secures Top 10 Spot on Australia’s 100 Best Workplaces™ List for 2024

Dedication to Fostering a Culture of Care, Innovation, and Impact Drives Global Growth and Recognition by Great Place to Work® The post Kasada Secures Top 10 Spot on Australia’s 100 Best Workplaces™ List for 2024 appeared first on Security ...

The countdown to NIS2 is on: Understand its scope and requirements

The Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS2) regulation goes into effect in October 2024, leaving European Union (EU) member states just a few fleeting months to adopt and publish its compliance recommendations. The post The countdown ...

INE Security Launches Initiatives to Invest in the Education of Aspiring Cybersecurity Professionals

Cary, North Carolina, 22nd August 2024, CyberNewsWire The post INE Security Launches Initiatives to Invest in the Education of Aspiring Cybersecurity Professionals appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Storage Tanks’

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

TLS Certificates Renewal with AppViewX AVX ONE CLM and Puppet

One of the major challenges organizations face in certificate lifecycle management is the timely renewal of certificates. Application owners often fail to renew certificates promptly despite receiving multiple advance expiry alerts. This ...

‘Netfetcher’ package drops illicit ‘node’ binary on Windows

Recently identified PyPI packages called "netfetcher" and "pyfetcher" impersonate open source libraries and target Windows users with malicious executables that have a zero detection rate among leading antivirus engines. Furthermore, some of ...

How Financial Institutions Can Manage Mounting Digital Sovereignty Requirements

Financial services is among the most highly regulated of any industry – and justifiably so. As critical infrastructure, the sector provides services which, if interrupted or destabilized, could have a catastrophic impact on economic and ...

Comprehensive Guide to API Error Code Management

Mastering API error codes is essential for building robust and user-friendly applications. This comprehensive guide explores best practices for handling and documenting errors, ensuring clear communication between your API and its users. The post ...

CISA Warns of Critical SolarWinds RCE Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical warning regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk solution, which has already been exploited in active attacks.   Tell me ...

USENIX Security ’23 – ZBCAN: A Zero-Byte CAN Defense System

Authors/Presenters:Khaled Serag, Rohit Bhatia, Akram Faqih, and Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Purdue University; Vireshwar Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; Z. Berkay Celik and Dongyan Xu, Purdue University Many thanks to USENIX for ...

QNAP releases QTS 5.2 to prevent data loss from ransomware threats

QNAP has released the QTS 5.2 NAS operating system. A standout feature of this release is the debut of Security Center, which actively monitors file activities and thwarts ransomware threats. Additionally, system security receives a boost with ...

Enzoic for Active Directory enhancements help teams identify and remediate unsafe credentials

Enzoic released the latest version of Enzoic for Active Directory. The solution provides a frictionless way to continuously monitor, identify and remediate unsafe credentials by screening username and password combinations in Active Directory ...

Massive Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Billions

A data breach at National Public Data, a relatively obscure but widely connected company, has exposed 272 million Social Security numbers. This breach, reminiscent of the 2017 Equifax breach but on an even larger scale, has sent shockwaves ...

CNAPP and ASPM — Friends or Foes?

The backstories of AppSec and cloud security In an industry that moves so quickly and pivots so frequently, it’s easy to forget that the term and discipline of application security (AppSec) emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Driven by ...

Anomali announces expanded capabilities for Copilot

Anomali announced new capabilities for Anomali Copilot to help security, and now also IT departments, use the latest innovations in AI to successfully defend, protect, and propel their organizations forward. Anomali Copilot empowers security or ...

With Quantum coming, NIST readies new software supply chain protection

While quantum computing is years away from practical deployment, it will pose a major threat to software supply chain security, and now is the time for security teams to prepare for that. A significant step was recently taken in spurring ...

DEF CON 32: What We Learned About Secrets Security at AppSec Village

At DEF CON 32's AppSec Village, we explored secrets security challenges, answered common questions, and shared how to detect and handle hidden credentials effectively. The post DEF CON 32: What We Learned About Secrets Security at AppSec Village ...

Prism Infosec PULSE bridges the gap between penetration testing and red teaming

Prism Infosec launched its innovative PULSE testing service to enable organizations which may not have the bandwidth or resource to dedicate to a full-scale red team exercise to assess their defence capabilities against real-world threats. PULSE ...

Critical GitHub Enterprise Server auth bypass flaw fixed (CVE-2024-6800)

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-6800) affecting all currently supported versions of GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) may allow attackers to gain unrestricted access to the instance’s contents. The issue, reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty ...