Application Security News and Articles


A Year in Review: 2024’s Milestones That Propel Us into 2025 

As we close out 2024, we look back on what has truly been a banner year for ColorTokens—a year marked by significant milestones, industry recognition, and groundbreaking innovations that redefined what it means to be breach ready. Each ...

Top Cybersecurity Compliance Issues Businesses Face Today

As organizations increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, the stakes have never been higher. Cybersecurity compliance is necessary to safeguard sensitive data, maintain customer trust, and avoid costly fines. With a constantly shifting threat ...

Top Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) Tools for 2024

In today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape, organizations face an ever-evolving threat environment where new vulnerabilities are continuously discovered, and attack surfaces expand with the increasing digitalization of business processes. This ...

CVSS Base Score vs Temporal Score: What You Need to Know

CVSS base scores and temporal scores are not the same. Understanding the distinctions between them is critical for any cybersecurity pro. In the fast-paced and high-stakes world of cybersecurity, there are often more risks than there are ...

Service disruptions continue to blindside businesses

Service disruptions remain a critical concern for IT and business executives, with 88% of respondents saying they believe another major incident will occur in the next 12 months, according to PagerDuty. PagerDuty surveyed 1,000 IT and business ...

Cybersecurity spending trends and their impact on businesses

Managing cybersecurity and IT budgets is a critical element of organizational strategy. With increasing threats to data security, the rise of ransomware, and the need to protect IT infrastructure, organizations must invest wisely in cybersecurity ...

iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android

The mobile threat landscape continues to grow at an alarming rate as cybercrime groups shift their tactics and target mobile devices in the early stages of their attacks, according to a recent Lookout report. The report highlights insights behind ...

Adobe ColdFusion Any File Read Vulnerability (CVE-2024-53961)

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Adobe issued a security announcement and fixed any file read vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion (CVE-2024-53961). Due to improper restrictions on pathnames in Adobe ColdFusion, unauthenticated ...

Feel Supported: Integrating IAM with Your Security Policies

Why is Integrating IAM Crucial for Your Security Policies? As we move more and more of our activities online, the importance of robust security policies cannot be overstated. And central to these security policies is a concept that remains ...

Relax with Secure Cloud-Native Solutions

What Does Securing Your Cloud-Native Solutions Mean? Cloud-native solutions are becoming more popular by the day. They are seen as the future of application development and deployment in today’s digital age. But with great innovation comes ...

Stay Calm and Secure: Secrets Management for the Modern Age

How Effective is Your Modern Secrets Management Strategy? Have you ever wondered about the strength of your modern secrets management? In an age where security is paramount and breaches can mean irrevocable damage, it is essential to ensure your ...

Drive Innovation with Enhanced Secrets Scanning

How Can Secrets Scanning Drive Innovation? Does the thought of data breaches keep you up at night? If so, you’re not alone. The modern, interconnected business landscape offers unprecedented opportunities for growth and innovation. However, it ...

Happy Hanukkah To Our Friends And Families

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir’s Hanukkah Wishes from the International Space Station: Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on Earth! (Originally Published in 2019) Permalink The post Happy Hanukkah To Our Friends And Families appeared ...

A Merry Little Christmas And A Happy New Year

The post A Merry Little Christmas And A Happy New Year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Unmasking the Risks: Auditing Your Web Pixel Usage

In our last post, we discussed the powerful, yet potentially risky nature of web pixels. Now, let’s dive into how you can assess your organization’s use of these digital trackers and uncover potential privacy vulnerabilities. Conducting a ...

Best of 2024: Gmail Error: Email Blocked Because Sender is Unauthenticated

Reading Time: 7 min Resolve "550 5.7.26 This Mail is Unauthenticated" Gmail error in 2024. Learn why Gmail is blocking your emails and fix email authentication issues. The post Best of 2024: Gmail Error: Email Blocked Because Sender is ...

DEF CON 32 – What To Expect When You’re Exploiting: 0Days, Baby Monitors & Wi-Fi Cams

Authors/Presenters: Mark Mager, Eric Forte Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘D Roll’

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

Implementing Snyk to check for vulnerabilities in the project

Please note that this is a sample project, and the vulnerabilities are simulated for demonstration purposes only.Continue reading on Medium »

DEF CON 32 – Your Smartcard Is Dumb: A Brief History Of Hacking Access Control Systems

Authors/Presenters: Chad Shortman Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the ...