Application Security News and Articles


Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘UK Coal’

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

NIST AI Risk Management Framework: Now Available with Axio Assessment

On July 26, 2024, NIST released their NIST-AI-600-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile. This framework was born out of an October 2023 Executive Order, tasking NIST Read More The post ...

News alert: Aembit appoints former Snowflake security director Mario Duarte as its new CISO

Silver Spring, MD, Oct. 2, 2024, CyberNewswire — Aembit, the non-human IAM company, today announced the appointment of Mario Duarte as chief information security officer (CISO). Duarte, formerly head of security at Snowflake, joins Aembit with ...

Why ASPM Requires an Independent Approach: Exploring the Role of ASPM vs. CNAPP | Part 1

Exponential growth in code, an unmanageable attack surface as a result of Cloud + DevOps, accelerated development cycles... The post Why ASPM Requires an Independent Approach: Exploring the Role of ASPM vs. CNAPP | Part 1 appeared first on ...

USENIX NSDI ’24 – Sirius: Composing Network Function Chains into P4-Capable Edge Gateways

Authors/Presenters:Jiaqi Gao, Jiamin Cao, Yifan Li, Mengqi Liu, Ming Tang, Dennis Cai, Ennan Zhai Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and ...

Closing the Gaps: How Attack Path Management Improves Vulnerability Management Programs

In conversation: Pete McKernan & Luke Luckett As organizations seek to wrap their arms around potential cybersecurity exposures, CIOs and CISOs are increasingly pushing their vulnerability management teams to widen scope. With such a focus, ...

Leverage vCISO Services to Unlock Managed Service Provider (MSP) Success

Virtual CISO services can help managed service providers (MSPs) harden their attack surface management strategy and unlock growth. Read on to learn how. The post Leverage vCISO Services to Unlock Managed Service Provider (MSP) Success appeared ...

Unlocking New Potential with MSPBots: A Conversation with Callen Sapien

In the world of managed service providers (MSPs), staying ahead of the curve requires constant innovation, particularly in data management and operational efficiency. I recently had the opportunity to interview Callen Sapien, President and acting ...

Venafi helps organizations solve more machine identity security problems

Venafi introduced new product capabilities in its Control Plane for Machine Identities. This latest version of the Venafi Control Plane will enable security and platform teams to address the most critical machine identity security challenges and ...

Metomic Data Classification automates complex data management workflows

Metomic released its Data Classification solution, making it possible to discover, classify and secure sensitive data at scale across Google Workspaces. Metomic’s latest innovation is an AI-powered tool that automates complex data management ...

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PlexTrac unveils new capabilities to prioritize proactive security remediation

PlexTrac announced significant enhancements to its platform. These updates are designed to help enterprises and security service providers harness proactive security by offering business context, automating risk scoring to focus on what matters ...

Concentric AI helps monitor and remediate risky Copilot activity

Concentric AI announced an AI-based DSPM functionality that identifies data access and activity risk from Copilot requests. With this launch, enterprises can now for leverage AI-driven DSPM to track, monitor and seamlessly enforce access ...

Why I Came Out of (Pseudo) Retirement to Help Solve the Non-Human Identity Challenge as Aembit’s CISO

4 min read Just when I thought I was out, they (non-human identities and a young startup named Aembit) pulled me back in. The post Why I Came Out of (Pseudo) Retirement to Help Solve the Non-Human Identity Challenge as Aembit’s CISO appeared ...

Average CISO Compensation Tops $500K

Despite slower hiring trends and tighter budgets, chief information security officer (CISO) compensation continues to rise, with the average U.S.-based CISO earning $565K, and top earners exceeding $1 million. The post Average CISO Compensation ...

Harmonic Security raises $17.5 million to improve data security for organizations

Harmonic Security has secured $17.5 million in Series A funding to bring its “zero-touch data protection” capabilities to enterprises. Total funding has now reached more than $26 million since the company launched in October last year with ...

Strata Identity and CyberArk to Host Webinar on Transforming Legacy Identity by Embracing Modern IAM

MEDIA ADVISORY Leading experts to share insights on using orchestration to protect legacy identity systems with modern cloud identity platforms without code rewriting  BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 2, 2024 – Strata Identity, the Identity Orchestration ...

Mario Duarte, Former Snowflake Cybersecurity Leader, Joins Aembit as CISO to Tackle Non-Human Identities

Silver Spring, Maryland, 2nd October 2024, CyberNewsWire The post Mario Duarte, Former Snowflake Cybersecurity Leader, Joins Aembit as CISO to Tackle Non-Human Identities appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Critical Zimbra RCE vulnerability under mass exploitation (CVE-2024-45519)

Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2024-45519, a critical Zimbra vulnerability that allows them to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable installations. Proofpoint’s threat researchers say that the attacks started on September 28 ...

4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed

The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of four persons for allegedly participating in the LockBit ...