Application Security News and Articles


Addressing Git Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04

Canonical has released security updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM to address multiple vulnerabilities in Git, a powerful and widely-used distributed version control system. These vulnerabilities may allow malicious attackers to ...

Catalogic DPX 4.11 strengthens data security

Catalogic Software announced the newest version of Catalogic DPX, the company’s enterprise data protection software. DPX 4.11 provides enhanced capabilities in data recovery and data security. With this new release, Catalogic DPX continues to ...

What Happens After p=Reject: Beyond the DMARC Golden Standard 

Reaching p=reject does not mean your DMARC management ... The post What Happens After p=Reject: Beyond the DMARC Golden Standard  appeared first on EasyDMARC. The post What Happens After p=Reject: Beyond the DMARC Golden Standard  appeared ...

Future of CentOS Stream 9: The Road Ahead

As of June 30, 2024, the CentOS Project ceased all updates and releases for CentOS Linux. CentOS Stream serves as the upstream development platform for future RHEL releases. CentOS Stream 9 will continue to receive regular updates, providing ...

Balbix D3 accelerates vulnerability mitigation

Balbix unveild Balbix D3, the latest version of its exposure management platform. Packed with AI innovations, Balbix D3 is designed to help cybersecurity teams mitigate critical exposures faster than ever before, protecting organizations against ...

Cybersecurity Professionals Operate Under Increased Stress Levels

Cybersecurity professionals are facing increasing levels of stress, with 66% reporting that their roles have become more demanding over the past five years, according to a report from ISACA. The post Cybersecurity Professionals Operate Under ...

SAFE X equips CISOs with integrated data from all their existing cybersecurity products

Safe Security launched SAFE X, a generative AI-powered mobile app for CISOs. SAFE X delivers CISOs real-time business impact insights into their cybersecurity posture, enabling better decision-making and risk prioritization. CISOs often invest ...

Enveil enables organizations to securely train machine learning models

Enveil announced the expansion of the core technologies supported by its ZeroReveal Machine Learning product, an enhancement that will further broaden and diversify the range of customer-driven use cases the solution can address. By allowing ...

Microsoft Alert: New INC Ransomware Targets US Healthcare

As per a recent Microsoft alert, a threat actor with malicious financial motives has been observed leveraging a new INC ransomware strain to target the health sector in the United States (US). In this article, we’ll dive into the details and ...

Enhancing firewall management with automation tools

In this Help Net Security interview, Raymond Brancato, CEO at Tufin, discusses the considerations organizations must weigh when selecting a next-generation firewall to effectively balance security needs with network performance. What factors ...

Suricata: Open-source network analysis and threat detection

Suricata is an open-source network intrusion detection system (IDS), intrusion prevention system (IPS), and network security monitoring engine. Suricata features Suricata offers comprehensive capabilities for network security monitoring (NSM), ...

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 2, 2024

Applied Cybersecurity Engineer (Center for Securing the Homeland) MITRE | USA | Hybrid – View job details As an Applied Cybersecurity Engineer (Center for Securing the Homeland), you will apply interdisciplinary competencies in ...

What bots mean for businesses and consumers

Simple bots have existed since the early to mid-2000s when organizations had no means to protect themselves or their website’s users from them. Yet today, despite having tools to protect against these simple bots, two in three organizations ...

Cybersecurity hiring slows, pros’ stress levels rise

66% of cybersecurity professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was five years ago, according to ISACA. Major contributors to rising stress levels among cybersecurity professionals According to the data, the top reasons for ...

How to Build a SOAR Playbook: Start with the Artifacts

Simplify SOAR playbook development with an artifact-based approach. Learn to integrate tools, categorize commands, map key artifacts, and build effective playbook stages. The post How to Build a SOAR Playbook: Start with the Artifacts appeared ...

USENIX NSDI ’24 – BBQ: A Fast and Scalable Integer Priority Queue for Hardware Packet Scheduling

Authors/Presenters:Nirav Atre, Hugo Sadok, Justine Sherry Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '24) content, placing ...

Dotnet Source Generators in 2024 Part 1: Getting Started

Introduction In this blog post, we will cover the basics of a source generator, the major types involved, some common issues you might encounter, how to properly log those issues, and how to fix them. Source Generators have existed since .NET 5 ...

News alert: Introducing Mayhem Security — ForAllSecure unveils name change, fresh focus

Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 1, 2024 — ForAllSecure, the world’s most advanced application security testing company, today announced it is changing its corporate name to Mayhem Security (“Mayhem”), signaling a new era of growth and opportunity ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Beamsplitters’

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

Breaking Down the House’s New Artificial Intelligence Policy

In a groundbreaking move, the House Administration Committee, along with the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the House of Representatives, have introduced a comprehensive policy aimed at governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ...