Application Security News and Articles


North Korean Group Uses Fake Job Offers to Target Energy, Aerospace Sectors

The North Korean-backed threat group UNC2970 is using spearphishing emails and WhatsApp messages to entice high-level executives in the energy and aerospace sectors to open a malicious ZIP file containing a fake job description and a previously ...

How Much Will It Cost to Get PCI DSS Audited?

Explore PCI DSS audit costs, key factors that influence pricing, and practical tips for managing and optimizing your compliance expenses. The post How Much Will It Cost to Get PCI DSS Audited? appeared first on Scytale. The post How Much Will It ...

Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software

Firms in the construction industry are getting breached by hackers via internet-exposed servers running Foundation accounting software, Huntress researchers are warning. “We’re seeing active intrusions among plumbing, HVAC, concrete, ...

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Future of Secure Communications and the Role of Standards

Digital security has long relied on cryptographic systems that use complex mathematical problems (also known as algorithms) to keep sensitive data and transactions safe from unauthorized access. These algorithms were designed to be nearly ...

Komodor Klaudia identifies the root cause of issues in Kubernetes

Komodor announced Klaudia, a GenAI agent for troubleshooting and remediating operational issues, as well as optimizing Kubernetes environments. Integrated within the Komodor Kubernetes Management Platform, Klaudia simplifies and accelerates ...

News alert: Evergy selects OneLayer to manage, secure its private cellular OT assets

Boston, Mass., Sept. 18, 2024] — One Layer, the leader in managing and securing enterprise private 5G/LTE Operational Technology (OT) networks, announced today the selection of its OneLayer Bridge private LTE network device management and zero ...

10 Best Attack Surface Management Tools

10 Best Attack Surface Management Tools What Is Attack Surface Management? What Are the Different Types of Attack Surfaces? Top Enterprise Attack Surface Management Tools Selecting the Right Tool to Manage Your Attack Surface Enhance Your Attack ...

Analysis Identifies Web Servers as Weakest Cybersecurity Link

An analysis of more than 39 million anonymized and normalized data points published today by Cycognito, a provider of platforms for discovering and testing attack surfaces, finds web servers accounted for more than a third (34%) of all the severe ...

SpyCloud Unveils Massive Scale of Identity Exposure Due to Infostealers, Highlighting Need for Advanced Cybersecurity Measures

Austin, TX, 18th September 2024, CyberNewsWire The post SpyCloud Unveils Massive Scale of Identity Exposure Due to Infostealers, Highlighting Need for Advanced Cybersecurity Measures appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement

Another encrypted communication platform used by criminals has been dismantled and its alleged mastermind arrested, the Australian Federal Police has announced on Tuesday. “AFP Operation Kraken charged a NSW man, aged 32, for creating and ...

INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award

Cary, North Carolina, 18th September 2024, CyberNewsWire The post INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Fivetran Hybrid Deployment keeps sensitive data within the customer’s environment

Fivetran announced Hybrid Deployment, a new solution that allows customers to securely run data pipelines within their own environment from the Fivetran managed platform, providing a single control plane to manage all data sources, whether they ...

Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812)

Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet, and could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2024-38812) or privilege escalation ...

Anecdotes Trust Center simplifies compliance and security documentation sharing

anecdotes has launched Anecdotes Trust Center, a centralized platform for companies to effortlessly share compliance and security information and documentation with prospects, customers, and partners. Reflecting the company’s real-time ...

Rapid7 launches Vector Command for continuous red teaming and security gap identification

Rapid7 has unveiled Vector Command, a fully-managed offensive security service. Vector Command combines the external attack surface assessment capabilities of Rapid7’s recently launched Command Platform with continuous Red Teaming services by ...

PlainID introduces identity security for Zscaler

PlainID announces the PlainID Authorizer for Zscaler, available via PlainID SaaS Authorization Management, centralizes policy management for Zscaler and SaaS applications and tools. Zscaler and other SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solutions ...

Building a Secure Test Data Management Strategy in Financial Services

The financial sector doesn’t need a reminder that testing with sensitive data is a balancing act—getting it wrong can lead to regulatory fines, data breaches, or loss of customer trust. With increasingly strict regulations like GDPR and ...

Ubuntu Fixes Memory Vulnerabilities in Vim: Patch Now

Vim, a popular text editor in Unix-like operating systems, has been identified with two medium-severity vulnerabilities that could pose a security risk to users. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-41957 and CVE-2024-43374, could allow ...

Verimatrix XTD Network Monitoring provides real-time detection of malicious activities

Verimatrix intoduced its Verimatrix XTD Network Monitoring feature, expanding its suite of application cybersecurity solutions to combat evolving network-related threats. Verimatrix XTD has long been at the forefront of identifying and ...

DMARC for PCI DSS: Your Practical Guide to 2025 Compliance Implementation

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI ... The post DMARC for PCI DSS: Your Practical Guide to 2025 Compliance Implementation appeared first on EasyDMARC. The post DMARC for PCI DSS: Your Practical Guide to 2025 Compliance ...