Application Security News and Articles


Tackling the Visibility Challenges in the SOC

In this blog series, we dive into the challenges faced by our heroes of Threat-Informed Defense, how they address them, and the benefits they are driving for their team and organization.  The post Tackling the Visibility Challenges in the SOC ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Craters’

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

Part 2: Can Just Anyone Access Your ServiceNow Articles?

In this two-part series, we began by examining the structure of ServiceNow, and the relationship between articles, pages, and widgets. Now, in Part 2, we discover how a widget misconfiguration can be exploited. To read the intro (Part 1), click ...

Top 4 Application Attacks Detected and Blocked by Contrast ADR | XSS, Method Tampering, Path Traversal and JNDI Injection | Contrast Security

The Contrast Security Runtime Security Platform — the engine that underpins Contrast’s Application Detection and Response (ADR) technology — blocked approximately 47K cybersecurity attacks during the month of August 2024.  The post Top 4 ...

Hacking Modern Android Mobile Apps & APIs with Burp Suite

Learn how to set up your hacking environment to attack mobile apps & APIs running on modern versions of Android with Burp Suite. The post Hacking Modern Android Mobile Apps & APIs with Burp Suite appeared first on Dana Epp's Blog. The ...

Part 1: Can Just Anyone Access Your ServiceNow Articles?

What if I told you that thousands of companies (30% of the accounts we reviewed) are leaving a backdoor open to their ServiceNow databases for anyone with limited programming skills? This is a story of how a simple misconfiguration in one of the ...

Avoiding The “No Responsibility” Cloud Security Model

We’re all familiar with the shared responsibility model championed by cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP: platform providers secure the cloud infrastructure, while customers are responsible for securing their usage and configuration of ...

USENIX NSDI ’24 – Horus: Granular In-Network Task Scheduler for Cloud Datacenters

Authors/Presenters:Parham Yassini, Khaled Diab, Saeed Zangeneh, Mohamed Hefeeda Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI ...

Apple’s New Passwords App: A Game-Changer for User Security and the Cybersecurity Landscape

Apple's latest Passwords app is poised to transform the way we manage and protect our digital identities. This blog post takes a deep dive into the features and benefits of this innovative tool, exploring its potential to simplify password ...

5 Ways to Reduce Information Security Risk in a Mobile Workplace

Today's talent is no longer bound by the cubicle. For many, home offices and Wi-Fi-enabled coffee shops are the new workplaces. One study shows that 41% of employees in North America alone work outside the office at least some of the time. The ...

Get Caught Up With ggshield: New Ways To Install, Custom Remediation Messages, SERIF, And More…

Discover ggshield's latest enhancements, allowing you to craft custom remediation messages, format scan results in SARIF, and help you better shift left for secrets security. The post Get Caught Up With ggshield: New Ways To Install, Custom ...

Defending the Enterprise: New Insights from Banking Industry Experts on Fraud and Cyber Threats

As cybercriminals continue to raise the bar in terms of the sophistication of their attacks, as well as forging an easier path to conduct these attacks, the key to weathering this growing storm of cyber threats lies in the detection further up ...

Can a Bot Farm Damage Your Business? What You Need to Know About Bot Farms

Bot farms are used by hackers to conduct ad fraud and DDoS attacks. DataDome explains how to recognize and prevent bot farm activity. The post Can a Bot Farm Damage Your Business? What You Need to Know About Bot Farms appeared first on Security ...

Talent and Technology: Bridging the Gap in Modern Threat Hunting Programs

49% of organizations have experienced a major security breach in the past 12 months, according to our “ Voice of a Threat Hunter 2024 ”... The post Talent and Technology: Bridging the Gap in Modern Threat Hunting Programs appeared first on ...

A Future of Security Free from CNAPP – Keynote Interview with James Berthoty

Learn why CNAPP may be failing security teams and explore the future of cloud security. The post A Future of Security Free from CNAPP – Keynote Interview with James Berthoty appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Global Bot Security Report Findings: 2 in 3 Websites Are Unprotected

DataDome Advanced Threat Research identified the largest risks to today's businesses, outlined in this year's Global Bot Report. Learn more about how 2 in 3 businesses are at risk from basic bot attacks. The post Global Bot Security Report ...

Email Security Breaches Rampant Among Critical Infrastructure Organizations

A full 80% of organizations within the critical infrastructure vertical experienced email-related security breaches in the past year, according to an OPSWAT survey. The post Email Security Breaches Rampant Among Critical Infrastructure ...

Hospitality & Travel Cybersecurity: Protection the During Peak Seasons

Travel and hospitality companies are entering one of the busiest times of the year, with peak seasons like vacations and holidays bringing a surge in traveler activity. Unfortunately, this increase in traffic also attracts cybercriminals, who ...

WTW Indigo Vault secures business sensitive files

WTW has launched Indigo Vault, a document protection platform that provides advanced cybersecurity for sharing and storage of business sensitive files. The platform is a combination of cloud and local document management systems, that provides ...

Hyperproof Expands into Europe to Help Companies Navigate Compliance and Risk Challenges

Hyperproof is excited to announce our official expansion into the European market to address the growing demand for effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions. As businesses in Europe face increasingly stringent regulatory ...