Application Security News and Articles


Why ransomware attackers target Active Directory

Ransomware attacks have surged 78% year-over-year, affecting various sectors and organizations and significantly impacting supply chains. In this Help, Net Security video, Craig Birch, Technology Evangelist, and Principal Security Engineer at ...

Deepfakes: Seeing is no longer believing

The threat of deepfakes lies not in the technology itself, but in people’s natural tendency to trust what they see. As a result, deepfakes don’t need to be highly advanced or convincing to effectively spread misinformation and ...

Third-party risk management is under the spotlight

In the aftermath of the CrowdStrike IT outage, new research has uncovered a critical vulnerability within financial institutions regarding supply chain resilience. The outage has demonstrated the need for greater digital supply chain resilience, ...

National Public Data (NPD) Breach: Essential Guide to Protecting Your Identity

The recent National Public Data (NPD) breach stands as one of the largest social security number (SSN) exposures in history. With reports suggesting potential compromises affecting up to 3 billion SSNs, it is crucial to understand the scope of ...

Recent Critical Vulnerabilities: August 2024 CVE Roundup

Protecting Organizations with Up-to-Date CVE Awareness  Reports from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through its National Vulnerability Database (NVD) highlight critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities that demand ...

Are Java Users Making Bad Oracle Java Migration Decisions?

Why are some organizations planning an Oracle Java migration of some (but not all) of their Java from Oracle to another JDK provider? The post Are Java Users Making Bad Oracle Java Migration Decisions? appeared first on Azul | Better Java ...

3CX Phone System Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Overview In an effort to safeguard our customers, we perform proactive vulnerability research with the goal of identifying zero-day vulnerabilities that are likely to impact the security of leading organizations. Recently, we decided to take a ...

SecureEnv CLI:

Effortlessly Manage Your Environment Variables with Security and SimplicityContinue reading on Medium »

Exploits, Vulnerabilities and Payloads – Who Knew?

I can’t count how many times I’ve heard vulnerabilities called exploits and exploits called vulnerabilities. I’ve even heard payloads called exploits or vulnerabilities. That’s okay for an exploit if the exploit is a payload. If you ...

Product Release: Selective Sync + Account Recovery

The post Product Release: Selective Sync + Account Recovery appeared first on PreVeil. The post Product Release: Selective Sync + Account Recovery appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Mythic 3.3 — Out of Beta

Mythic 3.3 — Out of Beta Mythic 3.3 was released in a Beta six weeks ago, and since then there has been a bunch of feedback, not just about new Mythic 3.3 features but about the framework overall. Now that Mythic is exiting Beta and going ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Extending A Hand To Attackers: Browser Privilege Escalation Attacks Via Extensions

Authors/Presenters:Young Min Kim, Byoungyoung Lee Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s ...

Choosing the Right DSPM Vendor: The Map is Not the Territory

There’s a well known mental model that lays out the premise that “the map is not the territory.” It’s a... The post Choosing the Right DSPM Vendor: The Map is Not the Territory appeared first on Symmetry Systems. The post Choosing the ...

Data Masking Challenges in Complex Data Environments and How to Tackle them

As a database administrator, you don’t just maintain systems—you protect your organization’s most sensitive data. With the rise of AI, big data, and ever-tightening regulations, the challenge isn’t just in securing data; it’s in making ...

DataDome Releases Fastly Compute Server-Side Integration

Our new Fastly Compute server-side integration is the latest in a range of 50+ integrations that ensure DataDome stops bad bots & fraud on any infrastructure. The post DataDome Releases Fastly Compute Server-Side Integration appeared first on ...

Special Bulletin: US Election Phishing Alert

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 28, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS As the US election approaches, the surge in political activity and heightened public interest make it an attractive target ...

Vulnerabilities in C# Source Code

C# is widely used in enterprise applications, web development, and desktop applications. Its robust framework and integration capabilities…Continue reading on Medium »

China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target

Xi whiz: Versa Networks criticized for swerving the blame. The post China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates

A group of Iranian hackers – dubbed Pioneer Kitten by cybersecurity researchers – is straddling the line between state-contracted cyber espionage group and initial access provider (and partner in crime) for affiliates of several ...

Badge Life: The CISO Team Takes on DEF CON

The CISO Global Pen Testing Team Earlier this month, a group of our intrepid pen testers from our Readiness & Resilience team at CISO Global ventured into the heart of the hacking world at DEFCON 32 in Las Vegas. This annual pilgrimage to the ...