Application Security News and Articles


Organizations turn to biometrics to counter deepfakes

The risk of deepfakes is rising with 47% of organizations having encountered a deepfake and 70% of them believing deepfake attacks which are created using generative AI tools, will have a high impact on their organizations, according to iProov. ...

Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks

Threat actors use popular file-hosting or e-signature solutions as a disguise to manipulate their targets into revealing private information or downloading malware, according to Abnormal Security. A file-sharing phishing attack is a unique type ...

Unmasking the Sophisticated: How AI-Powered Defenses Thwart Advanced Phishing Attacks

Attackers are constantly refining their techniques for advanced phishing attacks to exploit the trust inherent in our digital systems. A recent incident we’ve captured highlights the alarming sophistication of modern phishing attempts, ...

Why a Savvy Security Strategy is Essential | Grip

Explore why having a savvy security strategy that includes comprehensive SaaS identity risk management is essential for any modern, SaaS-based enterprise. The post Why a Savvy Security Strategy is Essential | Grip appeared first on Security ...

Crypto enthusiasts flood npm with more than 281,000 bogus packages overnight

Crypto enthusiasts have lately been flooding software registries like npm and PyPI with thousands of bogus packages that add no functional value and instead put a strain on the entire open source ecosystem. A single instance, recorded by Sonatype ...

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New AI technologies are advancing cyberattacks and wreaking havoc on traditional identity verification strategies. Hackers can now easily answer knowledge-based authentication (KBA) questions using stolen data or AI-generated responses. Even some ...

What You Missed About the CrowdStrike Outage:: The Next Strike Might Be Linux Due to eBPF

The Other Crowdstrike Outage On July 19, 2024, a flawed update in CrowdStrike Falcon's channel file 291 led to a logic error that caused Windows systems to crash, resulting in widespread BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) incidents. The impact was ...

Echoes of Rome: Leveraging Ancient Tactics for Modern Malware

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 19, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS This year, the HYAS Threat Intelligence team has been tracking the use of the Steam gaming platform by threat actors to ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Side-Channel Attacks on Optane Persistent Memory

Authors/Presenters:Sihang Liu, University of Virginia; Suraaj Kanniwadi, Martin Schwarzl, Andreas Kogler, Daniel Gruss, Samira Khan Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the ...

Extortion Group Exploits Cloud Misconfigurations, Targets 110,000 Domains

An unknown threat group leveraged publicly exposed environment variables in organizations' AWS accounts to exfiltrate sensitive data and demand ransoms in a wide-ranging extortion campaign that targeted 110,000 domains. The post Extortion Group ...

Stolen, locked payment cards can be used with digital wallet apps

Fraudsters can add stolen payment cards to digital wallet apps and continue making online purchases even after victims’ report the card stolen and the bank blocks it, computer engineers with University of Massachusetts Amherst and ...

Black Hat Fireside Chat: Why grasping the context of code is a recipe for keeping software secure

President Biden’s call for the mainstreaming of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) is a major step forward. Related: Europe mandates resiliency Requiring a formal inventory of all components, libraries and modules in all business applications ...

Daniel Stori’s ‘The War For Port 80’

via the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US! Permalink The post Daniel Stori’s ‘The War For Port 80’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Deepfakes Are Having a Deeper Impact on These Three Industries

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a profound impact on business, and it hasn’t all been positive. Aside from automating business processes and providing better business intelligence, AI has also given criminals a new arsenal for ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Cipherfix: Mitigating Ciphertext Side-Channel Attacks in Software

Authors/Presenters:Jan Wichelmann, Anna Pätschke, Luca Wilke, Thomas Eisenbarth Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. ...

Mandatory MFA is Coming to Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is making MFA mandatory for signing into Azure accounts, the latest step in the IT vendor's Secure Future Initiative that it expanded in May in the wake of two embarrassing breaches by Russian and Chinese threat groups. The post ...

Top 10 Penetration Testing Solutions in 2024

Explore the top 10 penetration testing solutions of 2024 to find the perfect tool for safeguarding your data and enhancing security. The post Top 10 Penetration Testing Solutions in 2024 appeared first on Scytale. The post Top 10 Penetration ...

Fuel Your B2B SaaS Startup’s Growth: 6 Essential Channels

Uncover the most effective channels to drive growth for your B2B SaaS startup. From content marketing to strategic partnerships, this guide offers actionable insights to reach and convert your target audience. The post Fuel Your B2B SaaS ...

Appian helps organizations prepare for current and forthcoming AI regulations

Appian announced the latest version of the Appian Platform, designed to transform how organizations orchestrate enterprise data and automate processes. This release delivers support for more enterprise AI use cases with expanded compliance, ...

Own proactively detects and stores data changes in Salesforce

Own released Continuous Data Protection for Salesforce customers, further strengthening its product offering to include recovery and analysis capabilities. Own Continuous Data Protection provides a turn-key solution that delivers significant ...