Application Security News and Articles


The Crucial Role of Firewall Rule Histories

One often overlooked aspect in the aftermath of a breach is the meticulous examination of firewall rule histories. These records not only reveal how an attacker gained access but can illuminate the path they took within an organization’s ...

Ubuntu Fixes Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities

Several security issues have recently been discovered in OpenSSL that could result in denial-of-service attacks. OpenSSL is widely used to secure communications across the internet, making these vulnerabilities a significant concern. In response, ...

International investigation shuts down Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group

FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor”—the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker “Brain”—and the dismantling of three U.S. servers, three United Kingdom servers, 18 German servers, ...

What is the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR)?

This Article What is the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR)? was first published on Signpost Six. | https://www.signpostsix.com/ Insider risk remains one of the most challenging threats for organisations to manage. The Critical Pathway ...

TuxCare Offers Four Years of Precision-Engineered Security Updates for Oracle Linux 7

PALO ALTO, Calif. – August 13, 2024 – TuxCare, a global innovator in cybersecurity for Linux, today announced the launch of its TuxCare Oracle Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) that enables enterprises to confidently maintain the ...

Black Hat Fireside Chat: Here’s how ‘Active ASPM’ is helping to triage and remediate coding flaws

Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) arose a few years ago as a strategy to help software developers and security teams continually improve the security of business applications. Related: Addressing rising cyber compliance pressures At ...

An Overview: Why are SSL/TLS Certificates Getting Revoked?

SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol designed to encrypt, secure, and authenticate communications over the Internet. While SSL has been succeeded by a more recent protocol known as TLS (Transport Layer Security), the term “SSL” is ...

Constella Intelligence Unveils 2024 Identity Breach Report: Welcome to the GenAI Attack Revolution

How Artificial Intelligence and Massive Data Sets Are Both Fueling and Fighting the New Wave of Cyber Threats [LOS ALTOS, Calif., August 13, 2024] – Constella Intelligence (“Constella”) today launched its highly anticipated 2024 Identity ...

Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT

Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier in enterprises’ battle against shadow IT. Ultimately, more extension permissions result in potentially bigger ...

Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations

In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation, focusing on balancing security with operational efficiency. Hamilton ...

How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently

C-suite executives face a unique challenge: aligning their priorities between driving technological innovation and ensuring business resilience while managing ever-evolving cyber threats from criminals adept at exploiting the latest technologies, ...

35% of exposed API keys still active, posing major security risks

Nightfall AI’s research revealed that secrets like passwords and API keys were most often found in GitHub, with nearly 350 total secrets exposed per 100 employees every year. Hidden risks of secret sprawl in cloud and SaaS environments ...

Trail of Bits Advances to AIxCC Finals

Trail of Bits has qualified for the final round of DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC)! Our Cyber Reasoning System, Buttercup, placed in the top 7 out of 39 teams competing in the semifinal round held at DEF CON 2024. Competition Overview The ...

Ransomware Attack Fetched A Record $75 Million

LAS VEGAS — Ransomware attacks are escalating in scale and frequency. But one recent payout, a record  $75 million by a victimized Fortune 50 company, trumped a surge in extortion attacks that are likely to only increase, according to a ...

9 Powerful Ways AI Can Enhance Cyber Risk Management Today

TL;DR: The recent Ponemon report, sponsored by Balbix, shows that organizations recognize that Artificial intelligence (AI) offers significant potential to address the cybersecurity skills gap through the automation of operational tasks, enabling ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Automated Security Analysis of Exposure Notification Systems

Authors/Presenters:Kevin Morio, Ilkan Esiyok, Dennis Jackson, Mozilla; Robert Künnemann Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. ...

DOJ Shuts Down Another North Korean ‘Laptop Farm’

The DOJ shut down another "laptop farm" link to a North Korean fake IT worker scam that the country uses to illegally bring in money for its nuclear and ballistic weapons program and to steal information from unsuspecting companies in the United ...

CVE-2024-38856: Pre-Auth RCE Vulnerability in Apache OFBiz

IntroductionOn August 5, 2024, researchers at SonicWall discovered a zero-day security flaw in Apache OFBiz tracked as CVE-2024-38856. The vulnerability, which has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.8, allows threat actors to perform ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Vice President First Names’

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

Privacy Risks in Google’s New Play Store Personalization

Personolization is a double edged sword. On one hand, it enhances user experiences by offering tailored recommendations, but on the other hand, it raises significant privacy concerns. Google Play's recent announcement about introducing new ...