Application Security News and Articles


AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election

Highlighting growth of phishing and digital scams targeting United States citizens, Bolster released a research that identified 24 separate nation-state threat actor groups attempting to exploit rising political tensions across the US to ...

Whitepaper: Tools to tackle the multicloud environment

Implementing multicloud solutions is becoming increasingly paramount for organizations seeking to drive their business forward in the coming years. As a result, the role of cloud security is evolving. Cloud providers often use different security ...

MSN: Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+

Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims The post MSN: Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+ appeared first on Eclypsium | Supply Chain Security for the Modern Enterprise. The post MSN: Russia takes ...

Human vs AI Agents in Cybersecurity: Who Should Guard Your Data?

n the battle against cyber threats, should we trust human experts or AI agents to protect our valuable data? Explore how AI's tireless vigilance, pattern recognition, and rapid adaptation are reshaping cybersecurity. The post Human vs AI Agents ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Gradient Obfuscation Gives a False Sense of Security in Federated Learning

Authors/Presenters:Kai Yue, Richeng Jin, Chau-Wai Wong, Dror Baron, Huaiyu Dai Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. ...

How Using a VPN May Benefit Your Privacy

In the title of this post, keep in mind the keyword is may; as a forewarning, this is not a post that definitively says you must use a VPN regardless of the circumstances… because that is simply not true. From a privacy lens, VPNs are niche ...

IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Assistant helps clients accelerate alert investigation

IBM generative AI capabilities to its managed Threat Detection and Response Services utilized by IBM Consulting analysts to advance and streamline security operations for clients. Built on IBM’s watsonx data and AI platform, the new IBM ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Exam Numbers’

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

AppOmni unveils SaaS-aware ITDR capabilities

AppOmni announced a series of technology advances to deliver identity and threat detection (ITDR) capabilities to protect SaaS environments. The newest capabilities complement traditional ITDR and identity and access management (IAM) solutions ...

TikTok Abuses Kids, say DoJ and FTC

For You Plague: U.S. Justice Dept. and Federal Trade Commission file lawsuit, alleging TikTok broke the COPPA law, plus a previous injunction. The post TikTok Abuses Kids, say DoJ and FTC appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Black Hat Fireside Chat: Token’s wearable MFA solution combines PKI, biometrics — in a ring

LAS VEGAS — Humans, unsurprisingly, remain the weak link in cybersecurity. Related: Digital identity best practices We’re gullible – and we can’t get away from relying on usernames and passwords. Steady advances in software and hardware ...

National Public Data Sued for Hack that Exposed Data of 2.9 Billion People

National Public Data, a background check company that collects sensitive personal information, is facing a class-action legal complaint for allowing the data from 2.9 billion people to be stolen in a breach and later sold on the dark web for ...

USENIX Security ’23 – FedVal: Different Good Or Different Bad In Federated Learning

Authors/Presenters:Viktor Valadi, AI Sweden; Xinchi Qiu, Pedro Porto Buarque de Gusmão, Nicholas D. Lane, Mina Alibeigi Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations ...

Government Emails at Risk: Critical Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail

Sonar’s R&D team discovered a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Roundcube. Similar vulnerabilities in Roundcube have been used by APTs to steal government emails. The post Government Emails at Risk: Critical Cross-Site Scripting ...

USENIX Security ’23 – FedVal: Different Good Or Different Bad In Federated Learning

Authors/Presenters:Viktor Valadi, AI Sweden; Xinchi Qiu, Pedro Porto Buarque de Gusmão, Nicholas D. Lane, Mina Alibeigi Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations ...

AI Policy and Governance: Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Learn why AI policy is vital for ethical development and how regulations like the EU AI Act shape the future. The post AI Policy and Governance: Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Scytale. The post AI Policy and ...

Novel SLUBStick Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Full System Control

A novel Linux kernel exploit technique called SLUBStick has proven to be 99% successful running the kind of attacks that in the past had a success rate of about 40% and allows bad actors to take total control of a system. The post Novel SLUBStick ...

Leveraging CRQ to Comply With DORA Regulations | Kovrr

Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. The post Leveraging CRQ to Comply With DORA Regulations | Kovrr appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Critical Apache OFBiz pre-auth RCE flaw fixed, update ASAP! (CVE-2024-38856)

CVE-2024-38856, an incorrect authorization vulnerability affecting all but the latest version of Apache OFBiz, may be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. About CVE-2024-38856 Apache ...

Salt Security Provides Free Scans for XXS Vulnerabilities Involving OAuth Protocol

Salt Security is making available a free scanning tool that it has been using to assess the level of potential risk organizations face from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in the wake of discovering similar flaws in multiple websites, ...