Application Security News and Articles


Coding practices: The role of secure programming languages

Safety and quality are not features that can be added through testing — they must be integral to the design. Opting for a safer or more secure language or language subset during implementation can eliminate entire categories of vulnerabilities. ...

Insecure file-sharing practices in healthcare put patient privacy at risk

Healthcare organizations continue to put their business and patients at risk of exposing their most sensitive data, according to Metomic. 25% of publicly shared files owned by healthcare organizations contain Personally Identifiable Information ...

Risk and Reward of APIs and Third-Party Connectors in the Cloud

Risk and Reward of APIs and Third-Party Connectors in the Cloud 7 min read·Just now -- A Security Operations (#SecOps) and Engineering Commentary from industry insider Rohan Bafna , SecOps Engineer. Third-party connectors through an ...

Deploy API Security On-Premises with New Imperva API Security Anywhere Self-Managed Option

API Security Anywhere Self-Managed Option Imperva continues to deliver solutions that help customers protect their applications and APIs, whether in the Cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment. Imperva API Security includes a SaaS-based ...

Detecting Externally Facing Resources

In November 2009, as coach of a youth baseball team, I received a Google Sheet with the names, birthdays, contact information, and team names for about 30 kids born between 1997 and 2000. More than 14 years later, I still have access to that ...

Ostrich Cyber-Risk Recognized in 2024 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Cyber-Risk Management 

Ostrich Cyber-Risk announces its inclusion in the 2024 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Cyber-Risk Management as a Sample Vendor for Cyber-Risk Quantification (CRQ), earning a "High" benefit rating. This recognition underscores Ostrich's commitment to ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Device Tracking via Linux’s New TCP Source Port Selection Algorithm

Authors/Presenters:Moshe Kol, Amit Klein, Yossi Gilad 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 ...

Comic Agilé – Mikkel Noe-Nygaard, Luxshan Ratnaravi – #299 — Motivation and Reality

via the respected Software Engineering expertise of Mikkel Noe-Nygaard and the lauded Software Engineering / Enterprise Agile Coaching work of Luxshan Ratnaravi at Comic Agilé! Permalink The post Comic Agilé – Mikkel Noe-Nygaard, ...

Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage

Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions, but the unfortunate incident is having several positive effects, as well. Some silver linings As CrowdStrike was ...

HealthEquity: 4.3 Million People Affected by Data Breach

Some 4.3 million people had their personal and health care information compromised by hackers who were were able to access the data by breaching the account of a business partner of HealthEquity. The post HealthEquity: 4.3 Million People Affected ...

AI-Powered Cybersecurity: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the OSI Model

Explore the OSI model's 7 layers, their vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity landscape, and how AI is revolutionizing defense strategies for each layer. The post AI-Powered Cybersecurity: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the OSI Model ...

WTH? Google Auth Bug Lets Hackers Login as You

G Suite Sours: Domain owners flummoxed as strangers get Google for their domains. The post WTH? Google Auth Bug Lets Hackers Login as You appeared first on Security Boulevard.

USENIX Security ’23 – Did the Shark Eat The Watchdog In The NTP Pool? Deceiving The NTP Pool’s Monitoring System

Authors/Presenters:Jonghoon Kwon, Jeonggyu Song, Junbeom Hur, Adrian Perrig Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open ...

Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage

The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Click Armor. The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The NIS2 Directive: Implications for Your Organization

Learn about the NIS2 Directive's impact on your organization and key steps for compliance with new cybersecurity standards. The post The NIS2 Directive: Implications for Your Organization appeared first on Scytale. The post The NIS2 Directive: ...

API Posture Management – Common Topics We’re Asked About

This article is the second in a series of six covering key API security topics and provides some answers to common questions we often get when talking to potential customers. The series will cover the following topics: API Discovery API Posture ...

Critical Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-45249)

CVE-2023-45249, a critical vulnerability affecting older versions of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure, is being exploited by attackers. About Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Acronis is a privately held Swiss cybersecurity and data protection technology ...

DON’T GET PWNED! Securing Yourself at Black Hat

Black Hat, one of the world’s largest security conferences, is a veritable playground for hackers. With thousands of security professionals and enthusiasts gathered in one place, it’s an irresistible target for those looking to exploit ...

Over 1 Million websites are at risk of sensitive information leakage – XSS is dead. Long live XSS

Intro Cross-site scripting (aka XSS) has rightfully claimed its place as one of the most popular web vulnerabilities. Since its first emergence, somewhere in the dark days of the internet, countless vulnerabilities have been found across websites ...

eBook: 20 tips for secure cloud migration

More organizations rely on cloud platforms to reap the benefits of scalability, flexibility, availability, and reduced costs. However, cloud environments come with security challenges and vulnerabilities. The Thales 2020 Data Threat Report ...