Application Security News and Articles


USENIX Security ’23 – USENIX Security ’23 – AnimateDead: Debloating Web Applications Using Concolic Execution

Authors/Presenters:Babak Amin Azad, Rasoul Jahanshahi, Chris Tsoukaladelis, Manuel Egele, Nick Nikiforakis Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Minimalist: Semi-automated Debloating of PHP Web Applications through Static Analysis

Authors/Presenters:Rasoul Jahanshahi, Boston University; Babak Amin Azad and Nick Nikiforakis, Stony Brook University; Manuel Egele, Boston University Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s ...

Protecting Travel Rewards: Combating Travel Points Theft in the Hospitality Sector

Travel points theft is a growing issue in the travel & hospitality industry. Learn what it is and how DataDome protects your customers from travel points theft. The post Protecting Travel Rewards: Combating Travel Points Theft in the ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Alien Theories’

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Biggest Ever Password Leak — but is ObamaCare’s RockYou2024 Really NEW?

Credential crunch: Ten billion plain-text passwords in a file—sky falling or situation normal? The post Biggest Ever Password Leak — but is ObamaCare’s RockYou2024 Really NEW? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The Pivotal Role Protective DNS Plays In Cyber Defense

Bad actors will always find a way to penetrate organizations if they want to. Businesses need to know that pure prevention is in the past and, instead, automatically assume compromised security. Defense in depth and operational resiliency are the ...

Year in Review: GitGuardian’s Own Security Team

GitGuardian's Lead security engineer, Kayssar Daher, shares his team's successes, challenges, and results of the past year. The post Year in Review: GitGuardian’s Own Security Team appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Finding hidden API parameters

Learn how to use Param Miner to find hidden parameters that may help manipulate an API in unintended ways, revealing potential security flaws. The post Finding hidden API parameters appeared first on Dana Epp's Blog. The post Finding hidden API ...

Securing Developer Tools: Unpatched Code Vulnerabilities in Gogs (2/2)

Learn about critical code vulnerabilities we discovered in Gogs, a source code hosting solution. This follow-up covers how less severe flaws can still have a critical impact. The post Securing Developer Tools: Unpatched Code Vulnerabilities in ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Cookie Crumbles: Breaking and Fixing Web Session Integrity

Authors/Presenters:Marco Squarcina, Pedro Adão, Lorenzo Veronese, Matteo Maffei Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open ...

Drink Like a Phish

PHISHING SCHOOL How to Make Your Phishing Sites Blend In As you read this, bots are coming to find and destroy your phishing sites. You need to protect them before it’s too late! But how? A phishing page is no good if our targets never get to ...

Mastering the Art of GRC Automation: Key Deliverables

The post Mastering the Art of GRC Automation: Key Deliverables appeared first on AI Enabled Security Automation. The post Mastering the Art of GRC Automation: Key Deliverables appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The Alert Avalanche: Why Prioritizing Security Alerts is a Matter of Survival

One constant remains in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape: the barrage of security alerts. From firewalls to EDRs, security products diligently scan networks and systems, bombarding security teams with constant notifications of potential ...

Limitations of current automatic specification generation tools

Explore the limitations of current automated specification generation tools and how Escape's static analysis techniques stand out. The post Limitations of current automatic specification generation tools appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The Snowflake Data Breach

In a recent podcast interview with Cybercrime Magazine's host, David Braue, Cyber Expert, Author of "Hacked Again," and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Scott Schober discusses the Snowflake data breach, including what it means for the ...

Optiv MDR accelerates threat detection and response

Optiv has launched its managed detection and response service, Optiv MDR, on the Google Security Operations (SecOps) platform, enabling organizations to detect and respond to emerging threats with managed threat detection and response ...

AttackIQ Mission Control simplifies security testing for distributed teams

AttackIQ has introduced a new functionality for enterprise customers – AttackIQ Mission Control. AttackIQ Mission Control enhances AttackIQ Enterprise BAS deployments within large organizations, streamlining security testing for distributed ...

The Click that Cost Millions: A Cautionary Tale from HR’s Front Lines

The post The Click that Cost Millions: A Cautionary Tale from HR’s Front Lines appeared first on Votiro. The post The Click that Cost Millions: A Cautionary Tale from HR’s Front Lines appeared first on Security Boulevard.

AttackIQ Mission Control: Streamlining Security Operations for Faster Remediation and ROI

AttackIQ recently launched AttackIQ Mission Control, a powerful new feature within AttackIQ Enterprise designed to streamline security control testing for large organizations with decentralized teams. Effective security control testing empowers ...

Analyzing Ticketmaster Sample Data Breach: Key Insights and Implications

As commented in our previous blog, The Resurgence of Major Data Breaches?, in May 2024, a potential data breach involving Ticketmaster surfaced on deep and dark web forums, and we want to analyze it as a sample data breach. The original breach, ...