Application Security News and Articles


The Growing Importance of Securing Local Access in SaaS Applications

Introduction Recently, we posted a blog discussing the complexity of enforcing Single Sign-On (SSO) within Salesforce and the frequent misconfigurations we encounter at Obsidian Security. A striking statistic from our observations: 60% of ...

Proactive Intelligence Against Infostealers: Lessons from the Snowflake Data Breach

After major cyber attacks or data breaches, cybersecurity companies and professionals universally face the question, "How would you have detected or prevented this type of attack?" This week, the question is related to the Snowflake data ...

Ensuring Data-Centric Security on IBM z Series: comforte’s Customer Success Stories and Best Practices

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of data security cannot be overstated. Organisations across the globe are increasingly seeking robust solutions to protect their sensitive information from cyber threats. Among the ...

USENIX Security ’23 – HOLMES: Efficient Distribution Testing for Secure Collaborative Learning

Authors/Presenters:Ian Chang, Katerina Sotiraki, Weikeng Chen, Murat Kantarcioglu, Raluca Popa Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open ...

Recall ‘Delayed Indefinitely’ — Microsoft Privacy Disaster is Cut from Copilot+ PCs

Copilot Plus? More like Copilot Minus: Redmond realizes Recall requires radical rethink. The post Recall ‘Delayed Indefinitely’ — Microsoft Privacy Disaster is Cut from Copilot+ PCs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Conducting Third Party Security Assessment: A Step-by-Step Strategy

Cybersecurity threats are on the rise, and as organizations increasingly rely on third-party vendors to support their operations, it’s crucial to ensure that these partners uphold high-security standards. A third-party security assessment is ...

Exploiting File Read Vulnerabilities in Gradio to Steal Secrets from Hugging Face Spaces

This post walks through the vulnerabilities we disclosed affecting Gradio, and our work with Hugging Face to harden the Spaces platform after a recently reported potential breach. The post Exploiting File Read Vulnerabilities in Gradio to Steal ...

Microsoft delays Windows Recall rollout, more security testing needed

Microsoft is delaying the release of Recall, a controversial Windows 11 feature that will allow users to search their computer for specific content that has previously been viewed by them. A preview of Recall should have been broadly available on ...

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Chinese Threats Aim for Government Sector 

The rise in U.S.-politics-themed scams indicates that adversarial nation states understand the significance of election years. The post Chinese Threats Aim for Government Sector  appeared first on Security Boulevard.

SASE Market Growth Continues, Led by Cisco, Zscaler 

Companies are achieving revenue growth by addressing the needs of mid-market enterprises, offering tailored solutions that provide high value at a competitive price point. The post SASE Market Growth Continues, Led by Cisco, Zscaler  appeared ...

Penetration-Testing-as-a-Service: An Essential Component of the Cybersecurity Toolkit

PTaaS involves outsourcing penetration testing activities to a trusted third-party service provider, saving busy internal teams valuable time and offering an objective outsider’s perspective of their systems. The post ...

The “Spammification” of Business Email Compromise Spells Trouble for Businesses Around the Globe

Whether it be purely text-based social engineering, or advanced, image-based attacks, one thing's for certain — generative AI is fueling a whole new age of advanced phishing. The post The “Spammification” of Business Email Compromise Spells ...

YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments

Cloud identity protection company Permiso has created YetiHunter, a threat detection and hunting tool companies can use to query their Snowflake environments for evidence of compromise. YetiHunter executing queries (Source: Permiso Security) ...

NHI attacks making waves: Insights on latest 4 incidents

Non-human identity (NHI) attacks are making waves in the cybersecurity landscape, with four high-profile incidents reported in the past few weeks alone. To help you stay on top of this threat vector, our research team provides insights on the ...

DMARC – The Email Game Changer

In February, one of the biggest changes in ... The post DMARC – The Email Game Changer appeared first on EasyDMARC. The post DMARC – The Email Game Changer appeared first on Security Boulevard.

IRONSCALES boosts email security with GPT-powered training feature

IRONSCALES announced its GPT-powered Phishing Simulation Testing solution. This capability, now available to IRONSCALES Complete Protect customers, marks a significant advancement in the ease, efficacy and accessibility of cybersecurity training ...

Oscilar’s AI-powered ACH Fraud Detection identifies and prevents fraudulent transactions

Oscilar released its AI-powered ACH Fraud Detection product. The solution identifies and prevents fraudulent transactions with unparalleled speed and accuracy by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, generative AI techniques, and ...

CyberLink launches FaceMe Security version 7.15

CyberLink announced the latest release of FaceMe Security. A turnkey security and access control solution, FaceMe Security enables identity verification, attendance management, and access control through AI facial recognition, with real-time ...

FBI Botnet Takedown: 911 S5 With 19 Million Infected Devices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced the successful takedown of what is likely the largest botnet ever recorded. This network, known as 911 S5, involved 19 million device botnet disruption across 190 countries and was used by ...