Application Security News and Articles


National Student Clearinghouse MOVEit breach impacts nearly 900 schools

US educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has revealed that the breach of its MOVEit server ended up affecting almost 900 colleges and universities, and resulted in the theft of personal information of their ...

Pitfalls of relying on eBPF for security monitoring (and some solutions)

By Artem Dinaburg eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) has emerged as the de facto Linux standard for security monitoring and endpoint observability. It is used by technologies such as BPFTrace, Cilium, Pixie, Sysdig, and Falco due to its low ...

Thunder Shield Security introduces Custos to help organizations identify critical vulnerabilities

Thunder Shield Security announced Custos, its next-generation scanning platform equipped with artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively combat cyber threats and safeguard organizations. Custos streamlines cybersecurity with a ...

City of Dallas Details Ransomware Attack Impact, Costs 

City of Dallas has approved an $8.5 million budget to restore systems following a Royal ransomware attack in May 2023. The post City of Dallas Details Ransomware Attack Impact, Costs  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

BinDiff: Open-source comparison tool for binary files

BinDiff is a binary file comparison tool to find differences and similarities in disassembled code quickly. It was made open source today. With BinDiff, you can identify and isolate fixes for vulnerabilities in vendor-supplied patches. You can ...

In-the-Wild Exploitation Expected for Critical TeamCity Flaw Allowing Server Takeover

A critical vulnerability in the TeamCity CI/CD server could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code and take over vulnerable servers. The post In-the-Wild Exploitation Expected for Critical TeamCity Flaw Allowing Server Takeover appeared ...

Predator Spyware Delivered to iOS, Android Devices via Zero-Days, MitM Attacks

Predator spyware delivered to iPhones and Android devices using iOS and Chrome zero-day vulnerabilities and MitM attacks.  The post Predator Spyware Delivered to iOS, Android Devices via Zero-Days, MitM Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cyber Security in Banking: Top Threats and Best Ways to Prevent Them

Discover the latest cyber security threats in the banking industry and learn how to safeguard your financial institution from evolving risks and data breaches. The post Cyber Security in Banking: Top Threats and Best Ways to Prevent Them appeared ...

How to Check if Your Email Sources are Reliable?

It's always a concern when you send emails, and want to be sure that the sources you're using are reliable and trustworthy. The post How to Check if Your Email Sources are Reliable? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Insider Risk Digest: Week 37-38

This Article Insider Risk Digest: Week 37-38 was first published on Signpost Six. | https://www.signpostsix.com/ Insider Highlights: Every two weeks, we bring you a round-up of cases and stories that caught our ...

Hands-on threat simulations: empower cybersecurity teams to confidently combat threats

Security processes are increasingly automated which has led some businesses to deprioritize developing their security teams’ defense skills. While antivirus and non-human generated threat detections efficiently identify vulnerabilities, they ...

How global enterprises navigate the complex world of data privacy

In this Help Net Security interview, Evelyn de Souza, Head of Privacy Compliance, Oracle SaaS Cloud, talks about the constant efforts required to keep up with privacy laws in each country, and ensuring compliance across the entire organization. ...

Content Creation, Mental Health in Cyber, The MGM Ransomware Attack

In this episode Matt Johansen, Security Architect at Reddit and Vulnerable U newsletter and YouTube content creator, joins host Tom Eston to discuss Matt’s background as one of the original “Security Twits”, his career journey, his passion ...

Balancing cybersecurity with convenience and progress

Changing approaches to cybersecurity have led to slow but steady progress in defense and protection. Still, competing interests create a growing challenge for cybersecurity decision makers and practitioners, according to CompTIA. The state of ...

Current ransomware defenses efforts are not working

Despite some positive developments, the impact of ransomware attacks remains high, according to SpyCloud. Infostealer infections preceded 22% of ransomware events for North American and European ransomware victim companies in 2023 – with common ...

Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places

The cost of an insider risk is the highest it’s ever been, as organizations spend more time than ever trying to contain insider incidents, according to DTEX Systems. The average annual cost of an insider risk has increased to $16.2 million ...

Why Enterprises Switch to SafeBreach

Learn why more enterprise security leaders are choosing the SafeBreach breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform to enhance the quality, efficacy, and value of their security programs. The post Why Enterprises Switch to SafeBreach appeared ...

GPT and Confirmation Bias

“Garbage in, garbage out.” In computing we’ve recited the GIGO motto since I was in diapers (Univac I and vacuum tubes were state of the art). Comfirmation bias is like GIGO: if people already know (think, guess, believe) something is true ...

Unlock BYOD Benefits: Policy Guide for Small Business 2023!

Introduction The concept of “BYOD Policy for Small Business” is gaining unprecedented momentum. The integration of personal devices in the workplace is not just a trend. It is truly a reflection of the evolving work culture. Small businesses ...

Cyber Week 2023 & The Israel National Cyber Directorate Presents – CIO Perspectives and the Innovation Community

Many thanks to Israel’s Tel Aviv University for publishing their presenter’s tremendous Cyber Week 2023 security content on the Tel Aviv University’s TAUVOD YouTube channel. Permalink The post Cyber Week 2023 & The Israel National ...