Application Security News and Articles


How to fix “No SPF record found” in 2024?

Reading Time: 7 min Permanently get rid of the "No SPF record found" message with easy SPF configuration for your domain. The post How to fix “No SPF record found” in 2024? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Weak or Misconfigured Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Methods

This article is part of a series where we look at a recent NSA/CISA Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the top cybersecurity issues identified during red/blue team exercises operated by these organizations. In this article, you will find a more ...

Bumblebee Malware Targets US Businesses With New Methods

A recent report revealed that, four months after its sudden disappearance, the notorious Bumblebee malware has emerged once again with different US-based organizations as its target.  It was observed that a number of different organizations ...

NIST CSF 2.0 released, to help all organizations, not just those in critical infrastructure

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its widely utilized Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), a key document for mitigating cybersecurity risks. The latest version, 2.0, is tailored to cater to a broad range of ...

Using AI to reduce false positives in secrets scanners

As development environments grow more complex, applications increasingly communicate with many external services. When a software development project communicates with an external service, it utilizes a token or “secret” for ...

Overcoming the pressures of cybersecurity startup leadership

In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Dope Security, offers a look into the CEO’s leadership philosophy, the process of building a high-caliber team, and the unique challenges of navigating a startup in the tech ...

Identity first: Best Practices of B2B IAM

Identity first: Best Practices of B2B IAM madhav Tue, 02/27/2024 - 05:18 In today’s evolving landscape of distributed workforces, the once well-defined boundaries of the corporate network have blurred into obscurity. The rise of remote work ...

Does AI remediation spell the end for developers in 2024?

Big tech firms are already rolling out AI remediation tools to prevent developers from introducing security risks into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In this Help Net Security video, Matias Madou, CTO at Secure Code Warrior, discusses ...

Enterprises’ progress in digital trust implementation is far from great

A growing divide separates leaders with a firm grasp on digital trust from those at the bottom of the pool, according to DigiCert. While digital trust overwhelmingly remains a critical focus for all enterprises, the latest report from DigiCert ...

Unmanaged third-party access threatens OT environments

Many industrial organizations lack the resources, expertise, and collaborative processes to effectively mitigate threats and ensure secure access to operational technology (OT) systems, according to Cyolo. Ensuring secure access to OT ...

NSFGPT: A Large Model for Security Applications that Attracts Gartner’s Attention

NSFGPT is a large security model tailored for the security industry, based on the Security Large Language Model (SecLLM) as the core technology, and combining NSFOCUS’s 20 years of expertise in network security and 10 years of experience in AI ...

Malicious Packages in npm, PyPI Highlight Supply Chain Threat

Software developers are being targeted with malicious packages in npm and PyPI as threat groups launch software supply-chain attacks. The post Malicious Packages in npm, PyPI Highlight Supply Chain Threat appeared first on Security Boulevard.

USENIX Security ’23 – Synchronization Storage Channels (S2C): Timer-less Cache Side-Channel Attacks on the Apple M1 via Hardware Synchronization Instructions

Authors/Presenters: Jiyong Yu, Aishani Dutta, Trent Jaeger, David Kohlbrenner, Christopher W. Fletcher Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to ...

Save Time and Steps with Ignyte’s Control Inheritance Automation

If you are managing multiple GRC frameworks for multiple environments, then you know how powerful it is to have clearly-defined and repeatable work processes to enable teams to work together efficiently. To enable efficiency within the ...

Making Companies Whole: The Impact of Cyber Insurance on Materiality

Why insurance matters when considering SEC cyber rule compliance We are still riding high on our recent win at the Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2024. Axio was recently  awarded Cyber Read More The post Making Companies Whole: The Impact of ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Light Leap Years’

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Light Leap Years’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

USENIX Security ’23 – Daniel Katzman, William Kosasih, Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup, Eyal Ronen, Yuval Yarom – The Gates of Time: Improving Cache Attacks with Transient Execution

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 conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the ...

LockBit Ransomware Group Returns After Law Enforcement Operation

The LockBit ransomware group is swinging back days after U.S. and UK law enforcement agencies announced they had disrupted the operations of the prolific cybercrime gang, including seizing infrastructure and public-facing websites, grabbing ...

Bitdefender Cryptomining Protection detects malicious cryptojacking attempts

Bitdefender announced Cryptomining Protection, a cryptomining management feature that allows users to both protect against malicious cryptojacking and manage their own legitimate cyptomining initiatives on their Windows PCs. According to a 2023 ...

The xSPM Trend: Security Posture Management for Everything

The xSPM trend represents a holistic approach to managing and enhancing the security posture of diverse IT assets. The post The xSPM Trend: Security Posture Management for Everything appeared first on Security Boulevard.