Application Security News and Articles


CVE count set to rise by 25% in 2024

The report from Coalition indicates an anticipated 25% rise in the total count of published common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) for 2024, reaching 34,888 vulnerabilities, equivalent to approximately 2,900 per month. Sharp CVE increase ...

Escalating cyber threats spark demand for stronger regulations

As the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats continue to escalate, the need for robust cybersecurity regulations has never been more critical. In this Help Net Security round-up, we present segments from previously recorded videos in ...

Cybersecurity crisis in schools

Primary school systems handle sensitive data concerning minors, while higher education institutions must safeguard intellectual property data, making them prime targets for cyberattacks, according to Trustwave. These attacks not only threaten the ...

Challenging password dogma

Most best practice advice on passwords is terrible. But why? This article explains which password advice should be followed and which advice is harmful, and shows you what a good password policy should contain. The post Challenging password dogma ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Federico Canale, Tim Güneysu, Gregor Leander, Jan Philipp Thomas, Yosuke Todo, Rei Ueno – SCARF – A Low-Latency Block Cipher for Secure Cache – Randomization

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 ...

Introducing the CyberPeace Institute: Protecting Communities Online

In this interview, Pavlina Pavlova, public policy adviser at the CyberPeace Institute, describes the organization’s mission and global activities to reduce harm online for vulnerable populations. The post Introducing the CyberPeace Institute: ...

Using Webhooks with your Privileged Access Management Tool

Organizations often use multiple applications to perform business. For example, a tech team might find that Jira works well for managing tasks and a support team might find they prefer PagerDuty to handle support tickets. However, handling ...

Week in review: 10 cybersecurity startups to watch, admins urged to remove VMware vSphere plugin

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Inside the strategy of Salesforce’s new Chief Trust Officer In this Help Net Security interview, Arkin discusses a collaborative approach to ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Dawei Wang, Ying Li, Zhiyu Zhang, Kai Chen – CarpetFuzz: Automatic Program Option Constraint Extraction from Documentation for Fuzzing

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 ...

Conti Ransomware Gang’s Russia-Based Music Album Labels and Plastika Recording Studio – An OSINT Analysis

I recently came across to another image courtesy of Conti ransomware gang's internal and publicly accessible leaked communication which I data mined with the idea to come up with a proper analysis and connect the dots which in this case appear ...

Why Do We Need Endpoint Security in 2024?

Before understanding the need for endpoint security, let’s make you see through a recent study on the same. Around 68% of businesses experienced a targeted endpoint attack that compromised their IT infrastructure. Devices also experienced the ...

The Problem is the People, but Which People?

In my second job out of college, my boss' boss would often say, "Wherever you go there's always a problem and the problem is always the people." I wondered to myself, "Yeah, but which people?" In my previous post in this series, I recounted how ...

Announcing the Smart SOAR Documentation Site

We are excited to announce the launch of D3’s public documentation site. Previously, our Smart SOAR documentation was only available to our clients. Now, we are making it accessible to everyone. Whether you are a researcher, customer, or ...

A demand for real consequences: Sonatype’s response to CISA’s Secure by Design

In the fast-changing fields of cybersecurity and software development, the importance of creating secure software is more crucial than ever. Recently, my colleagues and I at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) finalized a response to ...

Avast Hit With $16.5 Million Fine for Selling Customer Data

Avast Software will pay a $16.5 million fine to settle a federal complaint accusing the antivirus vendor of collecting users’ browsing data over six years and selling it to advertising companies without their consent. In fact, Avast did all ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Yu-Fu Fu, Jaehyuk Lee, Taesoo Kim – autofz: Automated Fuzzer Composition at Runtime

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 ...

Daniel Stori’s ‘Rest Easy, Sysadmin’

via the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US. Permalink The post Daniel Stori’s ‘Rest Easy, Sysadmin’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Top 10 Questions to Ask a Bot Management Provider

How do you choose between available bot management providers? Learn what questions to ask when evaluating vendors and their bot management tools. The post Top 10 Questions to Ask a Bot Management Provider appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Breaking the Code: AquilaX

Absolutely, we’ve all been there. It’s that moment when the entire application security (AppSec) landscape seems to be in flux, and you…Continue reading on Medium »

How to Handle Mobile App Secrets

Learn why storing secrets in mobile apps is a major security risk, how to manage user and developer secrets properly, and why client-side secrecy is impossible. Find out the best practices for securing mobile app secrets and protecting your ...