Application Security News and Articles


Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Spelling’

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

AI Will Fuel Rise in Ransomware, UK Cyber Agency Says

The accelerating innovation of generative AI will increase the risks of ransomware and other cyberthreats over the next two years as bad actors integrate the technologies into their nefarious operations, according to a report this week from the ...

Why Microsoft’s Latest Breach is an Identity Threat Detection Wake-Up Call

Let’s take a closer look at what happened, why it matters, and what lessons the industry can apply in an effort to defend against identity-based threats more effectively. The post Why Microsoft’s Latest Breach is an Identity Threat Detection ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Hao Cui, Rahmadi Trimananda, Athina Markopoulou, Scott Jordan – PoliGraph: Automated Privacy Policy Analysis using Knowledge Graphs

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 ...

That new X cryptocurrency? It’s a scam.

In the dynamic landscape of online scams, our Avast team has identified a new and bold scam, using the likeness of Elon Musk. This quarter, we uncovered advertisements featuring Musk to promote a supposed new cryptocurrency. The irony is striking ...

Shield GKE’s Achilles Heel using RBAC

If you’re using GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), you should be extremely cautious when adding roles to the system:authenticated The post Shield GKE’s Achilles Heel using RBAC appeared first on ARMO. The post Shield GKE’s Achilles Heel using ...

Searchlight Cyber adds AI-powered language translation to simplify dark web investigations

Searchlight Cyber has added AI-powered language translation into its dark web investigation and monitoring products DarkIQ and Cerberus. This enhancement gives cybersecurity professionals instant access to precisely translated results in English, ...

Beyond Borders: Unraveling the Essence of Data Sovereignty and Protection

In recent years we have been observing a greater and more rapid adoption by countries of data protection laws that try to combine security with technological and economic innovation. The emergence of new technologies that generate, store and use ...

Organizations are Embracing Cyber Insurance, But It’s Not Easy: Survey

The growing number and sophistication of cyberattacks and the financial impact such incidents can have a company’s financial picture are driving more organizations to take out cybersecurity insurance, according to a survey from endpoint ...

Meet the Ona: Radu Boian

Meet the Ona: Radu Boian ltabo Thu, 01/25/2024 - 15:01 Can you tell us a little bit about your background? Hi, my name is Radu, I am 31 years old and I’m in the technical team lead position for the Onapsis Assess team. I have 7+ years of ...

Vercara introduces the Private Data Lake feature into UltraDNS

Vercara is introducing a new Private Data Lake feature to its UltraDNS product. The UltraDNS Private Data Lake offers a novel approach to managing and analyzing DNS data, providing businesses with access to their entire DNS query data and ...

Kyndryl and Cisco unveil two security edge services

Kyndryl announced two new security edge services developed jointly with Cisco to help customers improve their security controls and proactively address and respond to cyber incidents. The new security edge services introduced by Kyndryl are: ...

The Cybersecurity Horizon: AI, Resilience and Collaboration in 2024

As we peer into the future, it is imperative to acknowledge the profound impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the cybersecurity arena. The post The Cybersecurity Horizon: AI, Resilience and Collaboration in 2024 appeared first on ...

Guardian Air boosts Nozomi Networks threat detection, securing from endpoint to air

Nozomi Networks has introduced Guardian Air, the wireless spectrum sensor purpose-built for OT and IoT environments worldwide. With 80 percent of new IoT deployments wirelessly connected, wireless is quickly becoming a preferred network. The ...

Scoping Chatbots for Safe and Effective Experiences

The most effective chatbots are secure, ethical and customizable to align with an organization’s structure and specific use cases. The post Scoping Chatbots for Safe and Effective Experiences appeared first on Security Boulevard.

How Votiro Eliminated Cyber-Risk for an International Shipping Company

Securing cloud infrastructure is critical to the modern organization, particularly for a leading international shipping company that required a content protection solution to minimize the risk of file-borne threats uploaded into its data ...

Navigating the evolving browser security landscape in 2024

Web browsers shape the digital world as they connect us to information, transactions, and the world with every click, scroll, and search. With 75% of enterprise employees now spending the majority of their device time within web browsers, the ...

Regula introduces smart testing for remote onboarding efficiency

Currently, over 75% of countries worldwide use electronic documents equipped with NFC chips. Due to this fact, virtually every business has to deal with such kinds of IDs during customer onboarding. This calls for customized identity verification ...

Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes

Cozy Bear (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka APT29) has been busy hacking and spying on big tech companies: both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have recently disclosed successful attack campaigns by the Russia-affiliated APT group. The ...

Zscaler Adds SASE Offering to Zero-Trust Portfolio of Cloud Services

Zscaler added a SASE based on its existing cloud platform through which it provides access to specific apps via encrypted TLS tunnels. The post Zscaler Adds SASE Offering to Zero-Trust Portfolio of Cloud Services appeared first on Security Boulevard.