Application Security News and Articles


Side Channels Are Common

Really interesting research: “Lend Me Your Ear: Passive Remote Physical Side Channels on PCs.” Abstract: We show that built-in sensors in commodity PCs, such as microphones, inadvertently capture electromagnetic side-channel leakage from ...

Thales and Quantinuum strengthen protection against quantum computing attacks

Thales announced the launch of its PQC Starter Kit in collaboration with Quantinuum. This offering helps enterprises prepare for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). The kit provides a trusted environment for businesses to test quantum-hardened ...

Keys to Adapting SecOps Processes for the Cloud

In part three of this series, now that we’ve modernized our core SecOps capabilities, we can start adapting our processes for the cloud. The post Keys to Adapting SecOps Processes for the Cloud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Apple fixes actively exploited WebKit zero-day (CVE-2024-23222)

Apple has fixed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-23222) that affects Macs, iPhones, iPads and AppleTVs. About CVE-2024-23222 CVE-2024-23222 is a type confusion issue that affects WebKit – Apple’s browser engine ...

Data of 15 million Trello users scraped and offered for sale

Someone is selling scraped data of millions of users of Trello, a popular a web-based list-making application and project management platform, on a dark web hacker forum. The database dump “contains emails, usernames, full names and other ...

What is Lateral Movement in Cybersecurity?

What’s its significance, how does it work, what are the strategies to defend against it, and what is lateral movement in cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is a constantly evolving field, with new threats and terminologies emerging seemingly daily. ...

Nisos Awarded Built In Company Culture Awards

Nisos Nisos Awarded Built In Company Culture Awards Nisos is honored to have been recognized by Built In’s 2024 Best Places to work... The post Nisos Awarded Built In Company Culture Awards appeared first on Nisos by Nisos The post Nisos ...

Overcoming CVE Shock with Effective Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanning

ARMO’s new feature revolutionizes Kubernetes vulnerability scanning based on eBPF technology to help Kubernetes and DevSecOps practitioners focus The post Overcoming CVE Shock with Effective Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanning appeared first on ...

How to make the best company-wide BYOD Policy

Flexible, remote, and hybrid working models have been in the business environment for quite some time now, and the recent health crisis has made it even more commonplace. This has brought up the question of using personal devices for work ...

News alert: Sternum and ChargePoint collaborate to enhance ChargePoint Home Flex Security

Tel Aviv, Israel – Jan. 23, 2024 — Sternum, the pioneer in embedded IoT security and observability, today announced enhanced security for the ChargePoint Home Flex. In a comprehensive research project, Sternum identified a potential ...

FTC Outlogic Ban: Broker Stopped From Selling Location Data

In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken decisive action against data broker Outlogic, formerly known as X-Mode Social. Recently, the FTC imposed restrictions on Outlogic, prohibiting the sale or sharing of ...

Why cyberattacks mustn’t be kept secret

No company is immune to cyberattacks, but when the inevitable happens, too many companies still try to maintain a wall of silence. In fact, over half of security professionals admit their organizations maintain a culture of security through ...

Data Breach Strikes Hathway: 41.5M Data Exposed

Data breach incidents have increased since post covid. The increase in work-from-home for employees has led to multiple cyber attacks, data breaches, and financial fraud. Information confidentiality is compromised by security incidents. A ...

Beyond blockchain: Strategies for seamless digital asset integration

In this Help Net Security interview, Jean-Philippe Aumasson, CSO at Taurus, emphasizes the often-overlooked complexities of key generation, storage, and distribution, underlining the necessity for a high level of security maturity in handling ...

Top cybersecurity concerns for the upcoming elections

In this Help Net Security video, Adam Marrè, CISO at Arctic Wolf, explains how state and local governments must focus on cybersecurity as the 2024 election approaches in the United States. State and local IT and cybersecurity teams usually have ...

2024 brings new risks, with cyber incidents in the spotlight

Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2024, according to Allianz. The closely interlinked peril of business interruption ranks second. Natural catastrophes ...

Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security

Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form of malicious URLs, attacks sent from a compromised account, and malware ...

How to Use Context-Based Authentication to Improve Security

One of the biggest security weak points for organizations involves their authentication processes. According to Google Cloud’s 2023 Threat Horizons Report, 86% of breaches involve stolen credentials. Our own research found that 60% of ...

News alert: Deloitte, Memcyco partner to deliver real-time ‘digital impersonation’ solutions

New York, NY, Jan. 22, 2024 —  Memcyco Inc, the real-time digital impersonation detection and prevention solution provider, and Deloitte, the leading consulting, advisory, and audit services firm, today announced their strategic partnership in ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Ding Wang, Xuan Shan, Qiying Dong, Yaosheng Shen, Chunfu Jia – No Single Silver Bullet: Measuring the Accuracy of Password Strength Meters

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 ...