Application Security News and Articles


AZT: From Hacktivist to White Hat Hacker. A Chat with LulzSec’s Sabu.

Season two, episode 19: Hector Monsegur, Co-Founder of LulzSec, and current Director of Research for Alacrinet, discusses his journey from hacktivism to pen testing. The post AZT: From Hacktivist to White Hat Hacker. A Chat with LulzSec’s ...

Dollar Tree Impacted by ZeroedIn Data Breach Affecting 2 Million Individuals

ZeroedIn says personal information of 2 million individuals was compromised in an August 2023 data breach that impacts customers such as Dollar Tree. The post Dollar Tree Impacted by ZeroedIn Data Breach Affecting 2 Million Individuals appeared ...

Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection

Google shows how RETVec, a new and open source text vectorizer, can improve the detection of phishing attacks, spam and other harmful content. The post Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection appeared ...

CISA Debuts ‘Secure by Design’ Alert Series

New CISA alerts shed light on the harm occurring when software vendors fail to implement secure by design principles. The post CISA Debuts ‘Secure by Design’ Alert Series appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Hundreds of Malicious Android Apps Target Iranian Mobile Banking Users

Zimperium has identified over 200 information-stealing Android applications targeting mobile banking users in Iran. The post Hundreds of Malicious Android Apps Target Iranian Mobile Banking Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A Pocket Guide to Multi-Channel Phishing Defense

Imagine this scenario, highlighting the need for multi-channel phishing defense:  Your company’s Finance department employs thousands of employees in 100+ countries. Recently, 1000+ employees from this department received an email, purportedly ...

Service Account Protection Is a Necessity, not a Luxury 

The role of service accounts in today’s complex enterprise environment cannot be overstated. These non-human or machine-to-machine (M2M) accounts are employed by applications, systems, and services to execute crucial automated tasks within a ...

AlmaLinux Under the Hood: Key Features Every System Administrator Should Know

System administrators face the continuous challenge of ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency in their IT environments. One solution that is increasingly gaining traction is AlmaLinux. This open-source enterprise-level Linux distribution ...

Marketers’ Guide To Inboxing In 2024: Meet And Beat The New Sender Requirements

Google and Yahoo are shaking up the email ... The post Marketers’ Guide To Inboxing In 2024: Meet And Beat The New Sender Requirements appeared first on EasyDMARC. The post Marketers’ Guide To Inboxing In 2024: Meet And Beat The New Sender ...

DarkCasino WinRAR Exploit: A New APT Threat Emerges

In a recent cybersecurity revelation, a formidable and highly sophisticated cyber threat has surfaced, going by the name DarkCasino. Initially perceived as a phishing campaign orchestrated by the EvilNum group, recent analyses by cybersecurity ...

Apache ActiveMQ Jolokia Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41678) Notification

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT found a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Jolokia (CVE-2022-41678). In the configuration of ActiveMQ, jetty allows org.holokia.http.AgentServlet to process requests for/api/Jolokia. An ...

Mosint: Open-source automated email OSINT tool

Mosint is an automated email OSINT tool written in Go designed to facilitate quick and efficient investigations of target emails. It integrates multiple services, providing security researchers with rapid access to a broad range of information. ...

What custom GPTs mean for the future of phishing

OpenAI is putting more power into the hands of users of GenAI, allowing them to create their custom AI agents without writing code. These custom GPTs are the latest leap forward in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, but this highly tailorable yet ...

Bridging the risk exposure gap with strategies for internal auditors

In this Help Net Security interview, Richard Chambers, Senior Internal Audit Advisor at AuditBoard, discusses the transformational role of the internal audit function and risk management in helping organizations bridge the gap in risk exposure. ...

Organizations can’t ignore the surge in malicious web links

Despite the rising adoption of collaboration and instant messaging software, email remains a significant area of concern regarding cyber attacks, particularly the increasing threat of cybercriminals employing harmful web links in emails, ...

Infosec products of the month: November 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Action1, Amazon, Aqua Security, ARMO, Datadog, Devo Technology, Druva, Entrust, Enzoic, Fortanix, GitHub, Illumio, Immuta, IRONSCALES, Kasada, ...

Unpacking Gitleaks: Safeguarding GitLab Pipeline Security

In the realm of software development, securing your codebase is of utmost importance. A pivotal tool in this regard is Gitleaks. This…Continue reading on Medium »

Detecting AiTM Phishing Sites with Fuzzy Hashing

Background In this blog, we will cover how Obsidian detects phishing kits or Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) websites for our customers by analyzing the fuzzy hashes of visited website content. This concept draws from prior industry art, as IOCs ...

DEF CON 31 – Mark Colaluca’a And Nick Saunders’ ‘Defending KA-SAT’

Many thanks to DEF CON 31 for publishing their terrific DefCon Conference 31 presenters content. Originating from the conference events at Caesars Forum, Flamingo, Harrah’s and Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada; via the organizations YouTube channel. ...

Strengthening Cybersecurity to Enhance Compliance: The Splunk and CrowdStrike Advantage

In today's digital age, businesses constantly face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. The ever-evolving threat landscape, stringent regulatory requirements, and the growing volume of sensitive data make safeguarding your organization’s ...