Application Security News and Articles


Sigma Synthetic Fraud v4 uncovers multiplex synthetic-specific features

Socure has launched Sigma Synthetic Fraud v4. The product uses advanced machine learning and diverse, third-party and network feedback data to uncover patterns linked to insidious synthetic identity fraud. The Deloitte Center for Financial ...

How to Stop a DDoS Attack: Mitigation Steps for Each OSI Layer

Looking to thwart DDoS attacks? Dive into this guide offering mitigation steps tailored for each OSI layer & arm yourself with effective strategies against attacks. The post How to Stop a DDoS Attack: Mitigation Steps for Each OSI Layer ...

CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Sophos Web Appliance Vulnerability

CISA adds Sophos, Oracle and Microsoft product security holes to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The post CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Sophos Web Appliance Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

IronCore Labs Cloaked AI protects vector embeddings

IronCore Labs launched Cloaked AI, an SDK that protects vector embeddings with data-in-use encryption. Large language models are shifting the paradigm for how AI products are built and where private data is stored. While private AI data used to ...

Israeli Man Who Made $5M From Hacking Scheme Sentenced to Prison in US

Aviram Azari, an Israeli man who made nearly $5 million from a hacking scheme, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the US. The post Israeli Man Who Made $5M From Hacking Scheme Sentenced to Prison in US appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Top 7 cyber security measures that enterprises shouldn’t neglect

In an era dominated by digital connectivity, enterprises face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding their sensitive data and digital assets from an ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. As the frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks ...

What Is Multi-Homing?

Decoding the Term: Deciphering the Significance of Multi-Homing? The term multi-homing, in the realm of computer networking, finds itself surrounded by considerable confusion owing to its multifaceted technical nuances. Nevertheless, it stands as ...

Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies

Once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia’s offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets, Rik Ferguson, VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicted at IRISSCON on Thursday. Rik Ferguson on stage at IRISSCON 2023 The ...

CitrixBleed Vulnerability Exploitation Suspected in Toyota Ransomware Attack

Toyota Financial Services has been hit by a ransomware attack that may have involved exploitation of the CitrixBleed vulnerability.  The post CitrixBleed Vulnerability Exploitation Suspected in Toyota Ransomware Attack appeared first on ...

Reimagining Risk Assessment: Insights from the SEC

Reimagining Risk Assessment: Insights from SEC's Chief Accountant SEC's Chief Accountant, Paul Munter, recently offered insights on how companies should reimagine risk assessment. In his address, 'The Importance of a Comprehensive Risk ...

Internal audit leaders are wary of key tech investments

As the digital transformation of business accelerates, risk and internal audit leaders shift their focus to managing technology-driven risk, according to AuditBoard. The report reveals a growing gap between risk and assurance teams’ capacity to ...

Wireshark 4.2.0 released, open-source packet analysis gets even better

Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.2.0. Wireshark 4.2.0: Notable changes Wireshark supports dark mode on Windows. Packet list sorting has been improved. Wireshark and TShark are now better about generating ...

Strengthening Access Control Testing

Strengthening Access Control Testing: The Key Questions You Need to AskMake no mistake: businesses are under attack. There is an increasing gap between objectives and execution when it comes to securing our organizations, and access governance ...

New infosec products of the week: November 17, 2023

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Devo Technology, Illumio, Kasada, Lacework, OneSpan, and ThreatModeler. OneSpan DIGIPASS FX1 BIO protects against social engineering and account takeover ...

Traditional cloud security isn’t up to the task

In the last year, 47% of all data breaches originated in the cloud, and more than 6 in 10 respondents believe cloud security is lacking and poses a severe risk to their business operations, according to Illumio. The average organization who ...

What is GDPR Compliance and its 7 principles?

In the quick-paced digital world, personal data is extremely valuable. This makes privacy protection essential. With 67% of EU residents aware of it, the GDPR  is thought to be the strictest data privacy law in the world.   In the year 2018, ...

AI disinformation campaigns pose major threat to 2024 elections

AI, post-quantum cryptography, zero trust, cryptography research, and election security will shape cybersecurity strategies in the present and for 2024, according to NTT. As the world emerged from the pandemic and continued to adapt to the rapid ...

Transforming cybersecurity from reactive to proactive with attack path analysis

An attack path is important to prioritize potential risks in cloud environments. The attack path offers the ability to look at cloud environments from the attacker’s perspective. With today’s general awareness and concerted effort toward ...

ChatGPT’s popularity triggers global generative AI investment surge

While AI is not a new technology – companies have been investing heavily in predictive and interpretive AI for years – the announcement of the GPT-3.5 series from OpenAI in late 2022 captured the world’s attention and triggered a surge ...

Rise in automated attacks troubles ecommerce industry

Automated attacks on application business logic, carried out by sophisticated bad bots, were the leading threat for online retailers, according to Imperva. In addition, account takeover, DDoS, API abuse, and client-side attacks were significant ...