Application Security News and Articles


Bolstering API Security and Bot Attack Protection with NSFOCUS Next-Generation WAF

NSFOCUS’s Next-Generation WAF addresses various threats faced by users, such as web vulnerability exploitation, resource abuse, and resource access control. It provides a comprehensive solution that includes traditional WAF functionality, bot ...

The AWS DevOps Approach to Seamless Deployment

As there are so many AWS services accessible, it may first seem impossible to create cloud projects that can expand successfully utilizing DevOps. It takes time, perseverance, and a willingness to learn to figure out the best mix of AWS services ...

HITRUST vs. HIPAA: Ensuring Data Security and Compliance

While both HITRUST and HIPAA have substantial relevance in ensuring data security in the healthcare sector, they are very different standards. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a federal law, whereas ...

How global password practices are changing

Password health and hygiene improved globally over the past year, reducing the risk of account takeover for consumers and businesses, according to Dashlane. Password reuse remains prevalent, however, leaving user accounts particularly vulnerable ...

Exploring the global shift towards AI-specific legislation

In this Help Net Security interview, Sarah Pearce, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, offers insights into the evolving landscape of AI legislation and its global impact. Pearce explores key principles, public participation, the future of AI laws ...

Securing data at the intersection of the CISO and CDO

Two groups in particular play a key and critical role in ensuring data governance and security: the CISO and the CDO. CISOs are responsible for identifying and managing risks associated with data security, while CDOs are responsible for ensuring ...

Data Breaches in October 2023 – Infographic

A data breach is a security incident where sensitive data is accessed, used, or disclosed without the permission of the data subject. Data breaches can occur in organizations of all sizes and industries, and can have a significant impact on ...

The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success

In the last two years, the average organization’s cybersecurity program was prepared to defend preventively, or block, just 57% of the cyberattacks it encountered, according to Tenable. This means 43% of attacks launched against them are ...

Okta Hacked Again, Quishing Is The New Phishing, Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning

In this episode, we explore the recent Okta breach where hackers obtained sensitive customer data via unauthorized access to the Okta support system. Next, we discuss the emerging threat of “quishing,” a combination of voice calls and ...

The perils of over-reliance on single cloud providers

The risk associated with dependence on a particular cloud provider for multiple business capabilities is in the top five emerging risks for organizations for the second consecutive quarter, according to a survey by Gartner. Emerging risks In ...

The role of Kubernetes in modern app management

Kubernetes, often abbreviated as K8s, is an open-source container orchestration platform that has redefined the way modern applications are developed, deployed, and managed. Born out of Google’s internal container orchestration system, ...

DEF CON 31 – Patrick Wardle’s ‘Leveraging macOS Networking Frameworks to Heuristically Detect Malware’

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. ...

Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: Industry Reactions

Last Monday, President Biden issued an executive order on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. Here’s what’s included, as well as the tech and cybersecurity industries’ response. The post Artificial Intelligence Executive ...

Week in review: Exploited Citrix Bleed vulnerability, Atlassian patches critical Confluence bug

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: AI threat landscape: Model theft and inference attacks emerge as top concerns In this Help Net Security interview, Guy Guzner, CEO at Savvy, ...

Apono Success Stories: Rho

Rho is an all-in-one finance platform that offers fully automated solutions for accounts payable, cards, expense management, and treasury. The Challenge: Flexible just-in-time access done right Rho operates in a market that is strongly regulated, ...

DDoS Protection Solutions: Safeguarding Your Business in the Digital Age

Introduction to DDoS Threats An understanding of DDoS threats begins with understanding the basics of DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks are coordinated attempts to flood a network or service with excessive traffic, causing disruption or complete ...

DEF CON 31 – Tracy Mosley’s ‘War Stories – Nuthin’ But A G Thang Evolution of Cellular Networks’

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. ...

Google Cybersecurity Action Team Threat Horizons Report #8 Is Out! [Medium Backup]

 This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our eighth Threat Horizons Report (full version) that we just released (the official blog for #1 report, my unofficial ...

Frameworks for DE-Friendly CTI (Part 5) [Medium Backup]

 This blog series was written jointly with Amine Besson, Principal Cyber Engineer, Behemoth CyberDefence and one more anonymous collaborator. In this blog (#5 in the series), we will build a quick “framework-lite” for making CTI to DE ...

Eclypsium Platform Datasheet

Most organizations implicitly trust the foundational layers of their IT infrastructure—a fact that makes low-level exploits especially desirable targets for attackers. The Eclypsium supply chain security platform equips organizations to ...