Application Security News and Articles


The Ultimate Guide to Compliance Framework Crosswalking

The compliance landscape is complex and ever-evolving, with new framework and control requirements emerging all the time. This is especially challenging for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that may not have the resources or expertise to ...

FTC: Americans lost $2.7 Billion Since 2021 to Social Media Scams

Americans lost a whopping $2.7 billion in scams that reached them via social media, and the actual figure could be much higher, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Of those who reported losing money to fraud over the past two years, ...

ForgeRock Identity Platform 7.4: Stronger Security, Faster Innovation, and Better User Experiences

Digital organizations face unprecedented challenges. There's incredible pressure to innovate ahead of the competition and deliver digital experiences that help to acquire, retain, and build loyalty with customers — all while fending off ...

Perfect Loader Implementations

Thank you to SpecterOps for supporting this research and to Lee and Sarah for proofreading and editing! Crossposted on GitHub. TLDR: You may use fuse-loader or perfect-loader as examples for extending an OS’s native loader to support in-memory ...

Security Scanning Tools Defined: SAST, IaC, SCA, DAST, IAST/RASP, Container Runtime Security and Runtime SCA

... Read more » The post Security Scanning Tools Defined: SAST, IaC, SCA, DAST, IAST/RASP, Container Runtime Security and Runtime SCA appeared first on Deepfactor. The post Security Scanning Tools Defined: SAST, IaC, SCA, DAST, IAST/RASP, ...

How to Protect Against Data Lake Hacking

Data lakes, or centralized repositories for large-scale data, are a popular solution for data storage, and there are good reasons for that. Data lakes are flexible and cost-effective, as they allow many object formats and multiple query engines, ...

A Growing Cyberwar in the Widening Israeli-Hamas Conflict

The unprecedented assault by Hamas on Israel over the weekend brought with it cyberattacks by a number of known threat groups, echoing what was seen in the runup and aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early last year. It’s a reminder ...

Unlock 2023’s Patch Management Best Practices: What You’re Missing

Introduction In 2023, patch management best practices are more crucial than ever for safeguarding your cybersecurity infrastructure. As cyber threats evolve, staying updated with the latest patches can mean the difference between a secure network ...

News alert: Georgia State receives a $10 million grant to research AI, robotics and edge computing

Atlanta, GA, Oct. 9, 2023 —  Jonathan Shihao Ji, a computer science professor at Georgia State University, has received a $10 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) to address critical problems in artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

Huge DNA PII Leak: 23andMe Must Share the Blame

DNA: Do Not Agree. 23andMe says it’s not a breach—just credential stuffing. I’m not so sure. The post Huge DNA PII Leak: 23andMe Must Share the Blame appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Introducing the SaaS Event Maturity Matrix (EMM)

Learn about the Threat Detection framework for assessing SaaS audit logging from different SaaS platforms commonly used by enterprises. The post Introducing the SaaS Event Maturity Matrix (EMM) appeared first on AppOmni. The post Introducing the ...

Survey Sees Many Cybersecurity Professionals Willing to Jump Ship

Half of cybersecurity professionals reported it is very likely, likely or somewhat likely they will leave their current job this year. The post Survey Sees Many Cybersecurity Professionals Willing to Jump Ship appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Recently Patched TagDiv Plugin Flaw Exploited to Hack Thousands of WordPress Sites

Recently patched TagDiv Composer plugin vulnerability exploited to hack thousands of WordPress sites as part of the Balada Injector campaign. The post Recently Patched TagDiv Plugin Flaw Exploited to Hack Thousands of WordPress Sites appeared ...

Credential Harvesting Campaign Targets Unpatched NetScaler Instances

Threat actors are targeting Citrix NetScaler instances unpatched against CVE-2023-3519 to steal user credentials. The post Credential Harvesting Campaign Targets Unpatched NetScaler Instances appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Fortinet unveils two high-performance switches to securely connect the modern campus

Fortinet announced two new campus switches, the FortiSwitch 600 and 2000. These switches support the growing connectivity and security needs of the campus with high performance, embedded intelligence, and seamless integration with Fortinet’s ...

How Process Automation Can Help Streamline Security

Process automation is one of the most effective strategies businesses can use to enforce a security-centric culture. The post How Process Automation Can Help Streamline Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

AI More Helpful Than Harmful in Cybersecurity

The majority of of IT security managers see the use of AI in security tools as helpful rather than a threat they must defend against. The post AI More Helpful Than Harmful in Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Flexxon Xsign protects sensitive data reserved only for authorized personnel

Flexxon launched its latest security product, Xsign. Now available globally, the Xsign provides enhanced security through an innovative approach to unlocking sensitive data reserved only for authorized personnel. With the use of the Xsign ...

EasyDMARC Becomes fTLD Strategic Partner

fTLD and EasyDMARC Join Forces to Provide Banks ... The post EasyDMARC Becomes fTLD Strategic Partner appeared first on EasyDMARC. The post EasyDMARC Becomes fTLD Strategic Partner appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Patches Prepared for ‘Probably Worst’ cURL Vulnerability

A high-severity vulnerability in the data transfer project cURL will be addressed with libcurl and curl updates this week. The post Patches Prepared for ‘Probably Worst’ cURL Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.