Application Security News and Articles


Cloud-Native SIEM Made Easy with LogRhythm Axon

With the ever widening talent gap in cybersecurity and the expanding complexity of the cloud, organizations need an intuitive Security Information and Event Management platform (SIEM) that ensures seamless threat detection, investigation, and ...

Threat Hunting with LogRhythm NDR

At LogRhythm, we’re constantly looking for ways to make the life of a security analyst easier and that is why we are always listening to our customers to prioritize the features that matter. With this LogRhythm NDR release, we enhanced… The ...

GRC Automation: The Competitive Edge for Enterprises

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) form the pillars upon which organizations build their operations to ensure security, resilience, and adherence to regulations. However, as IT infrastructure becomes more complex and regulations grow ...

Cut Log Source Onboarding Time by 50% with LogRhythm SIEM

Today it seems like more organizations are asking security teams to do more with less.  Less staff and tools mean you need to have effective and well-tuned tools that return results with minimal effort. At LogRhythm, our goal is to… The post ...

Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack Could Impact DHS

DHS is reportedly investigating the impact of the recent Johnson Controls ransomware attack on its systems and facilities. The post Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack Could Impact DHS appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Critical vulnerability in WS_FTP Server exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-40044)

Progress Software, the company behind the recently hacked MOVEit file-sharing tool, has recently fixed two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40044, CVE-2023-42657) in WS_FTP Server, another popular secure file transfer solution. Proof-of-concept ...

Unpatched Exim Vulnerabilities Expose Many Mail Servers to Attacks 

Patches are being developed for serious Exim vulnerabilities that could expose many mail servers to attacks.  The post Unpatched Exim Vulnerabilities Expose Many Mail Servers to Attacks  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

McAfee’s AI technology strengthens privacy and identity protections for users

McAfee announced new AI protections and enhanced privacy and identity features as part of its latest product lineup. As McAfee continues to move beyond protecting individual devices to protecting people, McAfee’s newest portfolio of products ...

NIST supply chain security guidance for CI/CD environments: What you need to know

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new proposed guidelines for integrating software supply chain security into CI/CD pipelines have arrived at an opportune time for security teams, with attacks on the software supply chain ...

Navigating the Nuances of the Asia-Pacific PDPA

Fundamental obligations of the Asia-Pacific Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) for cybersecurity teams In the information age, the significance of data cannot be overstated, and cybersecurity legislation and standards govern its usage around the ...

CISA Kicks Off Cybersecurity Awareness Month With New Program

CISA has announced the Secure Our World cybersecurity awareness program, targeting both businesses and end users. The post CISA Kicks Off Cybersecurity Awareness Month With New Program appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Recently Patched TeamCity Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Servers

In-the-wild exploitation of a critical vulnerability in the TeamCity CI/CD server started shortly after a patch was released by developers. The post Recently Patched TeamCity Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Servers appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Most dual ransomware attacks occur within 48 hours

Since July 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has noticed a new trend: dual ransomware attacks on the same victim, occurring in close proximity of one another. Dual ransomware attacks Dual ransomware attacks are when against the same ...

Silverfort Open Sources Lateral Movement Detection Tool

Silverfort has released the source code for its lateral movement detection tool LATMA, to help identify and analyze intrusions. The post Silverfort Open Sources Lateral Movement Detection Tool appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Lazarus impersonated Meta recruiter to breach Spanish aerospace firm

Operators of the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT obtained initial access to the network of an aerospace company in Spain last year after a successful spearphishing campaign, by masquerading as a recruiter for Meta — the company behind Facebook, ...

9 essential ransomware guides and checklists available for free

According to Fortinet, ransomware activity has intensified, registering an increase of 13 times compared to the beginning of 2023 in terms of all malware detections. The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service has primarily driven this surge in ...

Securing GitHub Actions for a safer DevOps pipeline

GitHub Actions provides a platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), enabling your build, test, and deployment process automation. It allows you to establish workflows that build and test each pull request in your ...

Playing Dress-Up? How to Train to Spot Websites in Disguise

With Halloween approaching, many are ready for ghosts and costumes. But online, the real threat is from websites masquerading as authentic—but aiming to deceive. Spoofed websites are insidious duplicates of genuine sites, aiming to trick users ...

Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin

FraudGPT is the evil counterpart to ChatGPT. Criminals use it to target businesses with phishing emails and scams with speed and accuracy like never before. The AI can be prompted to create the most realistic phishing emails, perfected down to a ...

Is My Boss Spying on Me, Instagram Painting Scam, Kia and Hyundai TikTok Challenge

In this episode, we explore the growing trend of AI surveillance in corporations, where cutting-edge technology is used to monitor employees, optimize productivity, and raise ethical concerns. Next, we uncover a disturbing Instagram scam that ...