Application Security News and Articles


Verisoul Raises $3.25 Million in Seed Funding to Detect Fake Users

Verisoul, a company that has developed a SaaS platform for detecting and blocking fake users, has raised $3.25 million in seed funding.  The post Verisoul Raises $3.25 Million in Seed Funding to Detect Fake Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Lumu Raises $30 Million for Threat Detection and Response Platform

Intrusion detection company Lumu has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Forgepoint Capital. The post Lumu Raises $30 Million for Threat Detection and Response Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Kong Insomnia 8.0 accelerates API design and developer efficiency

Kong released the Kong Insomnia 8.0, a comprehensive update to its widely popular API development tool. With this release, Kong continues its commitment to simplifying and accelerating API design, debugging and testing for developers and teams ...

Exabeam Brings Generative AI to SIEM Platform

Exabeam added generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the company’s New-Scale security information event management (SIEM) platform. The post Exabeam Brings Generative AI to SIEM Platform appeared first on Security Boulevard.

GBQ Joins Apptega’s Growing Network of Firms Dedicated to Building World-Class Compliance Programs  

Today Apptega announces a partnership with GBQ Partners LLC (GBQ), a top 100 tax, accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Columbus, OH. This partnership will enable GBQ to leverage Apptega’s end-to-end platform to deliver cybersecurity ...

Government Shutdown Could Bench 80% of CISA Staff

Roughly 80% of CISA staff will be sent home at the end of the week in case of a government shutdown.  The post Government Shutdown Could Bench 80% of CISA Staff appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Linksys announces Cognitive Security capability

Linksys has unveiled in a statement of direction the new Cognitive Security capability, which will complement the newly released Designer Series through the end of the year. Cognitive Security technology will then be released in the soon-to-be ...

Moving From Qualitative to Quantitative Cyber Risk Modeling

Migrating to a quantitative cyber risk model of analysis allows for more accurate data, which leads to more informed decision-making. The post Moving From Qualitative to Quantitative Cyber Risk Modeling appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Types of Adversarial ML Attacks and How To Overcome Them

Machine learning-powered algorithms are susceptible to a variety of adversarial attacks that aim to degrade their performance. The post Types of Adversarial ML Attacks and How To Overcome Them appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Apple issues patches to address vulnerabilities; Malware targets Android devices

Data breaches may ultimately be out of your control, as you have to hope the organizations holding your personal data have the proper security measures in place to protect your information. However, there are cyber threats you can protect ...

Norton Small Business offers protection against scams and phishing threats

Norton announced Norton Small Business, the all-in-one cybersecurity solution to help entrepreneurs and small business owners protect their financial futures. While nearly 90% of businesses globally are small businesses – 99.9% in the US ...

Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust Startups

Analyzing opportunities and challenges for the 10 cybersecurity, privacy, and trust startups in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch. The post Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust Startups appeared first on Security ...

Panzura Edge minimizes the risk of data leakage and exfiltration

Panzura announced Panzura Edge gateway, allowing organizations to create private workspaces and securely share and update files stored within Panzura’s Cloud File System (CloudFS). Employees and trusted partners, inside and outside the ...

Perks of Hiring Top 3% of CloudOps Engineers from PeoplActive

To oversee, monitor, and enhance the usability, security, and accessibility of cloud-based infrastructure, apps, and services, “CloudOps” processes, tools, and approaches are utilized. For example, it offers advice and best practices for ...

Yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild! (CVE-2023-5217)

Google has fixed another critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-5217) in Chrome that is being exploited in the wild. About CVE-2023-5217 The vulnerability is caused by a heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx – a video codec ...

Cisco Warns of IOS Software Zero-Day Exploitation Attempts

Cisco has released patches for vulnerability in the GET VPN feature of IOS and IOS XE software that has been exploited in attacks. The post Cisco Warns of IOS Software Zero-Day Exploitation Attempts appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Identifying and Addressing Internal Control Weaknesses

What are Internal Controls? Internal controls can be understood with 4 words that start with the letter ‘P’. They are the protocols, policies, processes, and practices established within an organization to ensure the reliability of ...

Russian Zero-Day Acquisition Firm Offers $20 Million for Android, iOS Exploits

Russian zero-day acquisition firm Operation Zero is now offering $20 million for full Android and iOS exploit chains. The post Russian Zero-Day Acquisition Firm Offers $20 Million for Android, iOS Exploits appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Does Social Media Cause Cyberbullying And Depression?

The start of the academic year is a moment of opportunity — not just for kids, but for their school districts, too. And, in the spirit of continuous improvement, many schools are setting their sights on student mental health. In this guide, ...

PingSafe unveils MSSP partnership with Human Managed

PingSafe has unveiled a strategic partnership with Human Managed, providing data-driven and evidence-based security findings to improve the security posture of their extended customer base. Available now in Human Managed’s flagship Intelligence ...