Application Security News and Articles


North Korean Attackers Penetrated Russian Rocket Designer’s Systems

North Korean hackers not only breached a Russian missile maker, but resided in its systems for nearly six months. The post North Korean Attackers Penetrated Russian Rocket Designer’s Systems appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Understanding the Fragility of Digital Identities

ForgeRock’s 2023 Identity Breach Report Digital identities are the keys that unlock our online worlds, be it personal emails or sensitive organizational data. But what happens when these keys fall into the wrong hands? Recent analyses uncover ...

Grip Security raises $41 million to accelerate growth and extend its market

Grip Security raised $41 million in Series B funding led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from YL Ventures, Intel Capital and The Syndicate Group. The investment brings Grip Security’s total funding to $66 million and marks a major ...

New ‘Carderbee’ APT Targeted Chinese Security Software in Supply Chain Attack

A new APT group called Carderbee has been observed deploying the PlugX backdoor via a supply chain attack targeting organizations in Hong Kong. The post New ‘Carderbee’ APT Targeted Chinese Security Software in Supply Chain Attack ...

Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing

Israeli startup Grip Security has banked $41 million in new financing from a group of investors led by Third Point Ventures. The post Grip Security Lands $41 Million Series B Financing appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Ivanti Sentry zero-day vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2023-38035)

Ivanti is urging administrators of Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry) gateways to patch a newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2023-38035) that could be exploited to change configuration, run system commands, or write files onto the ...

Cerby Raises $17 Million for Access Management Platform for Nonstandard Applications

Cerby has raised $17 million in Series A funding for its access management platform for applications not supported by identity providers. The post Cerby Raises $17 Million for Access Management Platform for Nonstandard Applications appeared first ...

CISA Warns of Another Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability

CISA warns that CVE-2023-26359, an Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability patched in March, has been exploited in the wild. The post CISA Warns of Another Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The Three Main Cloud Delivery Services and Security Models

What are the three types of cloud delivery services, and how can we improve on standard cloud delivery service security?  For many businesses, today’s digital transformation journey includes a pivotal decision: adopting cloud delivery services ...

Seiko joins growing list of ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware victims

Japanese watchmaker Seiko has been added to ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware group’s victim list, following a data breach occurring in early August. The Seiko data breach The company published a data breach and response notice on August 10, ...

Juniper Networks fixes flaws leading to RCE in firewalls and switches

Juniper Networks has fixed four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-36844, CVE-2023-36845, CVE-2023-36846, CVE-2023-36847) in Junos OS that, if chained together, could allow attackers to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on the company’s SRX ...

Products for Software Supply Chain Security

As CISOs and CSOs craft or broaden their software supply chain security programs, they will be faced with an overwhelming number of tools in a variety of categories. Even with product consolidation, it may be confusing to figure out what they ...

The Power of Automated Domain Monitoring

Today, business owners around the world understand that digital security is of the utmost importance, but it’s no longer just enough to play defense by way of putting up walls to keep hackers out of a particular network.  Given the ...

IT’s rising role in physical security technology

As the adoption of cloud-based and mobile-access security systems continues to increase among both new and established businesses, the lines between traditional physical security personnel and IT staff are beginning to blur. Traditionally, the ...

Maintaining consistent security in diverse cloud infrastructures

As cloud infrastructures become increasingly API-driven and dynamically spread across expansive attack surfaces, achieving clarity proves difficult. Compounding this challenge is the integration of DevOps practices, microservices, and container ...

The Psychology of Insider Risk Management

In the second episode of Conversations from the Inside: The Psychology of Insider Risk Management: Time and Place Matters, renowned intelligence and security expert Christopher Burgess sat down with MITRE’s Chief Scientist for Insider Threat ...

Understanding how attackers exploit APIs is more important than ever

In this Help Net Security video, Andy Hornegold, Product Lead at Intruder, dives into API security and explores how several recent high-profile breaches were caused by simple failings – which didn’t require sophisticated security to prevent. ...

8 open-source OSINT tools you should try

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) refers to gathering, assessing, and interpreting public information to address specific intelligence queries. All the tools listed here are available for free. Amass The OWASP Amass project performs network ...

News Alert: airSlate partners with Forthright to launch automated business-efficiency, workflow tool

Boston, Mass, Aug. 22, 2023 – airSlate, a leader in document workflow automation solutions, today announced the launch of QuickStart in collaboration with partner Forthright Technology Providers, a leading provider of user-centric IT ...

By Following the Crypto, Cyfirma Identifies Developer Behind CraxsRAT

The person responsible for developing the dangerous CraxsRAT malware that targets Android devices has been operating in Syria for more than eight years and has accumulated at least $75,000 over the last three by selling it and the CypherRAT to ...