Application Security News and Articles


How CIEM Offers a Clear Path to Cloud Security

For organizations looking to better navigate today’s often byzantine world of cloud identity management, CIEM is a valuable resource. The post How CIEM Offers a Clear Path to Cloud Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

How to Mitigate the Damage Caused by Deepfake Technology

The advent of deepfakes began nearly three decades ago, in 1997, with the inception of the Video Rewrite Program. The “program” was, in actuality, a paper that showcased an innovative (for its time) video-dubbing program to help movies sync ...

Rhysida Ransomware Revealed

Threat Overview – Rhysida Enter the world of Rhysida Ransomware: A deep dive into one of the most formidable advanced persistent threats (APTs) to date. Using a unique cryptographic approach, it employs a combination of a 4096-bit RSA key and ...

Thousands of Systems Turned Into Proxy Exit Nodes via Malware

Threat actors have been observed deploying a proxy application on Windows and macOS systems that were infected with malware. The post Thousands of Systems Turned Into Proxy Exit Nodes via Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

CISA Releases Cyber Defense Plan to Reduce RMM Software Risks

CISA has published a cyber defense plan outlining strategies to help critical infrastructure organizations reduce the risks associated with RMM software. The post CISA Releases Cyber Defense Plan to Reduce RMM Software Risks appeared first on ...

How Can Schools Improve Safety And Security? 6 Strategies For Success

Improving safety and security in schools in both physical and online learning environments is critical for students’ success For students, schools should be a place where learning is accessible, enjoyable, and, most importantly, safe. Physical ...

Citrix ShareFile vulnerability actively exploited (CVE-2023-24489)

CVE-2023-24489, a critical Citrix ShareFile vulnerability that the company has fixed in June 2023, is being exploited by attackers. GreyNoise has flagged on Tuesday a sudden spike in IP addresses from which exploitation attempts are coming, and ...

NIST CSF is Getting a Makeover

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled a draft version of Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 after meticulously considering more than a year’s worth of insights from the community. This upgraded rendition of the ...

GRIT Ransomware Report: July 2023

Additional contributors to this report: Jason Baker, Grayson North, Justin Timothy July revealed several interesting changes in trends, with an […] The post GRIT Ransomware Report: July 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup for August 1-15, 2023

Twenty-five cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced in the first half of August 2023. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup for August 1-15, 2023 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Phishers use QR codes to target companies in various industries

A phishing campaign using QR codes has been detected targeting various industries, with the aim to acquire Microsoft credentials. “The most notable target, a major Energy company based in the US, saw about 29% of the over 1000 emails ...

The 8 most common anti-phishing solutions for your business to utilize

Phishing is one of the primary threats to businesses of any size, which means security leaders can no longer ignore anti-phishing solutions available to them. In 2018, 64% of organizations experienced a phishing attack and 90% of data breaches in ...

Exploitation of Citrix ShareFile Vulnerability Spikes as CISA Issues Warning 

Exploitation of a Citrix ShareFile vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-24489 has spiked as CISA added it to its ‘must patch’ catalog. The post Exploitation of Citrix ShareFile Vulnerability Spikes as CISA Issues Warning  appeared first on ...

The Cost of a Data Breach Reaches an All-Time High

Like most things in life, the cost of a data breach has gone up, reaching an all-time high of $4.45 million—a 2.3% increase over last year’s cost, according to IBM’s newly-released Cost of a Data Breach 2023 report. In the firm’s 2020 ...

GRC Platform Features: Unleashing the Power of Comprehensive Capabilities

To manage the interdependencies between corporate governance rules, regulatory compliance, and risk management programs, organizations use governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions. GRC platforms are meant to assist firms in better ...

The road ahead for ecommerce fraud prevention

Ecommerce platforms are incorporating sophisticated fraud detection measures, but fraudsters, too, are refining their strategies. In this Help Net Security interview, Eduardo Mônaco, CEO at ClearSale, explains the complexities of ecommerce ...

Pentagon Compromise | The Most Effective Insider Threat Sensors Are People

DTEX i3 team confirms people are the most effective insider threat sensors; identifies several other early warning indicators. It’s been four months since Jack Teixeira was cast into the public eye for allegedly leaking national secrets ...

Kubernetes clusters face widespread attacks across numerous organizations

In this Help Net Security video, Assaf Morag, Lead Threat Intelligence Analyst at Aqua Security, discusses research that discovered openly accessible and unprotected Kubernetes clusters belonging to more than 350 organizations, open-source ...

Heavy workloads driving IT professionals to resign

A quarter of IT professionals are seriously contemplating leaving their current jobs within the next six months, potentially costing US companies upwards of 145 billion dollars, according to Ivanti. These statistics highlight the pressing need ...

Findlargedir: Find all “blackhole” directories with a huge amount of filesystem entries

Findlargedir is a tool written to help quickly identify “black hole” directories on any filesystem having more than 100k entries in a single flat structure. When a directory has many entries (directories or files), getting a directory ...