Application Security News and Articles


Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users

Threat actors are using Google AMP URLs in phishing campaigns as a new detection evasion tactic. The post Google AMP Abused in Phishing Attacks Aimed at Enterprise Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.

ClearSale Brand Protection combats phishing, fake accounts, and counterfeit products

ClearSale launched its new Brand Protection platform. Brand Protection by ClearSale uses AI and digital intelligence to continuously scan for and report brand impersonation attacks such as fake social profiles, ads, and websites; counterfeit ...

The complete guide to Kubernetes RBAC

This guide explores the challenges of RBAC implementation, best practices for managing RBAC in Kubernetes, and the innovative solutions offered by ARMO. The post The complete guide to Kubernetes RBAC appeared first on ARMO. The post The complete ...

Is the 90-Day Certificate Validity Period Coming Soon?

Recently, at a CA/B Forum meeting, Google’s Chrome team shared their vision for a new policy related to SSL/TLS certificates. They proposed a 90-day validity period for these certificates, which means certificates would need to be renewed every ...

EyeSpy Proof-of-Concept

Introducing EyeSpy: A Cognitive Threat Agent At HYAS Labs, we spend a lot of time theorizing what sort of attacks might hit us, and in response, what sort of defenses we need to build against them. EyeSpy was one of those ideas. We thought, ...

Ivanti Zero-Day Exploited by APT Since at Least April in Norwegian Government Attack

The recently patched Ivanti EPMM zero-day CVE-2023-35078 has been exploited to hack the Norwegian government since at least April 2023. The post Ivanti Zero-Day Exploited by APT Since at Least April in Norwegian Government Attack appeared first ...

Meet SecurityGenie, Your Context-Aware AI Assistant to Reduce Cognitive Load

Since inception, our focus has been on delivering innovative and practical solutions to address critical security concerns faced by companies that use public cloud infrastructure. Based on our team’s experience in running cloud security ...

CISA’s secure software self-attestation common form is a liability nightmare

On September 2022, the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a landmark memo regarding the steps needed to secure your software supply chain to a degree acceptable by the US federal government. Any company that wishes to do ...

Delivering privacy in a world of pervasive digital surveillance: Tor Project’s Executive Director speaks out

The overarching mission of the US-based non-profit organization the Tor Project is to advance human rights and make open-source, privacy preserving software available to people globally, so that they can browse the internet privately, protect ...

From tech expertise to leadership: Unpacking the role of a CISO

In this Help Net Security interview, Attila Török, CISO at GoTo, discusses how to balance technical expertise and leadership and how he navigates the rapidly evolving technological landscape. We also delve into the key challenges faced in ...

67% of data breaches start with a single click

Technology is accelerating faster than it ever has before, giving IT and security teams more tools to fend off cybersecurity attacks from an increasingly diverse slate of bad actors, according to Comcast Business. Cybercriminals employ ...

Open-source penetration testing tool BloodHound CE released

SpecterOps released version 5.0 of BloodHound Community Edition (CE), a free and open-source penetration testing solution that maps attack paths in Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure (including Azure AD/Entra ID) environments. It is ...

1 in 100 emails is malicious

BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities across various sectors. ...

LogRhythm Hosts First Asia-Pacific Partner Tech University, Empowering Participants to Deliver Effectively

Close to 100 participants across over 30 partner organisations in the region participated in the two-day event. SINGAPORE, August 1, 2023— LogRhythm, the company helping security teams stop breaches by turning disconnected data and signals into ...

Balbix Ties CIS Benchmarks to Cybersecurity Risk Quantification

Balbix makes it simpler for organizations to determine the degree to which their assets are outside the scope of best practices recommended by a CIS assessment. The post Balbix Ties CIS Benchmarks to Cybersecurity Risk Quantification appeared ...

MDR firm saves $100K per year with LimaCharlie

Recon Infosec is a growing managed security services provider run by a team of seasoned cybersecurity experts. After switching from their custom-engineered security stack to the LimaCharlie SecOps Cloud Platform, they achieved an annual cost ...

Behind The Breach: Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) Abuse in Azure AD

In several recent investigations of SaaS security incidents, the Obsidian threat research team identified a novel attack vector in the wild: abuse of the Azure AD self-service password reset (SSPR) feature. With the glaring lack of coverage ...

Streamlining Secure File Sharing: A Case Study of a Leading Global Cloud Computing Solution Provider

Have you ever considered the risk of potential hidden threats while sharing files and content online? A leading global cloud computing solution provider, known for its extensive web services such as VPS and dedicated servers, grappled with this ...

Impact of the White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan on Software Product Makers

The post Impact of the White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan on Software Product Makers appeared first on Grammatech. The post Impact of the White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan on Software Product Makers ...

News Alert: Devo, Cybermindz partner to improve mental health of cybersecurity pros in the U.S.

Cambridge, Mass. – Aug. 1, 2023 – Devo Technology, the cloud-native security analytics company, today announced its financial support for Cybermindz, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of ...