Application Security News and Articles


Digital Certificates Riddled With Security Weaknesses

A study published today found 79% of certificates on the internet are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, with as many as 10% expired or self-signed (15%) in a way that is considered insecure. The study, conducted by Enterprise ...

Human-Assisted CAPTCHA

Human-Assisted CAPTCHA-Cracking Now at Play in Bot Attacks Human solvers are now working in collusion with automated attacks to deliver an even greater threat to anti-bot puzzles. The arms race between security measures and cybercriminal tactics ...

BSides Leeds 2023 – Tomnomnom – JSluice: There’s Gold In Them Thar Files

Thanks are in order to BSides Leeds for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Leeds 2023 security content on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post BSides Leeds 2023 – Tomnomnom – JSluice: There’s ...

Forgepoint Capital Places $15M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance

Forgepoint Capital makes another investment in the cyber-insurance sector with a $15 million Series A investment in Converge Insurance. The post Forgepoint Capital Places $15M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Forgepoint Capital Places $20M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance

Forgepoint Capital makes another investment in the cyber-insurance sector with a $15 million Series A investment in Converge Insurance. The post Forgepoint Capital Places $20M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Zero Trust for Virtual Infrastructure

Ask any CIO or CISO today what they are doing to protect their organization from... The post Zero Trust for Virtual Infrastructure appeared first on Entrust Blog. The post Zero Trust for Virtual Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The SEC approved new disclosure requirements. Here’s what you need to know.

Big news: after over a year of delays, the SEC has adopted its proposed cybersecurity disclosure requirements. Here’s a rundown of the key takeaways: The new requirements go into effect on August 26, 2023 The final requirements will become ...

Network Defense Platform: The Evolution Needed for Modern Enterprise Security

Network Defense Platforms give comprehensive real-time visibility of cloud and on-prem traffic to validate governance, and monitor, detect, and respond to compromises The post Network Defense Platform: The Evolution Needed for Modern Enterprise ...

Balbix introduced a new capability that automates CIS Benchmark requirements

With Balbix, compliance teams can not only access current and up-to-date CIS Benchmarks reports but also understand their most significant and critical assets and take steps to mitigate security risks. With Balbix, security and compliance teams ...

Analyzing Data Breaches by Industry

Threat actors continue to emphasize accessing and stealing valuable data from companies as the end goal of their cyberattacks. The methods for achieving this goal vary widely, and one of the most interesting ways they vary is across different ...

Tessian Abuse Mailbox Response helps security teams manage email based threats

Tessian launched Abuse Mailbox Response product – the second in its Respond product line. Also included in this release is API-based remediation, new email threat and DLP insights dashboards, and an updated visual design. Today’s ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Moon’

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, resident at XKCD! Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Moon’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Nearly All Modern CPUs Leak Data to New Collide+Power Side-Channel Attack

A new power side-channel attack named Collide+Power can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and it works against nearly any modern CPU. The post Nearly All Modern CPUs Leak Data to New Collide+Power Side-Channel Attack appeared ...

Iran-Run ISP ‘Cloudzy’ Caught Supporting Nation-State APTs, Cybercrime Hacking Groups

Researchers unmask an Iranian-run company providing command-and-control services to hacking groups, including state-sponsored APT actors. The post Iran-Run ISP ‘Cloudzy’ Caught Supporting Nation-State APTs, Cybercrime Hacking Groups ...

Forescout Risk and Exposure Management offers quantitative approach to risk prioritization

Forescout unveiled Risk and Exposure Management, its cloud-native product designed to collate all data sources associated with an enterprise’s connected assets and calculate a unique multifactor risk score for each asset, offering a more ...

Advancing your place on the Zero Trust Maturity Model

Eager to close the loop on corporate assets and improve threat protection, many global enterprises... The post Advancing your place on the Zero Trust Maturity Model appeared first on Entrust Blog. The post Advancing your place on the Zero Trust ...

BREAKING NEWS: You’re not Anonymous on Facebook (Duh)

How Free is Your Speech? Court orders Meta to unmask anon OP. The post BREAKING NEWS: You’re not Anonymous on Facebook (Duh) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Mobb automates vulnerability remediations with AI-powered technology

Mobb announced its AI-powered technology that automates vulnerability remediations to significantly reduce security backlogs and free developers to focus on innovation. Mobb ingests SAST results from various scanning tools and automatically fixes ...

Why Your Vulnerability Report Titles Suck, and What to Do About It

A good report title is so clear and concise that anyone reading it understands the issue immediately. Learn how to write vulnerability report titles that don't suck! The post Why Your Vulnerability Report Titles Suck, and What to Do About It ...

Synopsys Software Risk Manager simplifies application security testing

Synopsys launched Synopsys Software Risk Manager, a new application security posture management (ASPM) solution. Software Risk Manager enables security and development teams to simplify, align and streamline their application security testing ...