Application Security News and Articles


Open-source security challenges and complexities

Open source refers to software or technology that is made available to the public with its source code openly accessible, editable, and distributable. In other words, the source code contains the underlying programming instructions and is freely ...

The race against time in ransomware attacks

Most organizations lack strong cyber resilience strategies or data security capabilities to address threats and maintain business continuity, according to BigID. Despite both the rise in threats and the high percentage of respondents whose ...

Understanding the Difference Between Identity Access Management On-Premise and Cloud

Dive into comparing on-premise and cloud IAM solutions, understanding their unique features and factors to consider. Make the right choice to strengthen your organization's security and access management. The post Understanding the Difference ...

BSides Leeds 2023 – Alex Martin – Five Days, One Red Team, A Beach Like No Other: The Bank Job

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 – Alex Martin – Five Days, One Red ...

Book Review: Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends and Strategies

If you are looking for a deep-dive strategy book that looks into a wide range of cybersecurity topics in an updated fashion, this book is for you. The post Book Review: Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends and Strategies appeared first on ...

Week in review: Ivanti zero-day exploited, MikroTik vulnerability could compromise 900,000 routers

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Key factors for effective security automation In this Help Net Security interview, Oliver Rochford, Chief Futurist at Tenzir, discusses how ...

BSides Leeds 2023 – Janette Bonar Law – Hackanory: The Power Of Stories

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 – Janette Bonar Law – Hackanory: The ...

2023 OWASP Top-10 Series: API1:2023 Broken Object Level Authorization

Welcome to the 2nd post in our weekly series on the new 2023 OWASP API Security Top-10 list, with a particular focus on security practitioners. This post will focus on API1:2023 Broken Object Level Authorization. In this series we are taking an ...

BlackBerry announces participation in Cybertech Africa

BlackBerry announced that it will participate in Cybertech Africa, in Rwanda. The first-of-its kind event in the region will convene government officials and technology leaders to advance cybersecurity in Africa and will be held from August 1-2. ...

The Business Impact of Infostealers

In the last several years, consumer identity protection offers have become nearly ubiquitous. Service providers ranging from credit cards and credit monitoring services to insurance companies have started offering some form of identity protection ...

5 Top Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Trends

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is the process of monitoring, managing and optimizing the physical and logical components of a data center, such as servers, storage, network, power, cooling and security. DCIM software helps data ...

Nitrogen Campaign Starts with Fake Ads, Ends with Ransomware

Threat actors are using bogus advertisements for IT tools on sites like Google and Microsoft’s Bing in hopes of luring tech users to inadvertently download malware that kicks off an attack that eventually leads to ransomware like BlackCat. The ...

BSides Leeds 2023 – Kim Hendry – The NSM Ouroboros: Embracing The Endless Cycle Of Network Security Monitoring

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 – Kim Hendry – The NSM Ouroboros: ...

How to Quantify the ROI of your GRC & Security Programs

GRC programs are often viewed as cost centers. But, they can in fact be profit drivers by contributing to sales acceleration, cost and time savings, and risk reduction. The real question is, how can you prove that to the board? TrustCloud teamed ...

What to Expect at STRONGER 2023

In an increasingly digitalized world, the significance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. Cyber threats continue to evolve, posing immense challenges to organizations of all sizes. To stay ahead of these threats, professionals and businesses ...

Senator Wyden: Microsoft is Responsible for China-Linked Group’s Hack

US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is asking government enforcement agencies to hold Microsoft responsible for the hack by a Chinese-linked threat group that reportedly led to hundreds of thousands of emails from top US officials being stolen and was ...

Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing

C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? The post Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Daniel Stori’s ‘The Monolith Retirement’

via the webcomic talent of the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US. Permalink The post Daniel Stori’s ‘The Monolith Retirement’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/28

Insight #1  A recent report by Cohesity sees the top three things being required for cyber insurance coverage as being “strong encryption,” backup integrity and multifactor authentication (MFA). If you have implemented all three well, your ...