Application Security News and Articles


Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Summer Solstice’

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

IRONSCALES Brings Generative AI to Email Security

IRONSCALES this week made available in beta a tool that leverages OpenAI’s generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) technology to make it simpler for end users to identify suspicious emails. IRONSCALES CEO Eyal Benishti said Themis Co-pilot ...

Platform Engineering: Building Your Developer Portal with Backstage (Pt 1)

Build a developer portal from scratch with Backstage, an open platform. In this tutorial, learn how to create a secure-by-default software catalog for bootstrapping GitHub projects. The post Platform Engineering: Building Your Developer Portal ...

Apple Fixes 0-Days — Russia Says US Used for Spying

Vulns unpatched for FOUR years: ‘Triangulation’ spyware said to use backdoor Apple gave to NSA. The post Apple Fixes 0-Days — Russia Says US Used for Spying appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/23

Insight #1 "AI is not going to solve the 20-plus-year-old problem of Application Security, but it will do one of two things…add to the noise of SAST or kill off SAST completely allowing businesses to move on to bigger and better runtime ...

Protecting Your Enterprise Data from a Coming Cyber Storm

There’s no better way to understand the biggest threats to enterprise cybersecurity than spending a few days at Infosecurity Europe. The region’s largest cybersecurity conference and trade show, held each June in London, invites CISOs and ...

Wallarm API Abuse Prevention protects organizations against bot-based attacks

Wallarm announced its API Abuse Prevention feature to address one of the most critical API threats: bot-based attacks. Wallarm can now accurately identify and mitigate API bot activity, protecting systems against API abuse, account takeover ...

NSA Issues Guidance on Mitigating BlackLotus Bootkit Infections

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released mitigation guidance to help organizations stave off BlackLotus UEFI bootkit infections. The post NSA Issues Guidance on Mitigating BlackLotus Bootkit Infections appeared first on SecurityWeek.

BSidesSF 2023 – Zur Ulianitzky, Bill Ben Haim – Advanced Attack Vectors In Azure Environments

Our thanks to BSidesSF for publishing their presenter’s superlative BSidesSF 2023 content on the organizations’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post BSidesSF 2023 – Zur Ulianitzky, Bill Ben Haim – Advanced Attack Vectors In Azure ...

In Other News: Microsoft Win32 App Isolation,Tsunami Hits Linux Servers, ChatGPT Credentials Exposed on Dark Web

Weekly cybersecurity news roundup that provides a summary of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar for the week of June 19, 2023. The post In Other News: Microsoft Win32 App Isolation,Tsunami Hits Linux Servers, ChatGPT ...

CISA Tells US Agencies to Patch Exploited Roundcube, VMware Flaws

The US government's cybersecurity agency adds VMware and Roundcube server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The post CISA Tells US Agencies to Patch Exploited Roundcube, VMware Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Tanium strengthens threat identification capabilities and enhances endpoint reach

Tanium released major enhancements to the Tanium Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) that now include Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) information. Software supply chain attacks continue to spike due in part to the increasing reliance of ...

US Gov’t Puts $10M Bounty on CL0P as MOVEit Fallout Continues 

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million bounty for information related to the Cl0p ransomware gang, which is thought to be behind the MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities. The post US Gov’t Puts $10M Bounty on CL0P as MOVEit Fallout ...

PAIG combats the unpredictability of generative AI

Privacera announced the private preview of Privacera AI Governance (PAIG). From the continuous scanning and classification of training data to the securing and auditing of AI models, model outputs, and user requests, PAIG empowers organizations ...

Amid the Software Engineering Paradigm Shift, How Must AppSec Evolve?

Attitudes around software engineering have evolved, posing a key paradigm shift for organizations regarding how they think about and manage software engineering functions. As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, software engineering is taking ...

PoC exploit released for Cisco AnyConnect, Secure Client vulnerability (CVE-2023-20178)

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-20178) in Cisco Secure Client Software for Windows and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Software for Windows has been published. About the vulnerability ...

Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices to Effectively Reduce Your Organization’s External Attack Surface

An external attack surface refers to the parts of your organization’s digital information that are stored outside the enterprise network and could be vulnerable to cyber attacks. Effective and proactive attack surface reduction strategies can ...

McAfee releases online protection solution for small businesses

McAfee announced McAfee Business Protection, a new comprehensive security solution for small business owners in collaboration with Dell Technologies. McAfee Business Protection helps Dell small business customers stay ahead of cyber threats and ...

CISA Pressures Federal Civilian Agencies to Secure Network Devices

CISA put federal civilian agencies on notice that they were expected to secure network devices within 14 days of discovering they had been exposed on the internet. The post CISA Pressures Federal Civilian Agencies to Secure Network Devices ...

VMware Patches Code Execution Vulnerabilities in vCenter Server

VMware published software updates to address multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. The post VMware Patches Code Execution Vulnerabilities in vCenter Server appeared first on ...