Application Security News and Articles


June 2023 Patch Tuesday: Critical patches for Microsoft Windows, SharePoint, Exchange

For June 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 70 new patches but, for once, none of the fixed vulnerabilities are currently exploited by attackers nor were publicly known before today! Microsoft has previously fixed CVE-2023-3079, a type ...

What is CNAPP, and what does it mean to developers?

Thanks to Agile software development, your applications’ attack surface now sprawls across  your cloud and your applications, making it more gnarly than ever. Securing that attack surface has become a nightmare steeped in a bowl of ...

Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Vulns, Warn of Code Execution Risks

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft ships updates to over at least 70 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows ecosystem. The post Microsoft Patches Critical Windows Vulns, Warn of Code Execution Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Detecting Leaked GitHub Environment Secrets Across Millions of Public Repos

In the realm of software development, secrets are critical pieces of information that authorize access to applications, APIs, servers, and other online resources. They come in many forms including API keys, database credentials, cryptographic ...

5 Ways to Reduce AWS EKS Compute Costs

Welcome to the Arkose Labs AWS EKS cost savings blog! Join us as we explore the tools, checklists, and best practices that enabled us to achieve over 40% reduction in Compute Costs. Our journey highlights the importance of the Cost Optimization ...

Malicious Online Bots: More Than Just a Nuisance

Among the many cybersecurity concerns and threats that companies deal with daily, bots perhaps don’t really rank as high-priority risks. Perceptions about bots often see them regarded as nuisances that skew web analytics results rather than ...

Chinese Cyberspies Caught Exploiting VMware ESXi Zero-Day

Mandiant has observed a Chinese cyberespionage group exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability for privilege escalation. The post Chinese Cyberspies Caught Exploiting VMware ESXi Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Unchanging Undercurrents in the 2023 Verizon DBIR

The 2023 Verizon DBIR reveals that stolen credentials topped the list of nefarious activities by cybercriminals. Read how organizations can stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. The post Unchanging Undercurrents in the 2023 Verizon DBIR appeared ...

Google Recruits Allies to Apply Generative AI to Cybersecurity

At the Google Cloud Security Summit, Google today announced that Broadcom, Crowdstrike, Egnyte, Exabeam, F5, Fortinet, Netskope, Securiti, SentinelOne, Sysdig, Tenable and Thales have all committed to using generative artificial intelligence AI ...

Google grants $12 million to bolster NYC’s cybersecurity ecosystem

Google has announced the Google Cyber NYC Institutional Research Program, allocating $12 million to stimulate the cybersecurity ecosystem and establish New York City as the global leader in cybersecurity. The $12 million will go towards research ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Musical Scales’

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

Understanding the Role of Identities in Cloud Breaches

Reading Time: 4 minutes Identity management has taken on an entirely new level of criticality when we evaluate it in the context of cloud environments. In fact, identities are the single connecting point between high-value assets and the cloud ...

Announcing Seceon “AI-SECURITY SCORE360” and “AI-SECURITY BI360”

Seceon has been growing fast in 2023 – new partners, new team members and new capabilities. The post Announcing Seceon “AI-SECURITY SCORE360” and “AI-SECURITY BI360” appeared first on Seceon. The post Announcing Seceon “AI-SECURITY ...

SAP Security Patch Day June 2023

SAP Security Patch Day June 2023 Laura Cabrera Tue, 06/13/2023 - 16:30   Cross-Site Scripting Never Gets Old Highlights of June SAP Security Notes analysis include thirteen new and updated SAP security patches released, including four High ...

HashiCorp expands its identity-based security portfolio

HashiCorp has unveiled new products and solutions to expand HashiCorp’s identity-based security portfolio. These include a new addition for privileged access management (PAM), HashiCorp Boundary Enterprise, and a simplified secrets management ...

oak9 adds GitLab support to alert developers of security gaps

Open-source code repositories have become integral to developers, enabling them to work faster and more flexibly with the added benefit of collaborating with other developers. While these platforms encourage agility, they can also create security ...

Grepping through API payloads with Gron

Level up your API security testing skills by learning how to use Gron to grep through the JSON payloads of the API endpoints you are hacking. The post Grepping through API payloads with Gron appeared first on Dana Epp's Blog. The post Grepping ...

Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software

Adobe ships urgent fixes for at least a dozen flaws that expose Adobe Commerce users to code execution attacks. The post Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws in Adobe Commerce Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.

CosmicEnergy ICS Malware Poses No Immediate Threat, but Should Not Be Ignored

The Russia-linked ICS malware named CosmicEnergy does not pose a direct threat to OT systems as it contains errors and lacks maturity. The post CosmicEnergy ICS Malware Poses No Immediate Threat, but Should Not Be Ignored appeared first on ...

Cynerio partners with Microsoft to ensure the security of medical and IoT devices

Cynerio collaborates with Microsoft to integrate with their cloud-native SIEM and SOAR offering Microsoft Sentinel. This collaboration aims to provide the healthcare industry with a comprehensive solution to address the growing security ...