Application Security News and Articles


Thursday Threat: NextGen Healthcare, Western Digital experience data breaches

Data breaches can affect a lot of people. Occasionally, news stories will emerge about data breaches where millions of people had their information compromised. However, it is highly unlikely that every single user or customer had their data ...

SAP and Google Cloud expand collaboration to advance enterprise AI development

SAP and Google Cloud announced an extensive expansion of their partnership, introducing a comprehensive open data offering designed to simplify data landscapes and unleash the power of business data. The offering enables customers to build an ...

DCI partners with DataVisor to help banks fight fraud

Financial fraud has increased substantially as the trend towards mobile banking and digitization accelerates. In 2022 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received over 1.1 million reports of identity theft and over 440,000 reports of credit card ...

More Kudos for Salt Leadership in Delivering API Security to Financial Services Firms!

The accolades continue for Salt Security! Hot on the heels of being named in Inc.’s Best Workplaces 2023, our platform has now been included in the CyberTech 100 list, which highlights the top companies in cybersecurity for financial services ...

Details Disclosed for Exploit Chain That Allows Hacking of Netgear Routers

Claroty has disclosed the details of 5 vulnerabilities that can be chained in an exploit allowing unauthenticated attackers to hack Netgear routers. The post Details Disclosed for Exploit Chain That Allows Hacking of Netgear Routers appeared ...

Minimizing IP Theft and Insider Threats During Times of Layoffs

This article was originally featured on Security Today Building out cross-functional collaboration between cyber and physical security teams will create a more unified approach, where a common language is established to better understand each ...

BSidesAustin 2023: CyberSecurity In The Texas Tech Capital

Austin, Texas, is home to many cybersecurity communities. Read the highlights from when they got together BSides Austin 2023 and shared best practices to help keep us all safe. The post BSidesAustin 2023: CyberSecurity In The Texas Tech Capital ...

Comcast Business, Fortinet, and Exclusive Networks team up to offer fully managed IT services

Comcast Business, Fortinet, and Exclusive Networks teamed up to deliver a new distribution sales route and managed SD-WAN services for value-added resellers (VARs) and managed service providers (MSPs). The collaboration expands the Masergy ...

Five Most Common Ransomware Strains

Even as cybercriminals get more sophisticated and try new methods, they’re not moving away from what’s tried and true. According to FortiGuard Labs’ analysis, 82% of financially motivated cybercrimes in 2022 included ransomware or ...

Absolute to be acquired by Crosspoint Capital Partners

Absolute Software has agreed to be acquired by venture capital firm Crosspoint Capital Partners in a deal with an enterprise value of $870 million. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, Absolute shareholders will receive $11.50 per Common ...

OpenSSF Receives $5 Million for Open Source Software Security Project

OpenSSF has added four new members and is receiving $5 million in funding for its Alpha-Omega open source software security project. The post OpenSSF Receives $5 Million for Open Source Software Security Project appeared first on SecurityWeek.

New ‘Greatness’ Phishing-as-a-Service Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts

A new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) tool has been observed targeting businesses, mainly in the manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and real estate sectors. The post New ‘Greatness’ Phishing-as-a-Service Targets Microsoft 365 ...

Arlo improves physical security for Ping Identity employees

Arlo Technologies announced a partnership with Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise. The new benefit will provide Ping Identity’s approximately 800 US employees with an Arlo Safe subscription to deliver ...

Mass Event Will Let Hackers Test Limits of AI Technology

ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and other major AI providers such as Google and Microsoft, are coordinating with the Biden administration to let thousands of hackers take a shot at testing the limits of their technology. The post Mass Event Will Let ...

Former Ubiquiti Employee Who Posed as Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Nickolas Sharp, the former Ubiquiti employee who posed as a hacker and attempted to extort the firm for $2 million, was sentenced to prison. The post Former Ubiquiti Employee Who Posed as Hacker Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Advice from the ISACA Ransomware Response Checklist

A decade ago, most companies realized that being hit with a data breach was inevitable—the well-known “when, not if” statement drove that idea home. The time has come to make a similar realization about ransomware. Tenacious cybercrime ...

NETGEAR launches Nighthawk M6 Pro 5G WiFi 6E Hotspot Router

NETGEAR launched its latest innovation: the Nighthawk M6 Pro 5G WiFi 6E Hotspot Router (MR6550). With its 5G mmWave and WiFi 6E capabilities, this device delivers ultra-fast internet speeds and enhanced connectivity, powerful enough for remote ...

Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt

A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial cybersecurity firm has confirmed on Wednesday, and reassured that none of its systems or its Dragos Platform had been breached. What happened? “The criminal ...

Senators Push Overhaul of Classification Rules After Trump, Biden Cases

Senators introduce bill to reform security classification system in the US to prevent mishandling of classified information and promote better use of intelligence. The post Senators Push Overhaul of Classification Rules After Trump, Biden Cases ...

Detecting and Responding to a Data Breach

In this comprehensive blog, we explore the cybercriminal's mindset, the techniques they employ, and the devastating effects of a data breach. More importantly, we provide strategic insights into how to identify and respond to these breaches, ...