Application Security News and Articles


Palo Alto Networks Unfurls Managed Firewall Service for Azure

Palo Alto Networks today launched a managed firewall service for Microsoft Azure environments. The next-generation firewall (NGFW) can be accessed via a console running on the Microsoft cloud platform or in an on-premises environment using the ...

Infostealer with hVNC capability pushed via Google Ads

There has been a noted increase in malvertising via Google Ads this year, aimed at tricking users into downloading malware; among these malicious payloads is LOBSHOT, an infostealer that can also establish and keep long-term remote control of ...

The Ethics of Selling Hacker Tools

With Indiana Jones about to enter the space race in the Dial of Destiny, I am reminded of the great Tom Lehrer’s 1965 song about former Nazi scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun’s “apolitical” approach to the engineering of rockets. According ...

OWASP Penetration Testing: Your Ultimate Guide!

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an online community that was established on September 9, 2001, by Mark Curphey, a cybersecurity expert, with the objective of mitigating cyber attacks. OWASP has developed a list of the top 10 ...

T-Mobile Says Personal Information Stolen in New Data Breach

Wireless carrier T-Mobile says the personal information of a small number of individuals was exposed in a recent data breach. The post T-Mobile Says Personal Information Stolen in New Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Critical Infrastructure Organizations Urged to Identify Risky Communications Equipment 

CISA urges organizations to review FCC’s Covered List of risky communications equipment and incorporate it in their supply chain risk management efforts. The post Critical Infrastructure Organizations Urged to Identify Risky Communications ...

iPhone Users Report Problems Installing Apple’s First Rapid Security Response Update 

Apple has released its first Rapid Security Response patch, but iPhone users are complaining that they are having problems installing it. The post iPhone Users Report Problems Installing Apple’s First Rapid Security Response Update  ...

Apple starts delivering smaller security updates

The security updating of iPhones, iPads and Macs has entered a new stage: Apple has, for the first time, released a Rapid Security Response to owners of the devices running the latest versions of its operating systems. Apple Rapid Security ...

How to operationalize SBOMs for incident response

As the cybersecurity industry has endeavored to reduce the risk of software supply chain security flaws, software bills of materials (SBOMs) have received a ton of attention of late, as security pundits have promoted them as a key building block ...

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in April 2023

Thirty-eight cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in April 2023. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in April 2023 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability Patched in January

CISA warns of attacks exploiting an Oracle WebLogic vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-21839, which was patched with the January 2023 CPU. The post CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability Patched in January appeared first on ...

Exploitation of 5-Year-Old TBK DVR Vulnerability Spikes

Fortinet warns of a massive spike in malicious attacks targeting a five-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. The post Exploitation of 5-Year-Old TBK DVR Vulnerability Spikes appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Validating and Optimizing your Security Service Edge Posture with SafeBreach and Netskope

Empower your security team against advanced network and cloud threats with a joint solution that combines continuous security validation—powered by the SafeBreach breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform—with Netskope Security Service Edge ...

Onfido unveils identity verification service for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud

Onfido announced that its Real Identity Platform services are now available for Salesforce Financial Services Cloud customers. Financial Services Cloud customers now have access to a suite of Onfido’s services, including Onfido’s library of ...

PrivateGPT enables users to share only necessary information with OpenAI

Private AI launched PrivateGPT, a new product that helps companies safely leverage OpenAI’s chatbot without compromising customer or employee privacy. “Generative AI will only have a space within our organizations and societies if the ...

An Introduction To Gutenberg Editor Development in WordPress

When you start with WordPress development or initiate to learn about the platform, then getting introduced to WordPress Gutenberg Editor is a must. Without knowing about and understanding its functionality is like not knowing the fundamentals of ...

Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals Chrome login data

Researchers are warning about an infostealer mimicking a ChatGPT Windows desktop client that’s capable of copying saved credentials from the Google Chrome login data folder. ChatGPT has not released an official desktop client, but this ...

The Security Risks of Service Accounts: You Can’t Protect What You Can’t See

Service accounts play an important role in today’s enterprise environment. These non-human or machine-to-machine (M2M) accounts are used by applications, systems, and services to perform important automated tasks in a network. They need access ...

Leaked Files Show Extent of Ransomware Group’s Access to Western Digital Systems

Ransomware group leaked files showing the extent of their access to Western Digital systems and how they monitored the company’s initial response to the breach. The post Leaked Files Show Extent of Ransomware Group’s Access to Western ...

A New Security Vulnerability – Twitter Algorithm

Introduction More and more cyber threat actors are active everywhere due to the advancement of technology. According to the most recent news, researchers have found a weakness in Twitter’s recommendation algorithm. Yep, you heard correctly. The ...