Application Security News and Articles


What is Reverse Proxy, How Does It Works, and What are Its Benefits?

A reverse proxy is an essential component of web application infrastructure, providing a layer of abstraction between clients and origin servers. The post What is Reverse Proxy, How Does It Works, and What are Its Benefits? appeared first on ...

Critical Vulnerability in Hikvision Storage Solutions Exposes Video Security Data

Hikvision patches CVE-2023-28808, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that exposes video data stored on its Hybrid SAN and cluster storage products. The post Critical Vulnerability in Hikvision Storage Solutions Exposes Video Security ...

Overcoming Challenges in Static Application Security Testing

In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s crucial for businesses to keep their applications secure from cyber threats. One way to ensure…Continue reading on Medium »

How to create a K-12 cybersecurity strategy

Quarterbacks have playbooks, teachers have lesson plans. IT departments? They have a cybersecurity strategy — at least, they really should. Think about it: Trying to protect your school district without a cybersecurity strategy is like shopping ...

Looking for a New Security Technology? Choose a Partner, not a Vendor

An important area of differentiation to evaluate when you make your next security investment is the vendor’s effectiveness when it comes to customer success. The post Looking for a New Security Technology? Choose a Partner, not a Vendor ...

Microsoft Shares Resources for BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit Hunting

Microsoft has shared details on how threat hunters can check their systems for BlackLotus UEFI bootkit infections. The post Microsoft Shares Resources for BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit Hunting appeared first on SecurityWeek.

ChatGPT Could Return to Italy if OpenAI Complies With Rules

ChatGPT could return to Italy if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who imposed a temporary ban on the AI software over privacy worries. The post ChatGPT Could Return to Italy if OpenAI Complies With Rules appeared ...

Irrigation Systems in Israel Disrupted by Hacker Attacks on ICS

Irrigation systems were disrupted recently in Israel in an attack that once again shows how easy it is to hack industrial control systems (ICS). The post Irrigation Systems in Israel Disrupted by Hacker Attacks on ICS appeared first on SecurityWeek.

LinkedIn now allows you to verify your workplace

To combat the surge of fake LinkedIn accounts in recent years, Microsoft has introduced Entra Verified ID, a new feature that allows users to verify their workplace on the business-focused social media platform. Verified ID automates verification ...

Software Supply Chain Security Risks, Part 2

In part one of our series on software supply chain security risk, we examined six of the top software supply chain risks, but unfortunately, there are others. Code is where modern software development begins, and the supply chain makes up ...

Open-source media player software application Kodi, Webster Bank, disclose data breaches

It shouldn’t be a surprise to know that entities in every state experience data breaches. It also shouldn’t be a surprise to know that some states experience more data breaches than others. Network Assured released a report detailing the 10 ...

How Agile and DevOps Drive Innovation and Fuel Digital Transformation?

In today’s digital age, innovation and digital transformation are critical to stay ahead of the competition. But how do you navigate the constantly changing landscape? The answer lies in Agile and; DevOps methodologies. By adopting these ...

A Recent 45% Surge in Ransomware Attacks Has Cybersecurity Community on High Alert

Industry watchers are reporting a noteworthy uptick in ransomware attacks reported in February 2023. The post A Recent 45% Surge in Ransomware Attacks Has Cybersecurity Community on High Alert appeared first on Security Boulevard.

How can we Secure the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Strategies for Preventing Compromised Devices: An introduction, for security professionals, to IoT protection and the current smart device landscape. The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) has given rise to an increasingly ...

2FA: Why to use it — and what are the best options?

In today's digital age, it's essential to protect your online accounts from hackers and cybercriminals. Unfortunately, the traditional method of protecting an account with just a password is still used by the vast majority of people. With the ...

The new weakest link in the cybersecurity chain

It used to be that people were the greatest cybersecurity vulnerability, but this is no longer true. The rise of the internet made people more connected than ever. Attackers capitalized on that fact and targeted employees directly to gain access ...

5 steps to building NSA-level access control for your app

Access control has become a main concern when it comes to developing secure web applications, and the NSA has a lot to say about it. Especially when it comes to the biggest access management pitfall developers make. In 2021 OWASP listed ‘Broken ...

Technology investments feel the impact of weakening economy

For the fifth consecutive month, IDC has lowered its 2023 forecast for worldwide IT spending as technology investments continue to show the impact of a weakening economy. 2023 forecast for worldwide IT spending In its monthly forecast for ...

DDoS alert traffic reaches record-breaking level of 436 petabits in one day

With over one billion websites worldwide, HTTP/HTTPS application-layer attacks have increased by 487% since 2019, with the most significant surge in the second half of 2022, according to NETSCOUT. The dynamic nature of the DDoS threat landscape ...

Fleet MDM platform provides mobile workstation security with GitOps and workflow automation

Fleet has revealed a new programmable MDM, designed to give medium-to-large organizations control of remote workstation security with unsurpassed GitOps and workflow automation. Fleet’s availability as an open-source MDM not only makes it more ...