Application Security News and Articles


S&P Global Market Intelligence Discovery Report: The Impact of Continuous Security Validation

Get an in-depth analysis of the continuous security validation market in the latest discovery report from S&P Global Market Intelligence commissioned by SafeBreach. The post S&P Global Market Intelligence Discovery Report: The Impact of ...

Robert M. Lee’s & Jeff Haas’ Little Bobby Comic – ‘WEEK 424’

via the respected security expertise of Robert M. Lee and the superlative illustration talents of Jeff Haas at Little Bobby Comic The post Robert M. Lee’s & Jeff Haas’ Little Bobby Comic – ‘WEEK 424’ appeared first ...

Telecom Cyberattacks: The Right Way to Shield Your Business

The utility of telecommunications services is often taken for granted. Whether it’s for personal use or for a business, these services have become ubiquitous—and more important than ever before in our daily lives. Customers now expect ...

Securing the Chaos – Harnessing Dispersed Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Environments

When every environment is treated the same, teams get consistent visibility, a unified view, and a common language to describe what’s happening for detection, investigation, and response across dispersed multi-cloud and hybrid environments. ...

‘But His Emails!’ — Ukrainian Hackers Hack Hillary Hacker

Beware Fancy Bears Bearing Gifts: Confirms DCLeaks caper was by APT28. Also that APT28 is Russian military unit. The post ‘But His Emails!’ — Ukrainian Hackers Hack Hillary Hacker appeared first on Security Boulevard.

USENIX Security ’22 – Counting On Regexes Considered Harmful: Exposing ReDoS Vulnerability Of Nonbacktracking Matchers

Complete Title: 'USENIX Security ’22 - Lenka Turoňová, Lukáš Holík, Ivan Homoliak, Ondřej Lengál, Margus Veanes, Tomáš Vojnar Counting On Regexes Considered Harmful: Exposing ReDoS Vulnerability Of Nonbacktracking Matchers' Our thanks ...

Zigbee PRO 2023 introduces new security mechanisms, feature enhancements

The Connectivity Standards Alliance released Zigbee PRO 2023 of the Zigbee protocol stack. The revision brings several enhancements and new features to the technology, allowing mesh networks to have a universal language that enables smart objects ...

How CISOs Build Credibility with Boards on Cyber Risk Reporting

The influential Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, recently released by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), sets its first principle as “Directors need to understand and approach cybersecurity as a strategic, ...

See you at RSAC 2023!

The RSA cybersecurity conference in San Francisco is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the security industry, and it’s always exciting to see what new technologies and insights are being showcased. For us at FireMon, ...

Fortinet Patches Critical Vulnerability in Data Analytics Solution

A critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiPresence data analytics solution leads to remote, unauthenticated access to Redis and MongoDB instances. The post Fortinet Patches Critical Vulnerability in Data Analytics Solution appeared first on ...

400,000 Users Hit by Data Breach at Media Player Maker Kodi

Media player maker Kodi has started rebuilding its user forum after hackers stole databases containing user posts, messages, and login credentials. The post 400,000 Users Hit by Data Breach at Media Player Maker Kodi appeared first on SecurityWeek.

How you can protect your business from nation-state cyber-attacks

Nation-state attacks are becoming more sophisticated and pervasive. Learn the steps businesses can take to minimize their attack surface and guard against threats. The post How you can protect your business from nation-state cyber-attacks ...

ChatGPT at Work: What’s at Stake for Employers?

Companies around the world are taking measures to regulate how their employees use OpenAI’s ChatGPT at work. As with all new technologies, generative AI models like ChatGPT can provide benefits, but there are also risks. After researching ...

Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Nokoyawa Ransomware Attacks

A Windows zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-28252 and fixed by Microsoft with its April Patch Tuesday updates has been exploited in Nokoyawa ransomware attacks. The post Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Nokoyawa Ransomware Attacks appeared first on ...

Salt Heralded as a Forbes’ Best Startup Employer 2023!

We’re celebrating again! Today we announced that Salt Security has been named in Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2023 list – the second consecutive year we’ve won! We are especially honored to be listed in the top 20% of all ...

Lazarus Assault Via 3CX Exposes Need to Rethink Security

When North Korean threat actors the Lazarus Group exploited a legitimate update to the 3CXDesktopApp—a softphone application from 3CX—security professionals didn’t initially pick up on the import of the activity and tactics that signaled ...

HashiCorp Vault vulnerability could lead to RCE, patch today! (CVE-2023-0620)

Oxeye discovered a new vulnerability (CVE-2023-0620) in the HashiCorp Vault Project, an identity-based secrets and encryption management system that controls access to API encryption keys, passwords, and certificates. The vulnerability was an SQL ...

Effective Vishing Training

What would you say is the most effective form of cyberattack? Most of us are familiar with threats such as ransomware, which usually involves phishing emails. However, there is one cyberattack vector which is a rising threat, that is vishing or ...

SAP Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Diagnostics Agent, BusinessObjects

Two critical vulnerabilities in SAP Diagnostics Agent allow attackers to execute malicious commands on all monitored systems. The post SAP Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Diagnostics Agent, BusinessObjects appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Mandiant Also Links 3CX Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Hackers

3CX has confirmed previous reports that the recently disclosed supply chain attack was likely conducted by North Korean hackers. The post Mandiant Also Links 3CX Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.