Application Security News and Articles


Intel Co-founder, Philanthropist Gordon Moore Dies at 94

Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore, who the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of computer chips, has died. He was 94. The post Intel Co-founder, ...

Challenges With AI: Artistry, Copyrights and Fake News

The world is buzzing about the new AI applications that are rapidly changing the landscape at home and work. But what about copyright protections, artistry and even fake news as our AI journey accelerates?   The post Challenges With AI: ...

Week in review: Manage the risk of ChatGPT use, know the danger of failed Okta logins

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: These 15 European startups are set to take the cybersecurity world by storm Google has announced the startups chosen for its Cybersecurity ...

Linking Lit’s Lightweight Web Components And WebR For Vanilla JS Reactivity

See it live before reading! This is a Lit + WebR reproduction of the OG Shiny Demo App Lit is a javascript library that makes it a bit easier to work with Web Components, and is especially well-suited in reactive environments. My recent hack-y ...

Google Leads $16 Million Investment in Dope.security

Dope.security raised $16 million in Series A funding for its fly-direct Secure Web Gateway (SWG). The post Google Leads $16 Million Investment in Dope.security appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SWG versus CASB: What’s the Difference?

It’s pronounced “swig” and it’s definitely a cybersecurity cocktail: secure web gateways are a mix of tools specifically designed to protect users and their devices while browsing the internet. If you ask Gartner, a secure web gateway ...

USENIX Security ’22 – Xudong Pan, Mi Zhang, Beina Sheng, Jiaming Zhu, Min Yang – ‘Hidden Trigger Backdoor Attack On NLP Models Via Linguistic Style Manipulation’

Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Security ’22 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’22 – Xudong Pan, Mi Zhang, Beina Sheng, ...

Ensuring Code Security: Tools and Best Practices

Ensuring the security of your code is crucial for protecting your application and your users’ data from potential attacks. With the…Continue reading on Medium »

Opti9 launches Observr ransomware detection and managed services for Veeam

Opti9 Technologies has launched Observr Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ransomware detection and standalone managed services – two new standalone service offerings that cater to organizations leveraging Veeam Software. As the complexity of ...

Microsoft Outlook Remote Hash Vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397)

The post Microsoft Outlook Remote Hash Vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) appeared first on Fidelis Cybersecurity. The post Microsoft Outlook Remote Hash Vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

US Charges 20-Year-Old Head of Hacker Site BreachForums

The US Justice Department charged Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, founder of BreachForums, a major underground website for computer hackers. The post US Charges 20-Year-Old Head of Hacker Site BreachForums appeared first on SecurityWeek.

McAfee and Mastercard expand partnership to improve security for small businesses

McAfee has expanded partnership with Mastercard to offer Mastercard Business cardholders automatic savings on online protection solutions from McAfee through Mastercard Easy Savings. According to the latest FBI Internet Crime Report, malicious ...

How to Distinguish Bot vs. Human Traffic

Not so long ago, bots were considered a modern-day convenience. Understandably so, bots have the potential to make enterprises more efficient with customer service or help to improve an enterprise’s standing on popular search engines. However, ...

Trust Assurance: The Movement that’s Reviving GRC & Relationships

In business, we measure everything. Like the saying goes, “What gets measured gets done,” and most companies pay close attention to KPIs like qualified leads, new pipeline, net customer retention and fraction of roadmap completed on time.  ...

USENIX Security ’22 – Yufei Chen, Xi’an Chao Shen, Cong Wang, Yang Zhang – ‘Teacher Model Fingerprinting Attacks Against Transfer Learning’

Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Security ’22 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX Security ’22 – Yufei Chen, Xi’an Chao Shen, ...

The Cost of Tax Season Fraud: How Threat Actors Target Your Data and Money

The IRS identified a staggering $5.7 billion in tax fraud schemes last year, over twice the amount reported in 2021. And with the large amount of personally identifiable information (PII) that is exchanged leading up to Tax Day on April 15, ...

Tesla Hacked Twice at Pwn2Own Exploit Contest

Researchers at French offensive hacking shop Synacktiv demonstrated successful exploit chains against Tesla’s newest electric car to take top billing at the annual Pwn2Own contest. The post Tesla Hacked Twice at Pwn2Own Exploit Contest appeared ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Air Handler’

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

The Power of Open-Source Security: A Deep Dive

Open-source software (OSS) is increasingly becoming foundational to security strategies for cutting-edge security teams. In a recent webinar hosted by Sandeep Lahane, co-founder and CEO of Deepfence, Nick Reva, Snap’s Head of Corporate Security ...

AV-Comparatives Anti-Phishing Test | Avast

If an antivirus is doing its job, you never really have to think about it. It should be running in the background, protecting your devices from all types of attacks. But if that’s the case, how do you know it’s doing a good job? That’s ...