Application Security News and Articles


Get hired in cybersecurity: Expert tips for job seekers

The dire shortage of information security experts has left organizations struggling to keep up with the growing demand for their skills. Still, getting a job in cybersecurity tends to take time and effort. In this Help Net Security interview, ...

How to prevent DDoS attacks

The number of DDoS attacks we see around the globe is on the rise, and that trend is likely to continue throughout 2023, according to Corero. We expect to see attackers deploy a higher rate of request-based or packets-per-second attacks. In this ...

Actionable intelligence is the key to better security outcomes

Despite the widespread belief that understanding the cyber threat actors who could be targeting their organization is important, 79% of respondents stated that their organizations make the majority of cybersecurity decisions without insights into ...

Expel MDR for Kubernetes simplifies security for Kubernetes applications

Expel managed detection and response (MDR) for Kubernetes enables customers to secure their business across their Kubernetes environment and adopt new technologies at scale without being hindered by security concerns. “Organizations are ...

Top Open Source Software Supply Chain Security Tips

As more organizations and applications rely on open-source software, it is crucial to ensure that the software is secure and free from vulnerabilities. This is particularly important today, where cyberattacks are more sophisticated, frequent and ...

From ATOs to SMS Pumping: eCommerce Cybersecurity Trends

As enterprises continue to navigate and realize their digital transformations, eCommerce offerings have become more important than ever. Consumers now expect a seamless, digital-first experience when it comes to shopping for products and ...

Journey to Secure

A series following Horizon3.ai teammate Brian Marr's “journey to secure” - detailing the logic and items that he uses to understand the business, current security state, and leadership visions for building an internal security program. The ...

Why Nazi Lawyers Rushed to Behead Sophie Scholl in 1943

A fresh deep dive into the prosecution of Sophie Scholl illuminates a complete lack of justice in Nazi Germany, grotesque absence of law and order. She was targeted by a Nazi who was trying to be as cruel as possible to women. He had given a ...

USENIX Security ’22 – Jiafan Wang, Sherman S. M. Chow – ‘Omnes Pro Uno: Practical Multi-Writer Encrypted Database’

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 – Jiafan Wang, Sherman S. M. Chow ...

GUEST ESSAY: Data loss prevention beccomes paramount — expecially in the wake of layoffs

When a company announces layoffs, one of the last things most employees or even company owners worry about is data loss. Related: The importance of preserving trust in 2023 Valuable or sensitive information on a computer is exposed to theft … ...

January 2023 Threat Intelligence Summary

The post January 2023 Threat Intelligence Summary appeared first on Fidelis Cybersecurity. The post January 2023 Threat Intelligence Summary appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Thomas Gx, Etienne Issartia and Mark Nightingale’s – CommitStrip: ‘A Whole New World’

via the textual amusements of Thomas Gx, along with the Illustration talents of Etienne Issartia and superb translation skillset of Mark Nightingale - the creators of CommitStrip! Permalink The post Thomas Gx, Etienne Issartia and Mark ...

Netography Detection Model Release – February 13, 2023

Latest detections include attempted scanning to discover OpenSLP servers, large data transfer from common database ports leaving the network, and inbound attempts to connect to SSH and RDP ports from ITAR-listed countries. The post Netography ...

What Is an SBOM and Why Is It Important?

The way companies build software solutions has dramatically changed in the past few years. Now more companies use microservices architecture, as it provides more efficiency, resiliency, and agility, to develop and release apps quickly and more ...

The case for SBOM benchmarks: “Ground truth” is key

Software Bills of Materials (SBOM) are designed to help software teams protect their supply chains, by making the composition of applications more transparent. But a lack of standardization creates a challenge for using SBOMs to bolster ...

5 Tools to Automate SBOM Creation

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USENIX Security ’22 – Long Chen, Ya-Nan Li, Qiang Tang, Moti Yung – ‘End-To-Same-End Encryption: Modularly Augmenting An App With An Efficient, Portable, And Blind Cloud Storage’

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 – Long Chen, Ya-Nan Li, Qiang Tang, Moti ...

Agents: Good, Bad or Simply Necessary?

3 min read Agents are pieces of installed software that run autonomously in the background of your devices. Learn more about their pros and cons. The post Agents: Good, Bad or Simply Necessary? appeared first on Cyolo. The post Agents: Good, Bad ...

Forbes: Identities: The New Enterprise Perimeter

An explosion of SaaS adoption has led to unprecedented identity sprawl with some employees creating hundreds of SaaS accounts over the time. The post Forbes: Identities: The New Enterprise Perimeter appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Dependency Confusion Attacks

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of software supply chain attacks. These attacks target the various components that make up a software application, such as libraries and frameworks, to infiltrate and compromise ...