Application Security News and Articles


The Most Pressing Security Threat to Business is Hidden in Plain Sight

Ultimately, investing in security isn't just about the digital world. For organizations to be successful, they need to take a fundamentally holistic approach to protecting what matters most - people, company data and IP.  The post The Most ...

From certificate chaos to scalable simplicity: Why partners are rethinking how they sell and manage SSL

Managing SSL certificates used to be tedious and manual, but not anymore. With Sectigo’s Certificate as a Service (CaaS), partners can shift from per-cert chaos to scalable, subscription-based simplicity. Automate renewals, support OV certs, ...

ServiceNow unveils AI agents to accelerate enterprise self-defense

ServiceNow launched a new, agentic chapter in enterprise security and risk, introducing AI agents to power the rise of self-defending enterprises. The new agents, available within ServiceNow’s Security and Risk solutions, are designed to ...

Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack

Health technology and consumer electronics firm Masimo detected unauthorized activity on its network in late April. The post Masimo Manufacturing Facilities Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

ProcessUnity Evidence Evaluator flags discrepancies in a third-party’s controls

ProcessUnity introduced Evidence Evaluator, an generative AI that reduces the manual lift of assessing and validating third-party security controls. A key component of ProcessUnity’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Platform, Evidence ...

It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams 

As the world roils in turmoil on numerous fronts, bad actors are seizing the moment by stepping up DDoS activity.  The post It’s a Mad, Mad World for DDoS; BGP Continues to Confound Security Teams  appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Thales Named an Overall Leader in 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management

Thales Named an Overall Leader in 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 - 06:31 We’re proud to share that Thales has been recognized as an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole ...

Do the Math: Prime Number Breakthrough Could Upend Encryption 

When Way Kuo, a senior fellow at the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, claimed in a working paper appearing in the SSRN Electronic Journal that his team had “devised a way to accurately and swiftly predict when prime numbers will ...

How agentic AI and non-human identities are transforming cybersecurity

Within the average enterprise, non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber employees, contractors, and customers by anything between 10-to-1 and 92-to-1. Add to this the fragmentation of human identity management resulting from authorizing a single ...

Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled

In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Pound, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham shares his insights on the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs. He discusses common organizational mistakes and the necessary precautions ...

Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams

The tech industry is experiencing significant layoffs, leaving thousands of IT and cybersecurity professionals in search of new employment opportunities. Unfortunately, as these individuals search for new opportunities, scammers are actively ...

Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential

Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 - 04:47 Phishing attacks are one of the most pervasive and insidious threats, with businesses facing increasingly sophisticated and convincing attacks that exploit human ...

Global cybersecurity readiness remains critically low

Only 4% of organizations worldwide have achieved the ‘mature’ level of readiness required to withstand cybersecurity threats, according to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. This is a slight increase from last year’s ...

Healthcare workers regularly upload sensitive data to GenAI, cloud accounts

Healthcare organizations are facing a growing data security challenge from within, according to a new report from Netskope Threat Labs. The analysis reveals that employees in the sector are frequently attempting to upload sensitive information, ...

Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructures Makes Us Very Vulnerable

  Many don’t realize that cyberattacks against Critical Infrastructure sectors, can cause more than an inconvenience of a temporary power outage.   Critical Infrastructures are a favorite of aggressive Nation State cyber threats.  In ...

How NHIs Support Your Security Goals

Why Do You Need Non-Human Identities for Your Security Goals? Companies are increasingly turning their attention towards the realm of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) to bolster the fortifications around their cyber territories. My role involves ...

Feeling Assured by Your NHI Policies

Do Your NHI Policies Offer Assurance? Of course, when it comes to securing our cloud, we’re always looking for that feeling of assurance. The critical question is, can we be truly assured by our Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security ...

How Empowered NHIs Transform Cloud Security

Are NHIs the Game Changer in Cybersecurity? Imagine being able to transform your organization’s cloud security strategy with NHI’s empowered technology. Non-Human Identities (NHIs) promise to do just that. So, how does this seemingly complex ...

The ITDR Imperative: Securing Active Directory

ITDR is the next stage in enterprise security as attackers increasingly target credentials.. However, while the industry discusses ITDR at length, one fact continues to be overlooked: Any serious ITDR strategy must begin with protecting the user ...

Breaking the Password Barrier: FIDO’s Path to Seamless Security

As the digital world rapidly expands, the need for secure, seamless authentication becomes more urgent. At the forefront of this evolution is FIDO (Fast Identity Online), promoting password-less authentication that combines convenience with ...