Application Security News and Articles


How Data Visualization Helps Prevent Cyber Attacks

Cybersecurity Relies on Visualization Raw data often tells a story that’s hidden in plain sight. No matter how accurate or comprehensive, numbers on a spreadsheet can easily blur into an incomprehensible haze when patterns and anomalies are ...

Kali Linux 2025.1a drops with theme refresh, Kali NetHunter updates

Kali Linux 2025.1a is now available. This release enhances existing features with improvements designed to streamline your experience. 2025 theme refresh Kali Linux 2025.1a introduces an annual theme refresh, maintaining a modern interface. This ...

Why No-Reply Emails Are a Cybersecurity Hazard

No-reply emails may seem convenient, but they pose serious cybersecurity risks. Learn how they enable phishing, spoofing, and financial fraud—and how to protect your business. The post Why No-Reply Emails Are a Cybersecurity Hazard appeared ...

5 pitfalls that can delay cyber incident response and recovery

The responsibility of cyber incident response falls squarely on the shoulders of the CISO. And many CISOs invest heavily in technical response procedures, tabletop exercises and theoretical plans only to find out that when an actual breach ...

How healthcare CISOs can balance security and accessibility without compromising care

In this Help Net Security interview, Sunil Seshadri, EVP and CSO at HealthEquity, talks about the growing risks to healthcare data and what organizations can do to stay ahead. He shares insights on vendor management, zero trust, and securing the ...

Chinese military-linked companies dominate US digital supply chain

Despite growing national security concerns and government restrictions, Chinese military-linked companies remain deeply embedded in the US digital supply chain, according to Bitsight. These organizations, many of which have been designated by the ...

70% of leaked secrets remain active two years later

Long-lived plaintext credentials have been involved in most breaches over the last several years, according to GitGuardian. When valid credentials, such as API keys, passwords, and authentication tokens, leak, attackers at any skill level can ...

The State of Digital Trust in 2025 – Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility

The State of Digital Trust in 2025 - Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility madhav Thu, 03/20/2025 - 04:52 Trust remains the cornerstone of digital interactions, yet its foundations are increasingly fragile in an era of sophisticated ...

News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology

Sydney, Australia, Mar. 19, 2025, CyberNewswire — Sydney-based cybersecurity software company Knocknoc has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal. The funding will ...

News alert: SecPod launches ‘Saner Cloud’ — CNAPP platform for real-time, automated security

Bengaluru, India, Mar. 19, 2025, CyberNewswire — SecPod, a global cybersecurity provider, has announced the General Availability of Saner Cloud, a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform designed to provide automated remediation and ...

News alert: SpyCloud study shows Darknet identity exploitation arising to become a primary cyber risk

Austin, TX, Ma. 19, 2025, CyberNewswire — The average corporate user now has 146 stolen records linked to their identity, an average 12x increase from previous estimates, reflecting a surge in holistic identity exposures. SpyCloud, the leading ...

Why So Many Employee Phishing Training Initiatives Fall Short

During the work-from-home boom of 2020, GitLab, a company that largely employs tech-savvy individuals, decided to test its security by sending fake phishing messages to its WFH workers. About one out of every five tested employees fell for it, ...

How can I extend IAM frameworks to include NHIs effectively?

Are Non-Human Identities the Missing Piece in Your IAM Framework? Your job is likely dominated by securing human identities. But, have you taken a moment to consider the significant role that Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play in your cloud ...

DEF CON 32 – Recon Village – SWGRecon: Automating SWG Rules, Policies & Bypasses

Speaker: Vivek Ramachandran Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite []DEF CON 32]2 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the ...

SecPod launches Saner Cloud: A Revolutionary CNAPP For Preventive Cybersecurity

Bengaluru, India, 19th March 2025, CyberNewsWire The post SecPod launches Saner Cloud: A Revolutionary CNAPP For Preventive Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Emulating the Sophisticated Chinese Adversary Salt Typhoon

AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the sabotage-motivated Chinese adversary Salt Typhoon. The post Emulating the Sophisticated ...

Phishing: A Persistent Threat in the Age of AI dup

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous cyber threats facing organizations today. Despite growing awareness, employees often still fall victim to these attacks. Even worse, cybercriminals now have more sophisticated tools at their ...

How to detect Headless Chrome bots instrumented with Playwright?

Headless Chrome bots powered by Playwright have become a go-to tool for bot developers due to their flexibility and efficiency. Playwright’s cross-browser capabilities, coupled with an API similar to Puppeteer and the lightweight nature of ...

Trend Micro Open Sources Cybertron LLM for Cybersecurity

Trend Micro today announced it will open source a Cybertron large language model (LLM) specifically trained to automate a wide range of cybersecurity tasks. The post Trend Micro Open Sources Cybertron LLM for Cybersecurity appeared first on ...

HP Intros Printers with Protection Against Quantum Cyberattacks

HP this week introduced new HP printers that include protections against cyberthreats posed by future quantum computers, which could arrive earlier than expected thanks to recent developments. With the new printers, HP also is addressing ...