Application Security News and Articles


IoT Security Means Remediation Not Mitigation

A topic that I recently got asked about was vulnerability mitigation for IoT systems, which shows that even within the security community there is still a belief that mitigation equals threat resolution.  For IoT systems this simply does not ...

BTS #31 – Managing Complex Digital Supply Chains – Cassie Crossley

Cassie has a long history of successfully managing a variety of security programs. Today, she leads supply chain efforts for a very large product company. We will tackle topics such as software supply chain management, SBOMs, third-party supply ...

Safeguarding AWS AI Services: Protecting Sensitive Permissions

As AI continues to grow in importance, ensuring the security of AI services is crucial. Our team at Sonrai attended the AWS Los Angeles Summit on May 22nd, where we noted how big of a role AI is going to play in 2024. In fact, according to summit ...

Cybersecurity Training Reduces Phishing Threats – With Numbers to Prove It

Train people. It makes a difference. In organizations without security awareness training, 34% of employees are likely to click on malicious links or comply with fraudulent requests. The post Cybersecurity Training Reduces Phishing Threats – ...

RansomHub Rides High on Knight Ransomware Source Code

RansomHub, which has become among the most prolific ransomware groups over the past few months, likely got its start with the source code from the Knight malware and a boost from a one-time BlackCat affiliate. The post RansomHub Rides High on ...

Vulnerability in Cisco Webex cloud service exposed government authorities, companies

The vulnerability that allowed a German journalist to discover links to video conference meetings held by Bundeswehr (the German armed forces) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) via their self-hosted Cisco Webex instances similarly ...

The Imperative of Strong Cybersecurity for DIB Companies: Beyond Compliance to Genuine Protection of CUI

In an era marked by escalating cybersecurity threats, companies within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) find themselves at a critical juncture. With approximately 80,000 entities poised for substantial IT system enhancements to adhere to DFARS ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Remote Attacks on Speech Recognition Systems Using Sound from Power Supply

Authors/Presenters:Lanqing Yang, Xinqi Chen, Xiangyong Jian, Leping Yang, Yijie Li, Qianfei Ren, Yi-Chao Chen, Guangtao Xue, Xiaoyu Ji Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the ...

Mastering Magic Link Security: A Deep Dive for Developers

Discover the security challenges of magic link authentication and how to mitigate them The post Mastering Magic Link Security: A Deep Dive for Developers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The 12 Best Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Software of 2024

Data is one of your organization’s most valuable assets — and one of its biggest liabilities. Cybersecurity leaders estimate monthly exfiltration events have increased 28% since 2021. As organizations continue to collect more data, the ...

Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates

Kali Linux 2024.2 is now available. It includes future package compatibility for 32-bit platforms, improvements to GNOME 46 and Xfce, and 18 new tools. Desktop changes Kali 2024.2 introduces GNOME 46, offering a refined experience that builds on ...

FTC: Half of Fraud Involves Impersonation

According to data released by the FTC in its annual Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, nearly half of the fraud reported to the federal government in 2023 fell into the category of impersonation fraud — 330,000 scams impersonating businesses ...

EPA Steps Up Cybersecurity Audits for Water Systems

In response to increasing cyberattacks against U.S. public water systems, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will be stepping up enforcement of the cybersecurity requirements spelled out in the Safe Drinking ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Cell Organelles’

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Cell Organelles’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

How To Protect Legal SaaS Data: What Law Firms Need to Know

Read about why the legal sector experiences frequent SaaS breaches and how law firms can benefit from securing their SaaS environment with the help of AppOmni. The post How To Protect Legal SaaS Data: What Law Firms Need to Know appeared first on ...

How to Prevent Cybersecurity Budget Battles in Healthcare

You would think that with all the healthcare cyber-attacks in the news in 2024, cybersecurity would become a priority. The Change Healthcare incident, one of the worst events in recorded Read More The post How to Prevent Cybersecurity Budget ...

Part 14: Sub-Operations

On Detection: Tactical to Functional When the Operation is not Enough Introduction A while back, I was working on deconstructing a standard variation of Token Theft and stumbled into a couple of interesting edge cases that my model still needed ...

Zoho’s security stack improves businesses’ protections against breaches and attacks

Zoho Corporation announced new safeguards to its reinforced, tightly integrated security tech stack. Comprised of four solutions—Ulaa, Zoho Directory, Zoho OneAuth, and Zoho Vault—Zoho’s security stack provides businesses the highest ...

USENIX Security ’23 – HOMESPY: The Invisible Sniffer of Infrared Remote Control of Smart TVs

Authors/Presenters:Kong Huang, YuTong Zhou, Ke Zhang, Jiacen Xu, Jiongyi Chen, Di Tang, Kehuan Zhang Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment ...

CEO Corner: Preparing for the Unavoidable – Why Incident Response Readiness is Non-Negotiable

Twenty years ago, I began my career in information security. It was all about firewalls (the heyday of Checkpoint), content filtering (remember Bluecoat) and anti-virus (Symantec and McAfee were the name of the game). We were monitoring our ...