Application Security News and Articles


Protection Never Rests: The Deaths of the Iranian President and Foreign Minister

Hear from Fred Burton, Ontic’s Executive Director of Protective Intelligence and former special agent, on his experience with aircraft disaster investigations. The May 19, 2024 crash of a Bell helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ...

NSA’s zero-trust maturity for AppSec: What you need to know

The National Security Agency (NSA) is providing guidance on deploying a comprehensive zero-trust framework that focuses on the application and workload pillar of the Zero Trust Maturity Model introduced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Curve Trees: Practical and Transparent Zero-Knowledge Accumulators

Authors/Presenters: Matteo Campanelli, Mathias Hall-Andersen, Simon Holmgaard Kamp Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open ...

RedTail Malware Abuses Palo Alto Flaw in Latest Cryptomining Campaign

Hackers with possible ties to the notorious North Korea-linked Lazarus Group are exploiting a recent critical vulnerability in Palo Alto Network’s PAN-OS software to run a sophisticated cryptomining operation that likely has nation-state ...

Identify Your Cybersecurity Risk Using a Risk-Based Approach

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has laid out the Cybersecurity Framework as a set of guidelines that offers outcomes that organizations can use in their cybersecurity efforts. The NIST categories include identify, ...

I purchased a luxury vacation to Aruba for only $151.73 – thanks to credential stuffing

Travel accounts are attractive targets for fraudsters. Once access is gained, they can easily book vacations, transfer points, or sell accounts on the dark web. The post I purchased a luxury vacation to Aruba for only $151.73 – thanks to ...

Can File Integrity Monitoring Catch Internal Threats?

One of your greatest information security risks is likely your employees. Data from Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) indicates that 76% of breaches involved the human element, and 68% of which were the result of human ...

Analysis Uncovers Raft of Identity Issues in the Cloud

We are in an age when cybercriminals routinely steal credentials, and with so few organizations limiting privileges cloud security issues are rife. The post Analysis Uncovers Raft of Identity Issues in the Cloud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Strata Identity Wins 2024 Fortress Cybersecurity Award from Business Intelligence Group

Strata’s Maverics Identity Orchestration Platform recognized as Best Authentication and Identity Solution BOULDER, Colo., May 30, 2024 — Strata Identity, the Identity Orchestration company, today announced its Maverics Identity Orchestration ...

The Art of Self-Defense: Security Validation Through Attack Simulation

Additional authors: Nic Finn Setting the Stage Organizations looking to develop an increasingly proactive defensive strategy are beginning to incorporate […] The post The Art of Self-Defense: Security Validation Through Attack Simulation ...

Understanding Penetration Testing

1. What is a penetration test (pentest)? A penetration test, or pentest, is a simulated cyberattack on your system to identify vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. It’s a proactive approach to discovering and addressing ...

Ekran System Changes Name to Syteca 

We are more, but we are the same.  Ekran System Inc. is happy to announce that our company changes its name from Ekran System to Syteca. Following over a decade of continuous development and growth, we see that it’s now the time to expand our ...

The Ultimate Guide to K-12 Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a hot topic in the U.S. school system. In this guide, we’ll explain why that’s the case, the importance of data protection, and what you can do to enhance security in your school district. What is K-12 cybersecurity? K-12 ...

Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity Regulations

Season 3, Episode 7: When new laws are introduced it often puts significant strain on companies. Lacework’s Tim Chase and Drata’s Matt HIllary discuss navigating the latest broad-sweeping regulations. The post Navigating the Ever-Changing ...

NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract for an unnamed company/organization to help them process incoming Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) for inclusion in the National Vulnerability Database ...

Top 7 Database Security Best Practices

Safeguarding your data is not just an option—it’s a necessity. Cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, and your database could be the next target. Whether you’re managing sensitive customer information or intricate analytics, ...

Ask the Analyst: Nisos Anti-scraping Expert Scott Tessier

Nisos Ask the Analyst: Nisos Anti-scraping Expert Scott Tessier The global market for web scraping surpassed $600 million in 2023, with some estimates projecting the market to... The post Ask the Analyst: Nisos Anti-scraping Expert Scott Tessier ...

VMware Workstation and Fusion: Critical Security Flaws Fixed

VMware, a leading virtualization technology company, has fixed multiple security vulnerabilities found in VMware Workstation and Fusion products. These flaws, if exploited, could allow attackers to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive ...

RSAC Fireside Chat: Start-up Anetac rolls out a solution to rising ‘service accounts’ exposures

From MFA to biometrics, a lot has been done to reinforce user ID and password authentication — for human users. Related: How weak service accounts factored into SolarWinds hack By comparison, almost nothing has been done to strengthen service ...

Deuterbear RAT: China-Linked Hackers’ Cyber Espionage Tool

Media reports claim that cybersecurity experts have recently unveiled new details about a remote access trojan (RAT) named Deuterbear, employed by the China-linked hacking group BlackTech. This sophisticated Deuterbear RAT malware is part of a ...