Application Security News and Articles


RSA Conference 2024: AI and the Future Of Security

RSA 2024 explored AI's impact on security, featuring sessions on AI governance, LLMs, cloud security, and CISO roles. Here are just a few of the expert insights shared. The post RSA Conference 2024: AI and the Future Of Security appeared first on ...

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/17/24

Insight #1 Would you rather a. keep finding more vulnerabilities and building that security backlog until it leads your organization to a crisis like that at the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), or b. fix/mitigate the already bulging ...

Lookback Analysis in ERP Audit

The Importance of Lookback Analysisin Effective ERP AuditingToday, data is the key driver of success, and even small decisions can have a significant impact. Therefore, it is crucial for organizations to use powerful analytical tools. Lookback or ...

US exposes scheme enabling North Korean IT workers to bypass sanctions

The US Justice Department had unsealed charges against a US woman and an Ukranian man who, along with three unidentified foreign nationals, have allegedly helped North Korean IT workers work remotely for US companies under assumed US identities ...

FBI Seizes BreachForums Website

The FBI has seized the BreachForums website, used by ransomware criminals to leak stolen corporate data. If law enforcement has gained access to the hacking forum’s backend data, as they claim, they would have email addresses, IP addresses, ...

Ransomware Attacks Evolve as Average Ransom Demand Tops $1.26 Million

Overall ransomware frequency grew by 64% in 2023, with increases in both direct and indirect ransomware. Victims paid $282,000 in ransom on average, a 77% drop in price, and half the companies avoided paying a ransom completely. The post ...

The importance of access controls in incident response

The worst time to find out your company doesn’t have adequate access controls is when everything is on fire. The worst thing that can happen during an incident is that your development and operations teams are blocked from solving the problem. ...

Kroll expands its document review capabilities to accelerate incident response

Kroll expands its document review capabilities with DataminerAI to immediately pinpoint where sensitive data is located, providing faster, more efficient and affordable data mining. The technology optimizes incident response investigations and is ...

How to achieve ITGC automation

Case Study:How to Achieve ITGC Automation and SOX Compliance  Company type: Public Fortune 500Industry: Food Retail Primary ERP systems: Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle ERP CloudOperating across 100 plus countries, our Fortune 500 ...

GitLab unveils AI capabilities to help organizations better secure their software

GitLab announced new innovations across the platform to streamline how organizations build, test, secure, and deploy software. Introducing GitLab Duo Enterprise GitLab Duo Enterprise, a new end-to-end AI add-on, combines the developer-focused AI ...

How to Get a VAPT Certificate?

In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Businesses that maintain the data of their clients are continually concerned about potential vulnerabilities that hackers may exploit to potentially misuse the data for wrong ...

The IT skills shortage situation is not expected to get any better

A growing IT skills shortage is impacting organizations in all industries and across all regions, according to IDC. In a recent IDC survey of North American IT leaders, nearly two thirds said that a lack of skills has resulted in missed revenue ...

Organizations struggle to defend against ransomware

In this Help Net Security video, Jeremy Nichols, Director, Global Threat Intelligence Center at NTT Security Holdings, discusses a recent surge in ransomware incidents. After a down year in 2022, ransomware and extortion incidents increased in ...

Too many ICS assets are exposed to the public internet

The enterprise attack surface is expanding in multiple ways, becoming more numerous and more specific, according to runZero. “Our research reveals alarming gaps and unexpected trends in enterprise infrastructure, including the decay of network ...

New infosec products of the week: May 17, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Calix, FireMon, ManageEngine, and OWASP Foundation. Calix strengthens SmartBiz security with automated alerts and anti-spam compliance tools Calix ...

How to Adapt to Executive Order 14028

In May 2021, the White House released the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, also known as EO 14028. The document is fairly dense, but its contents are of the utmost concern for federal agencies, critical infrastructure, ...

How to do Penetration Testing effectively

Do you want to enhance your organisation’s cybersecurity by identifying and addressing vulnerabilities before they can be exploited? Mastering the art of penetration testing is a vital skill for any security professional and an essential ...

Hackers Use Fake DocuSign Templates to Scam Organizations

A surge in phishing attacks that use emails appearing to be from DocuSign is being fueled by a Russian dark web marketplace that has a wide range of take templates and login credentials. Abnormal Security saw a “concerning uptick” of such ...

What is Web Application Penetration Testing? [+ Checklist]

Secure code ensures the Internet runs smoothly, safely, and securely. This includes examples from our banks to online stores, all through web applications. With web application penetration testing, secure coding is encouraged to deliver secure ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Reusable Enclaves For Confidential Serverless Computing

Authors/Presenters:Shixuan Zhao, Pinshen Xu, Guoxing Chen, Mengya Zhang, TYinqian Zhang, Zhiqiang Lin Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment ...