Application Security News and Articles


Deciphering Metrics: From NCAA Women’s Basketball to Cyber Trends

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark clearly propelled NCAA women’s basketball viewership. But what do past numbers teach us about future expectations — in both basketball and cyber metrics? The post Deciphering Metrics: From NCAA Women’s Basketball to ...

Week in review: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, Microsoft patches two exploited zero-days

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400) Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability ...

How to track and stop CVE-2024-3400: Palo Alto Devices API Exploit Causing Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise Epidemics

On Friday April 12, Palo Alto disclosed that some versions of PAN-OS are not only vulnerable to remote code execution, but that the vulnerability has been actively exploited to install backdoors on Palo Alto firewalls. A patch is expected to be ...

What is Web Application Security Testing?

Web application security testing aims to detect, prevent, and address security vulnerabilities within web applications. Flaws in web application coding accounted for 72% of the identified vulnerabilities. This evaluation involves scrutinizing the ...

Another CVE (PAN-OS Zero-Day), Another Reason to Consider Zero Trust

A Year of Critical Zero Days: Firewalls, VPNs, and more This past year has been, in many ways, the year of zero-day vulnerabilities for externally exposed assets — a trend that has laid bare some of the fundamental weaknesses of legacy ...

CISA Warns of Compromised Microsoft Accounts

The directive is known as Emergency Directive 24-02 addresses the risk of compromised Microsoft accounts for federal agencies & corporations. The post CISA Warns of Compromised Microsoft Accounts appeared first on Enzoic. The post CISA Warns ...

Balbix Guide to XZ Utils Backdoor

Executive Summary On March 29, 2024, developer Andres Freund reported the discovery of a backdoor in XZ Utils, affecting v5.6.0 and 5.6.1. XZ Utils, which provides compression tools for the .xz format, is included in a wide range of Linux ...

CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks

Earlier today, Palo Alto Networks revealed that a critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) in the company’s firewalls has been exploited in limited attacks and has urged customers with vulnerable devices to quickly implement ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Fast IDentity Online with Anonymous Credentials (FIDO-AC)

Authors/Presenters: *Wei-Zhu Yeoh, Michal Kepkowski, Gunnar Heide, Dali Kaafar, Lucjan Hanzlik* Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – Fast IDentity Online with Anonymous Credentials (FIDO-AC) appeared first on Security Boulevard.

NVD’s Backlog Triggers Public Response from Cybersec Leaders

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has been experiencing a mounting backlog in enriching CVEs. Learn more about what's happening. The post NVD’s Backlog Triggers Public Response from Cybersec Leaders appeared first on Mend. The post ...

How to Reduce the Risk of Using External AI Models in Your SDLC

Understand how AI models add risk and how to address it. The post How to Reduce the Risk of Using External AI Models in Your SDLC appeared first on Security Boulevard.

The XZ backdoor: What security managers can learn

The post The XZ backdoor: What security managers can learn appeared first on Click Armor. The post The XZ backdoor: What security managers can learn appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials)

SBOMs are security analysis artifacts becoming required by more companies due to internal policies and government regulation. If you sell or buy software, you should know the what, why, and how of the SBOM. The post Why you need an SBOM (Software ...

Shadow AI: The Murky Threat to Enterprise Adoption of Generative AI

As AI continues its relentless march into enterprises, an insidious threat lurks in the shadows that could undermine its widespread adoption: Shadow AI. The post Shadow AI: The Murky Threat to Enterprise Adoption of Generative AI appeared first ...

Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk

A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.” The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Tick Marks’

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

How to find Palo Alto Network firewalls running PAN-OS 11.1, 11.0, and 10.2

Palo Alto Networks disclosed that versions of their PAN-OS software have a vulnerability allowing for remote command injection. Here's how to find potentially impacted assets. The post How to find Palo Alto Network firewalls running PAN-OS 11.1, ...

Are custom security tests a product security superpower? ⎜Keshav Malik (LinkedIn)

Learn from our interview with Keshav how to better write your custom security tests and why they're necessary for your Product Security Program. The post Are custom security tests a product security superpower? ⎜Keshav Malik (LinkedIn) appeared ...

The essential duo of SCA and SBOM management

In the modern shifting landscape of software supply chain attacks, prioritizing application security and integrity is non-negotiable. The post The essential duo of SCA and SBOM management appeared first on Security Boulevard.

USENIX Security ’23 – PatchVerif: Discovering Faulty Patches in Robotic Vehicles

Authors/Presenters: *Hyungsub Kim, Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Z. Berkay Celik, Antonio Bianchi, Dongyan Xu* Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – PatchVerif: Discovering Faulty Patches in Robotic Vehicles appeared first on Security Boulevard.