Application Security News and Articles


Securing the software supply chain with Black Duck Supply Chain Edition

New Black Duck Supply Chain Edition offers complete visibility into your software supply chain, giving you the ability to act, quickly. The post Securing the software supply chain with Black Duck Supply Chain Edition appeared first on Software ...

How Avast One Silver adapts to your unique online world

In the ever-evolving landscape of the digital world, safeguarding your online presence has become more a necessity than a choice. However, when it comes to online safety, performance, and privacy, one size does not fit all. This is where Avast ...

From Marco Polo to Modern Mayhem: Why Identity Management Matters

From Marco Polo to Modern Mayhem: Why Identity Management Matters madhav Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:20 Imagine yourself as Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant traversing dangerous trade routes. Every border crossing meant proving your identity – who ...

CVE-2024-3094: RCE Vulnerability Discovered in XZ Utils

CVE-2024-3094 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability found in the popular open-source XZ Utils library. This vulnerability affects XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 and could enable unauthorized attackers to gain remote access to ...

How exposure management elevates cyber resilience

Attackers are adept at identifying and exploiting the most cost-effective methods of compromise, highlighting the critical need for organizations to implement asset identification and understand their assets’ security posture in relation to ...

EJBCA: Open-source public key infrastructure (PKI), certificate authority (CA)

EJBCA is open-source PKI and CA software. It can handle almost anything, and someone once called it the kitchen sink of PKI. With its extensive history as one of the longest-standing CA software projects, EJBCA offers proven robustness, ...

Strategies for secure identity management in hybrid environments

In this Help Net Security interview, Charlotte Wylie, SVP and Deputy CSO at Okta, discusses the challenges of managing user identities across hybrid IT environments. She emphasizes balancing and adopting comprehensive security controls, including ...

Defining a holistic GRC strategy

End-user spending on security and risk management will total $215 billion in 2024, according to Gartner. In this Help Net Security video, Nicholas Kathmann, CISO at LogicGate, discusses why companies are turning to a holistic GRC strategy. ...

10 Million Devices Were Infected by Data-Stealing Malware in 2023

Cybercriminals pilfered an average of 50.9 login credentials per device, evidence of the pressing need for cybersecurity measures. The post 10 Million Devices Were Infected by Data-Stealing Malware in 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

A Case Study for Protecting Files with Sensitive Data in the Cloud

Financial institutions and healthcare providers deal with a vast amount of sensitive data like PII and PHI data, from Social Security numbers (SSN) to credit card information and medical records. Often, this data resides in various file formats ...

Google Adds Security Command Center Enterprise to Mandiant Portfolio

Google has added a Security Command Center Enterprise platform to unify the management of security operations (SecOps) to its Mandiant portfolio. The post Google Adds Security Command Center Enterprise to Mandiant Portfolio appeared first on ...

Hashicorp Versus OpenTofu Gets Ugly

Hashicorp is accusing the open source OpenTofu Project of swiping some of its BSL-licensed Terraform code. Enter the lawyers. The post Hashicorp Versus OpenTofu Gets Ugly appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Supporting Cross Domain Solutions

U.S. Federal Agencies exchange sensitive information across boundaries to fulfill their mission objectives. Given the growingreliance on information exchange spanning multiple domains within operational contexts, cross domain solution ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Lukas Seidel, Dominik Maier, Marius Muench – Forming Faster Firmware Fuzzers

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – Lukas Seidel, Dominik Maier, Marius Muench – Forming Faster Firmware Fuzzers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Barracuda Report Provides Insight into Cybersecurity Threat Severity Levels

According to Barracuda Networks, 66,000 incidents needed to be escalated to security operations in 2023, and 15,000 required an immediate response. The post Barracuda Report Provides Insight into Cybersecurity Threat Severity Levels appeared ...

HHS: Health Care IT Helpdesks Under Attack in Voice Scams

Scammers are impersonating employees in voice calls to gain access to healthcare organizations' systems and steal money, the agency says. The post HHS: Health Care IT Helpdesks Under Attack in Voice Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Continuous ATO: Going from Authority to Operate (ATO) to Ability to Respond

This white paper explores best practices designed to help reduce the time and cost of ATOs while improving access to risk data using process automation. The post Continuous ATO: Going from Authority to Operate (ATO) to Ability to Respond appeared ...

Anticipated Cyber Threats During the 2024 Olympics & How to Proactively Secure Your Business

Learn about what bot threats we expect to see a rise of during the 2024 Olympics, and how you can protect your business against them. The post Anticipated Cyber Threats During the 2024 Olympics & How to Proactively Secure Your Business ...

Here Comes the US GDPR: ‘APRA’ — the American Privacy Rights Act

Enter the lobbyists: A draft federal privacy act has DC buzzing. But it’s just a bill—and it’s a long, long journey to be a law. The post Here Comes the US GDPR: ‘APRA’ — the American Privacy Rights Act appeared first on Security ...

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Greenland Size’

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