Application Security News and Articles


Nation-state hackers access Microsoft source code and steal secrets

Microsoft has been experienced a sustained attack by Russian-backed nation-state attacker Midnight Blizzard (also known as NOBELIUM). This blog examines all we know so far The post Nation-state hackers access Microsoft source code and steal ...

Cynerio extends Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform to improve patient data protections

As data breaches continue to expose sensitive healthcare information, with over 118 million patients impacted in the United States in 2023, Cynerio has extended its commitment to enhancing cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. With a focus on ...

NextChat: An AI Chatbot That Lets You Talk to Anyone You Want To

NextChat a.k.a ChatGPT-Next-Web, a popular Gen AI ChatBot, is vulnerable to a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. The post NextChat: An AI Chatbot That Lets You Talk to Anyone You Want To appeared first on Horizon3.ai. The ...

How to Streamline the Vulnerability Management Life Cycle

Establishing a vulnerability management process is a crucial part of an organization's cybersecurity strategy and demands thoughtful planning. The post How to Streamline the Vulnerability Management Life Cycle appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Understanding the FCC’s COPA Rule Change and the Need for Enhanced Child Privacy Protection on Social Media

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently proposed updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPA) rules, marking another step in the ongoing effort to safeguard children’s privacy online. This change comes as ...

Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories

Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29), a group of Russian hackers tied to the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has leveraged information stolen from Microsoft corporate email systems to burrow into the company’s source code ...

Why WeSecureApp Rocks at Busting Payment Tampering Vulnerabilities

Introduction Hey folks, if you’ve been in the web security world for any length of time, you know that payment systems are like a giant, juicy target for attackers. Any little wiggle room in the logic and those crafty hackers […] The post Why ...

What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): What are its Benefits?

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds extra layers of security beyond passwords, greatly reducing unauthorized access risks. The post What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): What are its Benefits? appeared first on SternX Technology. The ...

Three Major Challenges Faced by WAF in the Banking Industry

As the digital transformation is deepening, the banking industry is making efforts to build digital banks, open banks, and scenario-based financial business models. On one hand, banks are pushed to pay more attention to online operations and to ...

10 free cybersecurity guides you might have missed

This collection of free cybersecurity guides covers a broad range of topics, from resources for developing cybersecurity programs to specific guides for various sectors and organizations. Whether you work for a small business, a large ...

Transitioning to memory-safe languages: Challenges and considerations

In this Help Net Security interview, Omkhar Arasaratnam, General Manager at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), discusses the evolution of memory-safe programming languages and their emergence in response to the limitations of ...

CloudGrappler: Open-source tool detects activity in cloud environments

CloudGrappler is an open-source tool designed to assist security teams in identifying threat actors within their AWS and Azure environments. The tool, built on the foundation of Cado Security’s cloudgrep project, offers enhanced detection ...

Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector

In this Help Net Security video, Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses how energy and infrastructure organizations face an increased risk of business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks. According to Abnormal ...

Advanced AI, analytics, and automation are vital to tackle tech stack complexity

97% of technology leaders find traditional AIOps models are unable to tackle the data overload, according to Dynatrace. Organizations are drowning in data The research reveals that organizations are continuing to embrace multi-cloud environments ...

Insider threats can damage even the most secure organizations

Insider threats encompass both intentional and unintentional actions. Some insiders may maliciously exploit their access for personal gain, espionage, or sabotage, while others may inadvertently compromise security protocols due to negligence, ...

Who’s to Blame for Hacked Social Media Accounts, Spoofed Online Meeting Requests and Malware

In episode 320, Tom and Scott discuss the contentious issue of who is accountable when Facebook or Instagram accounts are hacked, discussing potential failings on both the user’s and Meta’s part. They explore the possibility of inadequate ...

HIPAA and Privacy Act Training Challenge Exam [XLS download]

Contemporary healthcare organizations are obligated to protect a vast amount of sensitive patient data due to the broad definition of Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The ...

USENIX Security ’23 – Jialai Wang, Ziyuan Zhang, Meiqi Wang, Han Qiu, Tianwei Zhang, Qi Li, Zongpeng Li, Tao Wei, Chao Zhang – Aegis: Mitigating Targeted Bit-flip Attacks against Deep Neural Networks

Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the ...

The Growing Threat of Application-Layer DDoS Attacks

In the cat-and-mouse game between DDoS hackers and defenders, it seems protection vendors have made great progress in the past year – particularly in the realm of application-layer attacks. Unsurprisingly, this forced hackers to scale up their ...

The Essential User Access Review Checklist [Excel Template]

Do you have employees with access to sensitive systems they no longer need? Are there team members in your organization who, following a department change, find themselves locked out of essential tools critical for their new roles? For many ...