Attacks targeting the application layer are on the rise.
Standards and legislation provide incomplete security coverage:
61% of applications had at least one Critical and High Issue NOT covered by OWASP Top 10.
This up 12% YOY, from 49% to 61%.
Open source code has blind spots:
Among the top movers in...
Are Your Applications Secure?
Turn on the news today, and you’ll see how hacks and other cyber threats are wreaking havoc on
businesses across the globe. And, while software security is becoming a higher priority, for many
businesses it’s still an afterthought for most - one-quarter of respondents report their...
Are you protected from these common AppSec risks?
A single weak point in a line
of code can create an open
door for attackers.
The cost of an average
breach is $3,920,000.
Nearly 80% of apps contain
at least one critical or high
vulnerability.
A newly-discovered phishing campaign posts harvested credentials using the Telegram messaging app's application programming interface to bypass secure email gateways, report researchers at the Cofense Phishing Defense Center.
SonicWall was recently attacked via a zero-day flaw in one of its own products. Curiously, SonicWall hasn't said much about the extent and damage of the breach since its announcement. But there are strong indications it may have been targeted by an extortion attempt.
Security firms Crowdstrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sailpoint are making acquisitions to bolster their product portfolios. Here's a rundown of the deals.
A remote code vulnerability in the Android version of the file-sharing app SHAREit could allow hackers to tamper with the app's permissions, enabling them to steal sensitive data, reports security firm Trend Micro.
The Biden administration is reviewing former President Donald Trump's policies addressing potential national security and cybersecurity concerns about Chinese-owned companies as it develops new plans for dealing with a wide range of issues tied to China.
French cybersecurity authorities are warning that widely used, open-source IT monitoring software called Centreon appears to have been hit by Russian hackers. But unlike the SolarWinds supply chain attack, in this campaign, attackers appear to have hacked outdated, unpatched versions of the software.
Automating security has become fundamental to supporting the speed-to-market requirements of modern application development environments. Because these environments vary across teams and organizations, security tooling must be flexible enough to enable the adaptation of security automation based on specific workflows...
Remote business operations and distributed workforce has triggered an urgency for deploying new technologies, applications and cloud-native solutions. There is a lack of cohesion between threat response and implementing new security policies and configurations, and a resulting lack of essential context that shapes...
SAP has issued a patch and remediation advice for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its SAP Commerce product that could, if exploited, disrupt the entire system.
Hackers used a fake Forcepoint extension, leveraging the Google Chrome Sync feature, to exfiltrate data and send commands to infected browsers, according to a report by a Croation security researcher writing for the SANS Institute.
Several data breaches stemming from unpatched vulnerabilities in Accellion's File Transfer Appliance have been revealed. What went wrong? Where does the fault lie? And what can organizations do about it?
As users and applications become the risk focal point, there is no hard and fast perimeter security professionals can put a wall around. Consequently, application layers remain insufficiently secured. In fact, application layer attacks are now the most frequent pattern in confirmed breaches.
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