Building effective application security programs and working with security champions in your organization were hot topics at Infosecurity Europe 2022. The Invicti team was right there, complete with a prize wheel at the booth and a strategy talk delive…
Tag: Web Application Security
Global Security News, North America
Teams that shift security left and focus on attackability ship more secure code
by Help Net Security •
ShiftLeft released its second annual AppSec Progress Report documenting critical trends in application security and how organizations are shifting security left to deal with the ever-rising volume of attacks and disclosed vulnerabilities. 97% reduction…
Exploits, Global Security News
The Time has Come for a Radically Simple Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
by GBHackers On Security •
Perimeter 81 is excited to announce the early availability of our Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Solution. Organizations can now benefit from setting custom web access rules to cloud resources and other critical assets with an “Allow” or “Deny” feature. …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
How to Protect Your Web Apps Using Anti-CSRF Tokens?
by IndusfaceCMS •
The most common protection methods against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks are anti-CSRF tokens. A CSRF attack is where unsuspecting authenticated users submit malicious requests unknowingly to the web app..
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
Two-factor authentication misconfiguration bypass
by Chaitanya Purandare •
In this post we discuss how an account with two-factor authentication could be bypassed if the password were breached.
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
CVE-2022-1388: Critical security vulnerabilities in F5 Big-IP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
by Ivanwallarm •
On May 5, 2022, MITRE published CVE-2022-1388, an authentication bypass vulnerability in the BIG-IP modules affecting the iControl REST component. The vulnerability was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 9.8 The vulnerability was discovered internally by the F…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Growing Attacks Underscore the Importance of API Security
by Kayleigh Bridges •
Similar to how a mobile app is an application which runs on a smartphone, a web app refers to a software application that carries out a particular function using a web browser for a client. The first web applications date back decades, long before the …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
A New Security Approach for the New Age of Multi-Cloud
by Eyal Arazi •
Most organizations today deploy web applications across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. However, existing models for application security are obsolete and no longer up to the task of providing high-grade, consistent, and frictionless application …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The 5 Most Important Businesses Need to Know About JavaScript Security
by Mary •
In an ever-expanding web landscape, JavaScript is the glue that holds website and web application development together. But eventually, weaknesses, cracks, and gaps are going to appear in the JavaScript code. When this happens, businesses may find them…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Radware Named a Leader in WAF Market by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions
by Eyal Arazi •
Radware has been at the forefront of these efforts, providing a state-of-the-art Web Application Firewall (WAF) that enables organizations to fully protect their web applications and sensitive customer data, without sacrificing the agility and flexibi…
Global Security News, North America
WAFs can’t give organizations the security they need
by Help Net Security •
Cymulate reveals that web application firewalls are the least effective security solutions, making them prime target for adversaries and high risk points for organizations. Consequences of the ineffectiveness of web application firewalls Overall unique…
North America
3 Cloud Security Trends to Watch in 2022
by David Bisson •
Many organizations have cloud security on their minds going into 2022. In April 2021, for instance, Gartner predicted that global end-user spending on cloud management and security services would reach $18 million the following year. That’s a growth of 30% over the previous two years. The forecasts discussed above raise an important question. Where exactly […]
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Security Vendor News
2021 in Review, Part 2: 5 Top Cybersecurity Stories
by Bruce Lynch •
Ransomware may have dominated headlines in 2021, but it’s only one of many threats security teams must protect against. We’re taking a look back at 5 top cybersecurity stories of 2021 that practitioners wanted to learn more about. 5. The State of Security in eCommerce Why you should learn more about this The global pandemic […]
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Global Security News, North America
Web app attacks are skyrocketing, it’s time to protect APIs
by Help Net Security •
Web app attacks against UK businesses have increased by 251% since October 2019, putting both organizations and consumers at risk, an Imperva reserach reveals. In a study of nearly 4.7 million web application-related cyber security incidents, Imperva R…
Global Security News, North America
Log4Shell update: Attack surface, attacks in the wild, mitigation and remediation
by Zeljka Zorz •
Several days have passed since the dramatic reveal of CVE-2021-44228 (aka Log4Shell), an easily exploitable (without authentication) RCE flaw in Apache Log4j, a popular open-source Java-based logging utility that’s seemingly used by most enterpri…
Global Security News, North America
Critical RCE 0day in Apache Log4j library exploited in the wild (CVE-2021-44228)
by Zeljka Zorz •
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228), a widely used Java logging library, is being leveraged by attackers in the wild – for now, fortunately, primarily to deliver coin miners. Reported to the Apache Software Foundati…
North America
Data Security: Defending Against the Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
by Ramandeep Kaur •
Do you trust your cache? To meet the demands of the end-users and speed up content delivery, content caching by web servers and content delivery networks (CDN) has become a vital part of the modern web. To explain how this can create vulnerabilities when it comes to data security requires first asking another question. Namely, […]
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
5 High-Risk Vulnerabilities In E-Commerce Applications
by Dhwani Meharchandani •
In today’s world, where virtual lives are taking over the real ones, the only way for a business to thrive is by establishing an online presence. With more and more retail stores adopting digitization every day, the e-commerce industry has never been m…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
10 Critical Vulnerabilities Found in ERP Applications
by Dhwani Meharchandani •
In today’s world, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications are being used by numerous companies worldwide. ERP is a type of application that makes it extremely easy for organizations to manage key parts of their business such as manufacturing, H…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Benefits of a Website Malware Scanner
by Ritika Singh •
Malicious code/ software can wreak havoc for the business, from account takeover and database tampering to stealing data and causing other forms of cyberattacks. A website malware scanner enables organizations to proactively address the challenge.
The …
Global Security News, North America
Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021
by Help Net Security •
Radware has published results from its report which provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning trends. “More DDoS attacks were blocked during the first nine months of 2021 than a…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
What are the Best Security Practices to Protect Against the Main Types of Attacks on Web Applications?
by Ritika Singh •
As the world becomes more digital and interconnected, futuristic technologies such as IoT, 5G technology, quantum computing, and AI are bringing in limitless opportunities along with a whole range of.
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Global Security News, North America
Organizations making security trade-offs in the push to innovate
by Help Net Security •
The vast majority of organizations are increasing their investment in application security this year, but they continue to struggle to fully embrace secure innovation. A market study released by Invicti Security examines how companies are contending wi…
Malware Indicators (IoCs)
Facebook Launched SSRF Dashboard Tool Helps Spot SSRF Bugs
by Abeerah Hashim •
The social media giant Facebook has recently announced the release of a new security tool.…
Facebook Launched SSRF Dashboard Tool Helps Spot SSRF Bugs on Latest Hacking News.
Europe, Global Security News, North America
What Security Strategies Should Address Across Hybrid Environments
by Radware •
Organizations have to start thinking about security differently to ensure a coherent, comprehensive security strategy in a diverse environment.
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
CWE-89
by Katie Horne •
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)
SQL injection occurs when an end-user leverages the client-side interface to provide input that is then used as part of a SQL command that the application exe…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The Risks Of False Positives With Web Application Firewalls
by Ritika Singh •
In order to stay abreast with the pace of web application development in the current age, automated tools are required for vulnerability testing in order to help with finding such.
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