Organizations face an overwhelming number of vulnerabilities and threats. The traditional approach has been to prioritize exposures—identifying and addressing the most critical vulnerabilities first. However, this method, while logical on the surface, has significant limitations. At Veriti, we advocate for…
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6 Tips for Preventing DDoS Attacks Using Rate Limits
Rate limiting is a well-known technique for limiting network traffic to web servers, APIs, or other online services. It is also one of the methods available to you for blocking DDoS attackers from flooding your system with requests and exhausting…
Navigating Security Challenges in Containerized Applications
Containerized applications offer several advantages over traditional deployment methods, making them a powerful tool for modern application development and deployment. Understanding the security complexities of containers and implementing targeted security measures is crucial for organizations to protect their applications and…
Critical ADOdb Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu
Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in ADOdb, a PHP database abstraction layer library. These vulnerabilities could cause severe security issues, such as SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, and authentication bypasses. The Ubuntu security team has released updates to…
EU Opens the App Store Gates: A Call to Arms for MDM Implementation
By introducing a mobile device management (MDM) platform into the existing infrastructure, administrators gain the ability to restrict sideloading on managed devices. The post EU Opens the App Store Gates: A Call to Arms for MDM Implementation appeared first on…
Stepping Into the Attacker’s Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming (Insights from the Field)
Red Teaming security assessments aim to demonstrate to clients how attackers in the real world might link together various exploits and attack methods to reach their objectives. The post Stepping Into the Attacker’s Shoes: The Strategic Power of Red Teaming…
Efficiency is Key to Cybersecurity in the Post-Cloud Era
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26, 2024 — At the 16th Information Security Forum and 2024 RSAC Hot Topics Seminar held on June 7, 2024, Richard Zhao, Chief Operating Officer of International Business at NSFOCUS, presented the new picture of cybersecurity…
SonarQube 10.6 Release Announcement
The 10.6 release of SonarQube includes some significant changes, such as autoscaling in Kubernetes, auto-configuration for C and C++ projects, support for running in a FIPS-enforced environment, set rule priority to uphold your coding standards, easy setup of monorepos, monitoring…
LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on U.S. Federal Reserve
The LockBit ransomware group is claiming that it hacked into systems at the U.S. Federal Reserve and stole 33TB of data that it will begin leaking as early as Tuesday if the institution doesn’t pay the unspecified ransom. The notorious…
How platform engineering helps you get a good start on Secure by Design
Designing software from the ground up to be secure, as recommended by the Secure by Design initiative from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has its challenges, especially if it’s done at scale. . The post How platform engineering…
Hacking APIs with HTTPie
Learn why HTTPie is a great replacement for curl and how to use it when conducting your own API security testing. The post Hacking APIs with HTTPie appeared first on Dana Epp’s Blog. The post Hacking APIs with HTTPie appeared…
Microsoft Privacy FAIL: Windows 11 Silently Backs Up to OneDrive
Copying users’ files and deleting some? Even a cartoon hound knows this isn’t fine. The post Microsoft Privacy FAIL: Windows 11 Silently Backs Up to OneDrive appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read…
Google’s Project Naptime Aims for AI-Based Vulnerability Research
Security analysts at Google are developing a framework that they hope will enable large language models (LLMs) to eventually be able to run automated vulnerability research, particularly analyses of malware variants. The analysts with Google’s Project Zero – a group…
Top 6 Compliance Reporting Tools in 2024
What is a Compliance Report? A compliance report describes how successfully or poorly a company complies with security and business-related regulations. It is distributed to various audiences, including the board, senior executives, regulators, business partners, third-party vendors, etc. Whatever compliance…
How AttackIQ Can Bolster CORA Compliance in the Federal Government
Federal agencies need strong security controls and continuous compliance. The Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) by the DHS and industry partners enhances critical infrastructure resilience against cyber threats. The post How AttackIQ Can Bolster CORA Compliance in the Federal Government…
Reverse engineering eBPF programs
eBPF is one of the most widely used technologies in today’s computing ecosystem, starting from the cloud sector The post Reverse engineering eBPF programs appeared first on ARMO. The post Reverse engineering eBPF programs appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…
Intermediate vs Root Certificates
PKI ensures secure digital communication by verifying online entities. Root and intermediate certificates create a trust chain, ensuring information integrity. The post Intermediate vs Root Certificates appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read…
Back to the Future: What AppSec Can Learn From 30 Years of IT Security
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. As AppSec evolves towards a new playbook, here’s what we can learn from IT’s journey. Just over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey declared that every business was a software business. Not everyone…
StealC & Vidar Malware Campaign Identified
Weekly Threat Intelligence Report Date: June 24, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence – Security Engineer, HYAS Malware developers will use all sorts of techniques to obfuscate their C2 location and keep security analysts from being able to understand…
Securing AI-Native Platforms: A Comprehensive Approach with SecureFLO
Securing AI-Native Platforms: A Comprehensive Approach with SecureFLO Securing AI-Native Platforms: A Comprehensive Approach with SecureFLO In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures is more critical than ever. AI-native platforms, which leverage advanced machine learning…