This blog was co-authored by Pedro Umbelino, Senior Security Researcher, Checkmarx. In today’s digitally-connected society, smartphones have become an extension of us. Advanced camera and video capabilities in particular are playing a massive role in this, as users are able to quickly take out their phones and capture any moment in real-time with the simple
Most people in our industry know what the acronym CVE means. For those that may not, CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. According to their website, CVE was launched in 1999 as a list of common identifiers for publicly-known cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in commercial and open source software and / or firmware. What makes
As a result of a broadening threat landscape and the ever-increasing usage of APIs, the OWASP API Security Top 10 Project was launched. From the start, the project was designed to help organizations, developers, and application security teams become more aware of the risks associated with APIs. This past September, the OWASP API Security Top
If you’re active in the cybersecurity industry, you have likely heard the buzz about Struts 2 Java framework in 2017. In short, hackers were able to exploit a vulnerable application based on Struts 2 and stole hundreds of millions of PII records. The vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) made a lot of noise, but like almost any critical
Introduction Security Aspects of Android Android is a privilege-separated operating system, in which each application runs with a distinct system identity (Linux user ID and group ID). Parts of the system are also separated into distinct identities. Linux isolates applications from each other and from the system. Additional finer- grained security features are provided through
It’s no hidden secret that an increased level of training and education is both one of the biggest needs and shortcomings in the cybersecurity industry. Organizations are falling victim to cyberattacks more frequently than ever before and the ramifications are only getting worse. According to IBM Security’s and Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Cost of a Data
Over the course of this adventure into the culinary world of software development, we have drawn comparisons between open source software and cookie recipes, and equated open source risks to spoiled ingredients. When cooking, it’s imperative that we prep our kitchen properly, stocking the tools and equipment, getting our timing and steps in order, soliciting
October is the annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is promoted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). According to the NICCS, “Held every October, NCSAM is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to
When I was a child, I didn’t dream of becoming a legendary football player or a rock star. My dream was to become a Transformer: specifically Optimus Prime. I am sure some of you in the audience shared the same dream. As you can probably guess, unfortunately, this dream did not come true. But what
As I introduced in my last article, where we explored the variance among open source components, distros, and forks, open source software and modern application development can be equated to baking. This analogy allows us to explore potentially complex topics through the more familiar lens of one’s unique take on popular recipes. This time, I’d
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