Application SecurityBest practicessecurity researchWebView Android WebView: Secure Coding Practices Nov 16, 2017 by Erez Yalon This is part one of a three-part series. Click here to read part two. Nowadays, there is no doubt that mobile applications have changed the world in a big way. Just look at the interaction habits, for example the way people socialize as individuals or in a group has changed as what was once far Read More › Application SecurityBest practicessecurity researchWebView
Application SecurityXSS 3 Ways to Prevent XSS Oct 9, 2017 by Sarah Vonnegut When we discuss vulnerabilities in applications, there are different categories that we come across. Some vulnerabilities are extremely common yet allow for little or no damage should an attacker discover and exploit them, while others are incredibly rare but can have major, lasting impact on the organizations behind the attacked application. Then, there’s the third Read More › Application SecurityXSS
Agile Software DevelopmentAgile Software EnvironmentApplication SecurityAutomated TestingIASTInteractive Application Security Testing Why You Need Automated Security in an Agile Software Environment Sep 25, 2017 by Sarah Vonnegut Today’s business cycles require faster and more innovative results more than ever before in order to stay competitive. As organizations speed up their time to market, they are realizing the waterfall methodology is no longer working. Now they are creating and adopting rapid application development methodologies. One of those methodologies, agile software development is arguably Read More › Agile Software DevelopmentAgile Software EnvironmentApplication SecurityAutomated TestingIASTInteractive Application Security Testing
Application Security AppSec Metrics That Matter Jul 11, 2017 by Sarah Vonnegut Metrics matter. Metrics are important because they tell you, stakeholders and budget planners how well you’re meeting your set goals. Metrics ensure that your program has visibility and is the only way to effectively communicate the value of your application security program. If you simply go through the AppSec motions of scanning and fixing, Read More › Application Security
Application SecurityCyber Security How to Raise Cybersecurity Awareness at all Levels of Your Organization Jun 15, 2017 by Sarah Vonnegut We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: an organization is only as secure as its weakest link. Most, if not all, of your employees are online and on their mobile devices in your workplace, whether you have a BYOD policy in place or not. Developers release software with millions of lines of code, Read More › Application SecurityCyber Security
Application Security 5 Steps to Stand Out with your AppSec Routine Jun 1, 2017 by Sarah Vonnegut In most organizations, Application Security is sadly behind in adoption, especially when compared to Network Security. And yet, with 84% of attacks aimed at the application layer, we need to turn our focus more towards AppSec. As we use and deploy more and more apps, the interdependencies between them complicate internal infrastructures, leading to more Read More › Application Security
Application SecurityData Security BreachHacking March 2017: Top Hacks and Breaches [INFOGRAPHIC] Apr 4, 2017 by Arden Rubens The month of March in hacks and breaches began strong with discovery of a database containing 1.4B records left exposed by one of the biggest senders of spam. A few days after, WikiLeaks released details on secret CIA hacking tools used to break into computers, mobile devices, and smart TVs. On the 13th of March, Read More › Application SecurityData Security BreachHacking
Application SecurityTwitter Top Women in Cybersecurity You Should be Following on Twitter Mar 7, 2017 by Arden Rubens Updated: March 8th, 2018 – Since the beginning of information security, the representation of women in cybersecurity has been (and still is) small. So small that women make up only 11% of the information security workforce. But with such a tiny representation in the industry comes a big opportunity. For the cybersecurity world, Read More › Application SecurityTwitter
Application SecurityData Security BreachHacking February 2017: Top Hacks and Breaches [INFOGRAPHIC] Mar 5, 2017 by Arden Rubens February may be the shortest month, but there definitely was no shortage in hacks and breaches. The month started with a an anonymous hacker single-handedly taking down an entire dark web hosting service with more than 10K Tor-based .onion sites. Then, on February 10th, a security flaw found in WordPress allowed hackers to attack and deface an Read More › Application SecurityData Security BreachHacking
Application Security Key Takeaways from Ponemon’s 2017 Study on Mobile and Internet of Things Application Security Mar 1, 2017 by Arden Rubens Today, organizations are developing and releasing mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices and apps at a rapid speed. According to recent research, it is estimated that around 50B IoT devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 while 2017 started with a record 2.2M downloadable apps in the App Store. Every year, Read More › Application Security