application security
Organizations that scan applications in production have a reduced risk of being breached
Despite a significantly increased focus on application security testing, remediation rates for vulnerabilities continue to shrink, according to WhiteHat Security. Setu …
New open source solution reduces the risks associated with cloud deployments
An open source user computer environment (UCE) for the Amazon Cloud, called Galahad, has been launched by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The technology will …
Supply chain attacks: Mitigation and protection
In software development, a supply chain attack is typically performed by inserting malicious code into a code dependency or third-party service integration. Unlike typical …
Google will check apps by new developers more thoroughly
In an attempt to thwart Android developers who are set to distribute malicious apps through Google Play, Google will be taking more time when reviewing apps by developers with …
Google introduces many G Suite security enhancements
Last week, the big news from Google Cloud Next 2019 was that phones running Android 7.0 or higher can be turned into a security key for G Suite account 2-step verification. …
The security challenges that come with serverless computing
Serverless computing (aka Function-as-a-Service) has been a boon to many enterprises: it simplifies the code development and deployment processes while improving utilization …
Enterprises fear disruption to business critical applications, yet don’t prioritize securing them
The majority of organizations (nearly 70 percent) do not prioritize the protection of the applications that their business depend on – such as ERP and CRM systems – any …
Less than 20% of IT pros have complete access to critical data in public clouds
Companies have low visibility into their public cloud environments, and the tools and data supplied by cloud providers are insufficient. Lack of visibility can result in a …
The privacy risks of pre-installed software on Android devices
Many pre-installed apps facilitate access to privileged data and resources, without the average user being aware of their presence or being able to uninstall them. On the one …
How the Google and Facebook outages could impact application security
With major outages impacting Gmail, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram recently, consumers are right to be concerned over the security of their private data. While details of …
SaaS spending increasing by 78 percent year-over-year
43% of the average company’s SaaS application stack changed in the last two years, according to the 2019 Annual SaaS Trends report. This is far greater than the typical …
Popular coding advice doesn’t necessarily equal secure coding advice
Stack Overflow is a hugely popular online forum/Q&A site that many programmers and software developers use to find answers to particular programming problems. …