6 key challenges technologists are facing today
Every organization that interacts with customers or consumers via web and mobile applications, and also as they transition to a hybrid workspace, means that they are …
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Top three most critical areas of web security
Akamai Technologies revealed three research reports at the RSA Conference 2022, focusing on three of the most critical areas of web security: ransomware, web applications and …
Steady rise in severe web vulnerabilities
Invicti Security released a research which reveals a rise in severe web vulnerabilities and the need for executive leaders to intertwine their application security and digital …
JavaScript security: The importance of prioritizing the client side
In this interview with Help Net Security, Vitaliy Lim, CTO at Feroot, talks about the most common JavaScript threats, the devastating impact of malicious or vulnerable code, …
Malicious web application requests skyrocketing, bad actors stealthier than ever before
Radware released report findings which underscore 2021 as the year of the web application attack. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of malicious web application requests …
WAFs can’t give organizations the security they need
Cymulate reveals that web application firewalls are the least effective security solutions, making them prime target for adversaries and high risk points for organizations. …
Web app attacks are skyrocketing, it’s time to protect APIs
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 …
API security awareness: The first step to better assessing the risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Tal Steinherz, CTO at Wib, talks about the importance of API security awareness and how to tackle numerous threats that are plaguing it. …
80% of organizations experienced employees misusing and abusing access to business apps
Organizations continue to operate with limited visibility into user activity and sessions associated with web applications, despite the ever-present risk of insider threats …
Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021
Radware has published results from its report which provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning …
Is the government’s response to cybersecurity threats enough for your organization?
With this year’s attacks against Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya, ransomware and its impact on infrastructure have been pushed to the forefront of American political …
File upload security best practices rarely implemented to protect web applications
Despite a marked increase in concerns around malware attacks and third-party risk, only 8% of organizations with web applications for file uploads have fully implemented the …