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WordPress
WordPress kept users and hackers in the dark while secretly fixing critical zero-day

Last week WordPress released the newest version (4.7.2) of the popular CMS, ostensibly fixing three security issues affecting versions 4.7.1 and earlier. What the WordPress …

Weebly
43+ million users affected by confirmed Weebly breach

Weebly, a popular web-hosting service featuring a drag-and-drop website builder, has been breached, and email addresses/usernames, IP addresses and encrypted passwords for …

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DDoS and web application attacks keep escalating

Akamai Technologies released its Second Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report, which highlights the cloud security landscape, specifically trends with DDoS and …

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Continuous security in the web application space

What we’re seeing in the market right now is increased consolidation among vendors. They’re buying each other, more products covering another vendor’s …

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Widespread httpoxy vulnerabilities affect server-side web apps

A new, branded set of vulnerabilities has been revealed by security researchers, this time responsibly and without too much fanfare. The collective name given to the …

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The damaging divide in application security

It’s time to get serious about application security and the divisive reality of breaches. Even with today’s intense focus on security, web application attacks are on the rise: …

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It takes 248 days for IT businesses to fix their software vulnerabilities

Compiled using data collected from tens of thousands of websites, a new WhiteHat Security report reveals that the majority of web applications exhibit, on average, two or more …

DDoS
Retail, gaming industries hardest hit with web application and DDoS attacks

Akamai published the Q1 2016 State of the Internet – Security Report, which provides a detailed view of the global cloud security threat landscape and in-depth analysis …

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Strengthen security during production and development

Applications have become the heart of many businesses, with millions of dollars allocated to their development and millions of dollars in revenue associated with their …

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How developers fight the rise in web application attacks

Recent reports highlight the challenge faced by developers in securing code as attacks against web applications increase, while security budgets for developers remain low, …

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Application security market will grow to $6.77 billion by 2021

According to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the global application security market size is estimated to grow from USD 2.24 Billion in 2016 to USD 6.77 …

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Researcher demonstrates website’s lax security, gets arrested

David Levin, CTO of pentesting company Vanguard Cybersecurity, has made a critical mistake while testing the security of the Lee County (Florida) elections website: he …

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