Facebook Faces Criminal Probe of Data Deals: Report
A grand jury in New York has subpoenaed information from at least two major smartphone makers about such arrangements with Facebook, according to the Times. Regulators, investigators and elected officials around the world have already been digging into the data sharing practices of Facebook which has more than two billion users. The social network’s handling…
4 Ways At-Work Apps Are Vulnerable to Attack
They haven’t completely replaced phone calls or email, but communication and collaboration apps are becoming increasingly popular. For workers today, who are in and out of the office, working on the go, with multiple team members, it’s all about convenience and ease of use. Many rely on Slack, Google Hangouts, Box, SharePoint, and other applications…
Mitigating the Security Risks of Cloud-Native Applications
Containers represent the most significant computing advancements for enterprise IT since VMware introduced its first virtualization product, Workstation 1.0, in 1999. They enable organizations to build, ship, and run applications faster than ever, fueling the rise of the DevOps movement. It’s important for CISOs to realize that while containers can create more secure application development…
What is application security? A process and tools for securing software
Application security is the process of making apps more secure by finding, fixing, and enhancing the security of apps. Much of this happens during the development phase, but it includes tools and methods to protect apps once they are deployed. This is becoming more important as hackers increasingly target applications with their attacks. Application security…
Retail Sector Second-Worst Performer on Application Security
The retail industry’s cybersecurity preparedness continues to lag behind almost every other sector despite efforts by the major credit card associations to bolster retail security via the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Third-party risk management firm SecurityScorecard recently analyzed a total of 1,444 domains in the retail industry with an IP footprint…
Facebook Pulls Security App From Apple Store Over Privacy
The twin developments come as Facebook is under intense scrutiny over privacy following the Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year. Allegations that the political consultancy used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts have dented Facebook’s reputation. Since the scandal broke, Facebook has investigated thousands of apps and suspended more than 400 of them…
Who owns application security?
In July 2018, F5 released its first annual Application Protection Report. As part of the report, F5 commissioned Ponemon to survey of 3,135 IT security practitioners across the world. The survey collected information about respondent’s application security processes. A key question asked for respondents to name their organization’s primary owner of application risk. In theory,…
Twitter adds support for login verification with USB security key
Twitter has some good news for users looking to improve the security of their account: the company has begun rolling out the “login verification with a security key” option. Twitter announced on Tuesday several new measures to fight abuse, trolls, and spam on the social network and, within that announcement, it offered advice on how…
How to Prioritize Security Vulnerabilities in SecDevOps
Software development has shifted into overdrive to keep pace with the demand for rapid releases. To meet this challenge, the industry has moved in recent years to the far more agile development and operations (DevOps) model, which has enabled companies to push out releases faster and more efficiently. However, more code means more vulnerability alerts….
Why Choose Dr. Cleaner? Is It the Best Mac Cleanup App?
“Why choose Dr. Cleaner?” This is a common question that many people want to ask as there were too many cleanup apps for the Mac and many don’t know which one is the best one or safe to use. However, do not simply believe that there are no viruses or adware found on the macOS….