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Orgs Doing More App Security Testing but Fixing Fewer Vulns

Issued by: Dark Reading

Enterprise organizations are scanning more applications for security vulnerabilities than ever before, but, troublingly, they are remediating fewer of their discoveries because of the sheer volume. As it has for the past 13 years, WhiteHat Security recently analyzed data from the results of application security tests the company performed at customer locations last year. The…

Application Security

Vulnerability Leaves Container Images Without Passwords

Issued by: Dark Reading

Nearly one in five of the most popular containers available on the Docker store have no password for root access. That’s the finding of researcher Jerry Gamblin, building on work by researchers at Cisco Talos. The result could easily be hundreds of thousands of containers deployed with no functional password at all. The finding is…

Application Security, Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in financial mobile apps put consumers and businesses at risk

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Security hubris. It’s the phrase we use to refer to our feeling of confidence grounded on assumptions we all have (but may not be aware of or care to admit) about cybersecurity—and, at times, privacy. It rears its ugly head when (1) we share the common notion that programmers know how to code securely; (2)…

Mobile Security

The privacy risks of pre-installed software on Android devices

Issued by: Help Net Security

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 hand, the permission model on the Android operating system and its apps allow a large number of actors to track and obtain personal user information. At the…

Application Security

How the Google and Facebook outages could impact application security

Issued by: Help Net 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 these outages haven’t yet been published – a situation I sincerely hope Alphabet and Facebook correct – the implications of these outages are something we should be looking closely…

Application Security

4 Ways At-Work Apps Are Vulnerable to Attack

Issued by: Dark Reading

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…

Application Security

What is application security? A process and tools for securing software

Issued by: CSO

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…

Application Security

Retail Sector Second-Worst Performer on Application Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

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…