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The Importance of Automated Code Review for App Security

With cyber threats evolving alarmingly, safeguarding your applications against vulnerabilities has never been more critical. Cybercrime is currently projected to cost approximately $10.5 globally starting in 2025. Using tools such as automated code review wil...

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Kiuwan 101: An Introduction to Application Security

Before jumping on the DevOps security solutions bandwagon, businesses need a Kiuwan 101 introduction to understand which challenges Kiuwan solves and how it makes application security testing a breeze. Keep reading to find out.

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The Cost of Poor Source Code Quality

To boost your bottom line, you must produce top-notch code and identify and fix all instances of low-quality code. Low-quality code refers to poorly written code containing bugs and readability issues, among other problems. Poor code quality ca...

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Automated Threats: What App Developers Need to Know

Did you know that 2,200 cyber attacks happen every single day? With that sort of relentless onslaught, it might make you wonder who has that much time on their hands. But, the reality we know all too well is that while human attackers may be orchestratin...

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7 Causes of Open-Source Integration Headaches (and How to Avoid Them)

Open-source software lets businesses leverage the power of the best and brightest developers in the world. It can drastically increase productivity and reduce time to market by providing a shortcut to building products. However, despite its widespread use—you...

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5 Tips to Build a Culture of Security at Your Company

Despite increased cybersecurity capabilities and awareness, threat actors’ sophistication has increased in parallel, leading to an uptick in cyberattacks. An IBM report placed the global average cost of a data breach at $4.88 million U.S. dollars. Cybersecuri...

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What Are Code Vulnerabilities?

In today’s world, where most of our lives revolve around apps and software, a single flaw in an application’s codebase can wreak havoc. These flaws, called code vulnerabilities, serve as entry points for malicious actors to access sensitive data or unleash pr...

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Endpoint Management: What It Is and How It Affects App Security

Endpoint security is a critical component in a comprehensive approach to application security. As applications often interact with various endpoints—devices like laptops, smartphones, and tablets—each represents a potential vulnerability that malicious actors...

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What Is Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)?

Thousands of apps are released every year. A study by Burga in 2021 revealed that developers published over 355,000 apps on Apple’s App Store alone, each day seeing an average of about 1,000 apps. So, organizations with an app idea often race against time to ...

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Multi-Factor Authentication: A Developer’s Defense Against Unauthorized Access

As we gear up for Cybersecurity Month 2023, with a spotlight on multi-factor authentication (MFA) as one of its central themes, the urgency of fortifying our digital defenses is clearer than ever. In a world where hackers are growing more sophisticated, the n...

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Why Does Source Code Quality Matter?

Are you in the realm of quality assurance? Do you constantly react to source code issues instead of preventing them? If so, you might have a problem—and opportunity—regarding code quality. Here, we’re going to get into what source code quality means, why it m...

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Software Update Security: The Developer’s Role

The Role of Software Updates in Cybersecurity As cyber threats continue to evolve, the role of software updates in cybersecurity cannot be understated. Updates are key in identifying flaws in a system and handling zero-day vulnerabilities early enough. Secure...

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