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9 Java Vulnerability Scanners for Secure Code

Java apps have at least two major attack surfaces, and many scanners are stronger on one than the other. Proprietary code is where deserialization flaws, JNDI lookups, and weak crypto live. The Maven and Gradle dependency tree is where hundreds of transitive ...

Industry AppSec Programming Language

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QA Security Testing: How Teams Reduce Software Risk

Software quality and security are closely connected. Even with a perfect UI, a software application isn’t safe to deploy until teams have validated it against potential cyberattacks. Otherwise, stakeholders’ and customers’ data can be at ris...

Industry AppSec Software Testing

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How the OWASP Top 10 Applies to AI-Generated Code

AI-assisted development has changed how quickly teams can produce code, but it has not changed the security standards that code needs to meet. According to the Sembi Software Quality Pulse Report, respondents estimate that, on average, 53% of their organizati...

Industry AppSec Trends

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Web Application Security Testing: The Complete Guide

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, organizations have had to strengthen their cybersecurity posture to overcome more sophisticated and more numerous attacks. Web application security testing has become an increasingly important part of that process,...

Software Testing Industry AppSec

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SBOM Analysis: A Complete Guide for DevSecOps Teams

SBOM analysis is the process of examining a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to identify vulnerabilities, license risks, outdated components, and compliance gaps across the software your application depends on. Generating an SBOM tells you what is in your so...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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Enterprise Application Security: How to Close the Gaps That Lead to Breaches

Enterprise applications are where sensitive business logic runs and customer data moves. A single exploitable flaw can cascade into an incident that takes months to contain. In large environments, the problem is rarely a total lack of security testing. It is ...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership

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AI Static Code Analysis: Separating Signal From Noise in Modern SAST

Key takeaways Static application security testing generates too many alerts. That’s not news to anyone running a security program. What you probably don’t know is whether AI actually fixes the problem or just gives vendors another buzzword. Most S...

Thought Leadership Industry AppSec

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OSS Vulnerabilities: How to Identify, Manage, and Prevent Open-Source Risk

Modern apps are often powered by open-source software (OSS), which allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute it. Because OSS programs are so flexible and budget-friendly, most applications naturally contain hundreds of third-party open-source depende...

Risk Management Industry AppSec

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SBOM Reports: What to Include and How to Use Them

An SBOM report, short for Software Bill of Materials, is a structured inventory of every component in a software application, including: For DevSecOps teams, security engineers, and compliance officers, an SBOM report is the foundation of software supply chai...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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Application Vulnerability Testing: Methods, Tools, and Best Practices

Every application you deploy is a potential entry point for attackers. Without systematic testing, vulnerabilities accumulate across your codebase, third-party components, and runtime environments. Application vulnerability testing identifies these security w...

Industry AppSec Software Testing

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OWASP Top 10 AI Vulnerabilities Explained

The OWASP top 10 AI vulnerabilities are a commonly used search phrase for guidance on security risks in LLM and generative AI systems. Originally launched as the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications (LLMs), the initiative later expanded into the...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership

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How to Prevent Reverse Shell Attacks: Detection, Defense, and Best Practices

How to Prevent Reverse Shell Attacks: Detection, Defense, and Best Practices TL;DR: A reverse shell attack happens when an attacker uses your system to initiate an outbound connection back to their remote machine, giving them interactive shell access (a remot...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership