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Why GDPR Makes Application Security More Important Than Ever

With the coming of GDPR, the stakes in application security get still higher. There are plenty of reasons for concern already; theft of confidential data can lead to liability, serious financial losses, and damage to reputation. GDPR adds fines as high as 10 ...

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How to Gain Full Control of Open-Source Components

Almost every developer relies to some degree on open source software, and it’s tough to beat the flexibility of open use and distribution licensing. However, it’s also critical that all developers understand how to control open source components. There are se...

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Application Security: A Must-Have for Business Success

There is almost an endless list of reasons why application security is important to businesses. Those range from maintaining a positive brand image to preventing security breaches that impact the trust that your clients and shareholders have in your business....

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How to Secure Serverless Applications

Although the term says “serverless,” serverless applications don’t really run without any servers involved. Rather, serverless applications run inside cloud-based infrastructures so that developers and operators need no longer stand up and run their own serve...

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How to Proactively Address Payment Card Security Threats

Payment card attacks are nothing new. Cybercriminals have been targeting payment cards for more than a decade. However, there is a disturbing trend of cybercriminals discovering and leveraging novel ways to steal payment cards credentials during online transa...

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Securing Cloud Access in Applications

As applications become increasingly cloud-based – or even cloud-native – more and more such code sends data to and from cloud-based stores, both public and private. This makes the methods and controls that such applications use to access the cloud of particul...

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Beyond SolarWinds: Stopping Software Supply Chain Attacks

Software supply chain attacks are more common and more dangerous than ever. Learn what your company can do to protect itself and keep customers’ data safe.

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How to Prevent Threats in Healthcare Application Security

Healthcare Sector Application Security: Preventing Threats from Becoming Attacks Software security isn’t a state of being, or even a single action; it is a process, and one that requires more than just hardening your software. The year 2020 saw a dramati...

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7 Database Security Principles and Practices

Databases are some of organizations’ most valuable data sources. This includes every company, from healthcare companies to online retailers. In turn, they’re some of the highest-value targets for attackers and a trove full of personnel information...

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Mitigating Security Threats in Online and Mobile Gaming

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all spending more time on our PCs and smartphones. It might seem odd, but The Business Research Company’s Global Online Gambling Market report asserts that online gambling has skyrocketed in 2020. This is...

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8 Common Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Software

Cybersecurity is getting much attention, from the break room to the board room. Few weeks pass without another salacious story in the media about a new large-scale data breach, ransomware outbreak or other attack designed to disrupt everyday life. Cyber...

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