Almost all modern software contains at least some open-source components. Open-source software streamlines the development process and accelerates the software development timeline. It’s also cost-effective in most instances because it’s free to use. However,...
As a company’s applications and digital infrastructure grow in complexity, it will need a more methodological approach to management to maintain back-end functionality. Companies can benefit from visualizing their application architecture and its dependencies...
Once every few years, OWASP releases a Top 10 list, featuring the ten most significant security risks related to developing web applications. OWASP makes this information available to developers around the world, so they can design and deploy safer technologi...
Welcome to the final article in our blog series on the OWASP Top 10 Security Vulnerabilities. In this article, we’ll take a detailed look at OWASP Top 10 2017 A10 – Insufficient Logging & Monitoring. Audit Trail Vulnerabilities: Insufficient Logging and M...
In 2017, OWASP added a new vulnerability to the Top 10 list: A8 Insecure Deserialization, in place of the previous #8 vulnerability, Cross-Site Request Forgery. According to OWASP, “Insecure deserialization often leads to remote code execution. Even...
What is Access Control? Access control (authorization) determines which users can interact with what systems and resources within your company. When access control is broken, users could send unauthorized requests to your applications. Unauthorized access to ...
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a software and hardware weaknesses classification system. It’s an extension of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) list compiled by MITRE. This federally funded, non-profit organization manages research and deve...
Understanding How External Entities Attack XML Files Extensible Markup Language (XML) files are plain-text files that describe data behavior as that data relates to a connected network or server application. If you open an XML file, you’ll see code describing...
Number 3 on the OWASP Top 10 2017 list is Sensitive Data Exposure. The first question to ask is whether your organization even has sensitive data that needs protection against exposure. The quick answer is that, in today’s digital world, most organizations wi...
Security misconfigurations are “holes” or weaknesses within your computer applications that leave your system vulnerable to attack. These misconfigurations allow easy exploitation from threat agents from both inside and outside of your company. The good news ...
How to Resolve and Prevent XSS Cross-site scripting (XSS) occurs when an attacker injects malicious script, like JavaScript, into your web browser which compromises an infected web site. When the user inputs data into the visited web site, the malicious code ...
OWASP Top 10 2017 – A2 Broken Authentication Authentication and session management includes verifying user credentials and managing their active sessions. Broken authentication and session management occurs when credentials cannot be authenticated and session...
