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Maximizing the Effectiveness of Cyber Security Testing Tools

Developers frequently have to contend with smaller budgets for larger projects that require quality and security assurance. While there’s an entire ecosystem of tools that can conduct individual types of tests, using these tools separately can make a develope...

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How to Find Vulnerabilities Before Attackers Do

The current state of digital connectivity opens the door to a wide array of possibilities. However, with that opportunity comes new cybersecurity risks and increased cyberattack vulnerabilities. Technology plays a big part in our personal and professional liv...

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Python Security Best Practices

Python is a widely used programming language with a huge, active community of developers and an array of libraries and frameworks. However, with that huge community comes the risk of potential hackers taking advantage of security risks. Understanding Python’s...

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Most Organizations Faced Mobile App Security Breaches Last Year

Mobile apps have become a prime target for attackers, with Vanson Bourne reporting that almost 90% of developers experienced a breach in the past year. However, there’s still a significant gap between developers’ confidence in their security measur...

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What Are AppSec Tools?

With each year setting new records for security and data breaches, application security (AppSec) tools are more important than ever. Explore some of the different AppSec tools every developer team should have in their arsenal and how they can benefit you, you...

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What Is SBOM?

A software bill of materials (SBOM) is a list of every open-source and third-party component present in a project’s code. They’re essential for keeping track of all your project’s components and being able to more accurately address issues as they arise. This...

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The Need to Defend Against Both Static and Dynamic Attacks

Every developer sets out to write bug-free code that runs as it should, meets client requirements, and doesn’t expose sensitive data. Unfortunately, time constraints, inexperience, and inattentiveness lead to releasing applications full of security vulnerabil...

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The Need to Defend Against Both Static and Dynamic Attacks

The Best Application Security Tools

See the best application security tools to safeguard your software from vulnerabilities and cyber threats. Learn how Kiuwan can improve your security

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Mitigating Development Risk with Software Composition Analysis

There are ways for developers to deal with potential threats and assure software security. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) comes in handy for checking vulnerabilities and licensing issues line-by-line.

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Achieving Speed and Security in Agile Development

Software development is often a game of speed. Unrealistic deadlines were one of the top work challenges developers cited in a recent Statista survey. With the tech industry moving a mile a minute, the pressure to perform can lead developers to cut corne...

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What Is New in the OWASP Top 10 in 2024?

The need for application security has never been greater. In a world where technology is ubiquitous, and applications are key to day-to-day operations, organizations must protect their data against the threats of the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Tha...

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What’s the Purpose of a Secure Code Review?

Twitter recently became the victim of a data breach caused by incorrect settings around an application programming interface (API). Hackers stole the information of 5.4 million users and posted it to an online forum. Threat actors then began selling the infor...

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