Food for Thought: On-premises Goes Hybrid Using application security testing (AST) tools has many benefits; for example increasing the speed, efficiency and coverage paths for testing applications. However, there are many reasons why individuals may feel inse...
Web apps are now one of the top favorites—if not the absolute favorite—means of attack by cyberthieves, based on the latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which examined 41,686 security incidents, including 2,013 confirmed data breaches. The data ...
Hacking has been going on for decades, so it is unsurprising that with a society as technological as ours, more and more companies and private people are experiencing attacks. Hacking is the primary way in which attackers try to gain access and...
Every year, Kiuwan makes predictions concerning what’s in store for cybersecurity for the coming year based on prior events, current trends, and statistics. While year-end predictions are commonplace, what’s uncommon are follow-ups to see if said ...
There are three phases of defending against cyber attacks: putting in place sufficient protections and robust authentication mechanisms to try and prevent attacks; appropriately defending against an active attack once it is discovered, and communicating accur...
How much can a data security breaches really cost a company? What is the cost of a few infiltrated databases and stolen customer account information? The answer ranges between millions and billions of dollars in damages paid to those whose informati...
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...
Initially developed by the UK government’s “SafeIT” program and later expanded by the automotive industry, the Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA) sought to develop a C programming language subset—or “coding standard,” more colloquially—to...
Today’s security professionals face a relentless barrage of alerts, a widening cybersecurity skills gap, and the constant pressure to do more with less. Manually triaging alerts, investigating incidents, and coordinating responses across disparate secur...
Many applications provide a services layer (to other applications, to a presentation layer, etc.). Or, they consume services exposed by third-parties (not necessarily trusted). A REST model is a simple, widely-used way for designing such service layers. This ...
As new technologies and big data deliver previously unimagined connections and conveniences, the shadow side of cyber threats is also growing. Cybercriminals can scale to unprecedented levels using artificial intelligence (AI) and launch sophisticated attacks...
