High-level programming languages have gone a long way since the invention of Short Code in 1949. New languages are being created all the time, sometimes as a joke, but most times to deal with specific problems that existing ones cannot solve. Althou...
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...
Announcement: End of Support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1. On March 1st Kiuwan will disable support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1. Why? Only 3% of our systems traffic uses TLS 1.0., so we have decided to disable support for it from March 2020 onwards. What is TLS?&nbs...
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...
Over the past two decades, DevOps processes have successfully sped up the app development lifecycle and reduced the complexity and workload for software engineers. However, following the initial market boom, security and privacy were two of the most neglected...
Developers all over the world have become keen on adopting a high level of application security, especially with the steady rise of cybersecurity threats. The shorter app development app cycle also means that you’ll need a robust security system to flash out ...
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...
Chief information security officers (CISOs) set the tone for establishing a security-conscious business environment. They are responsible for ensuring that the security professionals under them stay aware of the most common vulnerabilities hackers try to expl...
The CWE/SANS Top 25 lists the most dangerous common software errors that can leave your application vulnerable to bad actors. It’s put together by MITRE and the SANS Institute as part of the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) project. The list can help you pri...
