Web App Security
Steps Toward Weaponizing the Android Platform
May 13, 2013 Added by:Kyle Young
In this article I will be covering ways that one can turn their Android based device into a powerful pocket sized penetration testing tool.
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Mobile Security Processes Could Be Applied to Medical Devices: Bluebox
May 10, 2013 Added by:Steve Ragan
Before malware could become a threat to medical devices, Adam Ely said attackers would have to write malware specifically targeted to these devices and organizations; or the devices would have to adopt a standard platforms and software.
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Infographic: Keeping Web Applications Safe
May 09, 2013 Added by:Mike Lennon
Continuing the security industry trend of publishing infographics, the folks at Enterprise Strategy Group published an infographic that illustrates some of the challenges associated with web application security.
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Do You Have a Vendor Security Check List? You Should!
May 09, 2013 Added by:Michael Fornal
A security check list is a list of security controls that a vendor or application must meet. These controls can range from how storage back up is to be done, to password complexity requirements. Having a checklist can help you in deciding if the application or vendor conforms to your company’s security requirements.
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Three Reasons Why a One-Size-Fits-All Secure SDLC Solution Won’t Work
May 08, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
Forcing a security process on development teams that doesn’t take into account the way they develop software is a recipe for disaster. A good goal to have for secure SDLC is to minimize the impact on the team’s existing software development practice.
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What Security Risks Do Healthcare Organizations Face?
May 06, 2013 Added by:Michael Fornal
Today, hospitals and healthcare organizations face many risks that they didn’t have to deal with until few years ago. This ever growing list of risks includes social engineering, redundant applications, within a network and keeping patient files secure and confidential but yet available and escalation of privileges.
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Why Are We Failing at Software Security?
May 01, 2013 Added by:Nish Bhalla
While there are many granular reasons for software security failures at the institutional, developer or vendor level - there are five industry-wide problems that are fueling the current state of insecurity. These are complicated problems and will not be easy to solve. But until we do, software security will remain at risk.
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Takeaways from the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report for Software Development Teams
April 29, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has some important data for software development teams, particularly when considering the likelihood of certain threats to your system.
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Could the AP Twitter Hack Have Been Prevented?
April 26, 2013 Added by:Gianluca Stringhini
This is the first time that people realize that Tweets can have a large effect on financial institutions. The question that people are asking is: could this compromise have been avoided?
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Raising the Bar on Application Security Due Diligence
April 24, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
Many automated scanning solutions are outstanding in their cost effectiveness and ability to find certain classes of vulnerabilities. For example, a properly-configured static analysis solution may help you find every instance of potential SQL injection in your software.
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Google: Black Hat or White Hat?
April 23, 2013 Added by:Larry Karisny
Google has a perfect opportunity to be a leader in cybersecurity. Google’s recent network -- and acquisitions and hires -- in Austin, Texas, is an opportunity to do security right the first time.
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Making Patching Work for SCADA and Industrial Control System Security
April 05, 2013 Added by:Eric Byres
Applying patches is a critical part of good security. According to US-CERT, about 95% of all network intrusions could have been avoided by keeping systems up to date with appropriate patches. What I am against is patching as a knee-jerk reaction to security vulnerabilities. You can’t expect your control system to operate reliably if you don’t have a controlled process for patching.
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Protect Data Not Devices?
April 05, 2013 Added by:Simon Moffatt
As the devices becomes smarter, greater emphasis is placed on the data and services those devices access. Smartphones today come with a healthy array of encryption features, remote backup, remote data syncing for things like contacts, pictures and music, as well device syncing software like Dropbox. How much data is actually specifically related to the device?
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Debunking Myths: Penetration Testing is a Waste of Time
April 04, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
Before you perform your next security verification activity, make sure you have software security requirements to measure against and that you define which requirements are in-scope for the verification.
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SCADA and ICS Security Patching: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 26, 2013 Added by:Eric Byres
Let's examine the good, the bad and the ugly details of patching as a means to secure SCADA and ICS systems. And to begin, let’s suppose patches could be installed without shutting down the process...
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The New Facebook Graph Search: How to Protect Your Privacy
March 21, 2013 Added by:Tom Eston
The Facebook Graph has evolved over the years in order to correlate as much information as possible, making it very easy to search. The issue is that anything you’ve ever posted publically, “Liked,” or were ever tagged in can be quickly searched. Here is how you can protect your privacy...
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