Application Security April 27, 2022

Electron Application Attacks: No Vulnerability Required

3 min read - While you may have never heard of “Electron applications,” you most likely use them. Electron technology is in many of today’s most popular applications, from streaming music to messaging to video conferencing applications. Under the hood, Electron is essentially a…

Application Security August 20, 2021

Behavior Transparency: Where Application Security Meets Cyber Awareness

3 min read - How can you tell when software is behaving strangely if you don’t know what the right behavior is? That’s an important question when it comes to threat actors. After all, attackers often hijack honest software, networks and systems for dishonest…

Artificial Intelligence July 23, 2021

How AI Will Transform Data Security

3 min read - I’ve often wondered whether artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity is a good thing or a bad thing for data security. Yes, I love the convenience of online stores suggesting the perfect items for me based on my search history, but…

Application Security July 22, 2021

API Abuse Is a Data Security Issue Here to Stay

3 min read - Just about every app uses an application programming interface (API). From a security standpoint, though, APIs also come with some common problems. Gartner predicted that API abuse will be the most common type of attack seen in 2022. So, what…

Artificial Intelligence May 17, 2021

Harnessing the Power of Transfer Learning to Detect Code Security Weaknesses

5 min read - Detecting vulnerabilities in code has been a problem facing the software development community for decades. Undetected weaknesses in production code can become attack entry points if detected and exploited by attackers. Such vulnerabilities can greatly damage the reputation of the…

Software Vulnerabilities November 18, 2020

IBM Works With Cisco to Exorcise Ghosts From Webex Meetings

8 min read - COVID-19 has changed the way many people work, as organizations have shifted to remote work to slow the spread. In early May, more than 100 million Americans were working from home, creating an increased need for remote collaboration tools like…

Application Security July 9, 2020

Updating Legacy Systems Amid Growing Cybersecurity Concerns

2 min read - Over the past few months, a shift to remote working has raised many security questions for businesses trying to protect their data. And, ensuring that legacy systems are secure is a key priority.  Keeping legacy systems up to date in…

Application Security July 7, 2020

Fix Shadow IT In Your Organization

3 min read - Shadow IT can be potentially harmful to a company’s security protection, because it exists outside a company’s typical software and service approval and audit workflows. Shadow IT refers to information technology projects, applications and software used and managed outside of—and…

Application Security June 25, 2019

What Is Threat Modeling and How Does It Impact Application Security?

3 min read - Beyond the obvious benefit of proactively identifying application security incidents, threat modeling gives security leaders opportunities to educate developers and foster a DevSecOps culture.

Application Security June 12, 2019

8 Best Practices for Application Container Security

10 min read - Application containers can reduce costs and streamline software development, but they also increase the attack surface, necessitating strict adherence to container security best practices.