September 13, 2016

Portable Problems? New Vulnerability Report Sparks Hacker Hunt

2 min read - A vulnerability report is designed to alert vendors of potential security issues, but it can also help cybercriminals identify weak spots to attack.

Application Security June 1, 2016

How to Protect Your Website From XSS Vulnerabilities With IBM Application Security

2 min read - Application security practices and tools can help ensure that embarrassing and costly vulnerabilities are shut out of your website or app.

January 11, 2016

New Year, New Problems: CMS Vulnerabilites Take on 2016

2 min read - Several vulnerabilities have recently been discovered — and patched — in CMS software WordPress and Drupal. What should users know about the risks?

January 5, 2016

AVG Chrome Extension Takes Things Too Far With Poor APIs

2 min read - Subpar APIs in one of AVG's Chrome extensions could wind up exposing user browsing history or even turn the extension into a vessel for malware.

October 23, 2015

Microsoft Will Pay up to $15,000 for Security Flaws in Bug Bounty Program

2 min read - Security experts and developers have just under three months to potentially earn up to $15,000 in Microsoft's latest bug bounty program.

September 29, 2015

Yahoo’s Gryffin Security Scanner Could Help Companies Better Protect Web Applications

2 min read - System admins can never be sure of where the next online attack will come from, which is why Yahoo has released a new Web application security scanner.

August 14, 2015

New WordPress XSS Vulnerability Crosses the Privilege Line

2 min read - A new XSS vulnerability set for WordPress raises sersious security questions, but it's not the only set of flaws to come to light recently.

July 29, 2015

XSS Vulnerability Crossed Out in New WordPress Version

2 min read - WordPress update 4.2.3 crossed out a critical XSS vulnerability — the latest in a long line of flaws that put websites running the CMS at risk.

July 2, 2015

Crypto, XSS Flaws Rampant in Web Application Software, Study Shows

3 min read - A handful of common and well-known Web application software flaws continue to pose huge problems for organizations across multiple sectors.

Cloud Security June 30, 2015

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Cloud Side-Channel Attacks: Part II

6 min read - Detailed description of three side-channel attacks mounted against the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) cloud model as well as preventative measures for each.