More Data Stolen in January 2021 than in all of 2017

ComputerWeekly reported back in May that more data records were stolen in January 2021 than in all 12 months of 2017.  878.17 million records were stolen in January, reflecting the continued increase in cyber attacks and putting 2021 to be on track to … Continue reading More Data Stolen in January 2021 than in all of 2017

New Report Finds 67% of Applications in the Utility Sector Have Serious Vulnerabilities

SiliconAngle reported on a new study that found 67% of applications in the utility sector have serious vulnerabilities.  The report found that the “Window of Exposure,” a key metric indicative of breach exposure for applications, has increased from 55%… Continue reading New Report Finds 67% of Applications in the Utility Sector Have Serious Vulnerabilities

Collaboration is key to a secure web application architecture

TechTarget recently ran an interview with “Web Application Security” author Andrew Hoffman, who explained the importance of a secure web application architecture and how to achieve it through collaboration between software and security engineers.
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IT Pros Prefer Best of Breed Security vs. Single Vendor Solutions

A recent Ponemon study found that 71% of IT professionals prefer to use best-of-breed security solutions rather than get all of their security tools from a single vendor.  This finding is especially important in the light of recent security architectur… Continue reading IT Pros Prefer Best of Breed Security vs. Single Vendor Solutions

60% of Organizations had an OWASP Top 10 Attack in the Last Year

An ESG report on Modern Applicaton Development Security released in August of 2020 found that 60 percent of organizations had experienced an attack on an OWASP Top 10 vulnerability in the prior 12 months.
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Cyber Attacks On The Rise For Businesses

A new report, the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021, surveyed over 6,000 companies in the U.S. and Europe and found that the number of businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year increased from 38% to 43%, with over a quarter of those targ… Continue reading Cyber Attacks On The Rise For Businesses

84% of Codebases Contain Open Source Vulnerabilities

A new report from Synopsys examined audit data from 1,500 + commercial codebases to examine how organizations are using open source code.  The past year with the COVID pandemic saw a significant increase from last year’s report, with the number of open… Continue reading 84% of Codebases Contain Open Source Vulnerabilities

75% of Leaders Lack Confidence in Their Web Application Security

Cymatic  released new survey results from C-suite and VP-level executives in IT and cybersecurity detailing the state of web application security. The survey included some troubling results, including the finding that 75 percent of IT leaders lacked co… Continue reading 75% of Leaders Lack Confidence in Their Web Application Security