Most Security Pros Think a WAF is High Maintenance

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are a traditional application security tool used by many organizations in their arsenal against the cyber attacks inflicted on a continual basis on their infrastructure.  When they were introduced, they were seen as the… Continue reading Most Security Pros Think a WAF is High Maintenance

A New Book to Learn About Application Security

If you’re just starting out as an application developer or you’re a seasoned developer looking for a good review guide, there’s a new book from Wiley titled “Alice and Bob Learn Application Security” to assist with learning about the fundamentals of ap… Continue reading A New Book to Learn About Application Security

Three Application Security Fundamentals Every Developer Should Know

TechBeacon recently published an article on the Three Application Security Fundamentals Every Developer Should Know. The article bases its recommendations for developers on research that came out of a recent USENIX Security conference for developers an… Continue reading Three Application Security Fundamentals Every Developer Should Know

The State of Application Security: What the Statistics Tell Us

CSO Online ran an article last August covering some important application security statistics from a study run by the Enterprise Security Group (ESG).  The article titled The State of Application Security: What the Statistics Tell Us, covered an intere… Continue reading The State of Application Security: What the Statistics Tell Us

Getting Started with Web Application Security? Best Practices: A Developer’s Guide

If you are a developer of web applications and looking for a guide to help you with security best practices, you are in luck.  Back in October of 2020, Security Intelligence ran an article titled Web Application Security Best Practices: A Developer’s G… Continue reading Getting Started with Web Application Security? Best Practices: A Developer’s Guide

Top 50 Application Security Pros to Follow on Twitter

If you are like many in our online connected world, you get some of your news from Twitter, both personally and professionally.  For those that are security professionals, that have been looking to enhance your twitter feed with additional application … Continue reading Top 50 Application Security Pros to Follow on Twitter

Retailers Can’t Afford to Neglect Security

In recent blog posts from K2, we’ve highlighted the need for additional application security for healthcare and financial verticals with the increased attacks on those organizations.  In a recent article in Supply Chain Brain, security for another vert… Continue reading Retailers Can’t Afford to Neglect Security

Attacks on Healthcare Applications Increased in December 2020

A new report highlighted in Security Boulevard,  is showing a 51 percent increase in attacks on web applications hosted by healthcare providers during December 2020, the timing of which coincides with the initial distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The … Continue reading Attacks on Healthcare Applications Increased in December 2020

Banks are Increasing Application Security

When talking about application security, financial institutions are typically at the top of the list that have the biggest concern around the security of their web applications.  So should be no surprise to see a recent article in Finextra, talking abo… Continue reading Banks are Increasing Application Security

Five Key Application Security Trends for 2021

If you’re looking for a direction to head with your application security efforts, TechBeacon recently ran an article on five key application security trends for 2021.  With the increasing focus on application security, maybe it’s time to take a look at… Continue reading Five Key Application Security Trends for 2021