Collaborate Disseminate
This blog was co-authored by Pedro Umbelino, Senior Security Researcher, Checkmarx. Introduction In today’s digitally-connected society, smartphones have become an extension of us. Advanced camera and video capabilities in particular are playing … Continue reading How Attackers Could Hijack Your Android Camera to Spy on You
Most people in our industry know what the acronym CVE means. For those that may not, CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. According to their website, CVE was launched in 1999 as a list of common identifiers for publicly-known cybersecur… Continue reading Combating the Continuous Development of Vulnerable Software
As a result of a broadening threat landscape and the ever-increasing usage of APIs, the OWASP API Security Top 10 Project was launched. From the start, the project was designed to help organizations, developers, and application security teams become mo… Continue reading Breaking Down the OWASP API Security Top 10 (Part 1)
If you’re active in the cybersecurity industry, you have likely heard the buzz about Struts 2 Java framework in 2017. In short, hackers were able to exploit a vulnerable application based on Struts 2 and stole hundreds of millions of PII records…. Continue reading The Hacker vs. Struts 2 Game – It Appears it has No Ending
Introduction Security Aspects of Android Android is a privilege-separated operating system, in which each application runs with a distinct system identity (Linux user ID and group ID). Parts of the system are also separated into distinct identities. Li… Continue reading NFC False Tag Vulnerability – CVE-2019-9295
Over the course of this adventure into the culinary world of software development, we have drawn comparisons between open source software and cookie recipes, and equated open source risks to spoiled ingredients. When cooking, it’s imperative that… Continue reading The Open Source Cookbook: Prepping Your Kitchen
October is the annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is promoted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). According to the NICCS, “Held every Oct… Continue reading Kotlin Guide: Why We Need Mobile Application Secure Coding Practices
When I was a child, I didn’t dream of becoming a legendary football player or a rock star. My dream was to become a Transformer: specifically Optimus Prime. I am sure some of you in the audience shared the same dream. As you can probably guess, u… Continue reading Becoming Optimus Prime Within Your AppSec Initiatives
Concerning the latest data breaches on record, this past May was rather noteworthy. A host of organizations from around the world announced in fact, that they had experienced a data breach. From online retailers, travel booking sites, and high-te… Continue reading Vulnerable Software – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Everyone agrees that an enterprise’s application ecosystem must be protected, especially when data breaches are reported with alarming frequency and the average total cost of a breach comes in at $3.62 million. However, defeating increasingl… Continue reading AppSec Is Dead, but Software Security Is Alive & Well