Massive shadow code risk for world’s largest businesses

Source Defense announced the results of a study that for the first time sizes the security, privacy, and compliance risks that are literally designed into the digital supply chains of major business websites. This risk, originating from highly dynamic … Continue reading Massive shadow code risk for world’s largest businesses

Beware of old and new tax-themed scams and schemes

April 18 marks the end of the 2022 US tax season and those individuals who are yet to file their taxes should get a move on. But they should not throw caution to the wind, as scammers, fraudsters, phishers and malware peddlers are working hard to explo… Continue reading Beware of old and new tax-themed scams and schemes

Source Defense colloborate with Prevalent to mitigate third-party risks to client-side web applications

Source Defense announced its partnership with Prevalent to identify threats and protect online businesses against automated and client-side attacks exploiting third-party code and website access. Prevalent and Source Defense’s joint solution offe… Continue reading Source Defense colloborate with Prevalent to mitigate third-party risks to client-side web applications

Death, taxes, and hacks: How to prevent cyberattacks during tax season

Remember how folks did taxes in the olden days? They’d collect large piles of paper documents, fill out endless pages of forms, stuff a bunch of receipts in a shoebox and – after filing to the IRS – cross their fingers hoping they didn’t forget somethi… Continue reading Death, taxes, and hacks: How to prevent cyberattacks during tax season

93% of consumers concerned about data security when filling out online forms

Source Defense provides in-depth analysis of the client-side threat landscape and specific attacks like formjacking, Magecart and web browser threats. The research offers a rare window on web security sentiments for a population relying almost exclusiv… Continue reading 93% of consumers concerned about data security when filling out online forms

Source Defense’s client-side platform protects online businesses from data-stealing threats

Source Defense announced its new offering of Website in Page Protection (WiPP), as well as product enhancements and performance improvements to the VICE sandboxing technology within the Source Defense Platform. WiPP’s added security benefits prot… Continue reading Source Defense’s client-side platform protects online businesses from data-stealing threats

Debunking myths related to client-side security and Magecart attacks

The client-side landscape has been overrun by third-party script attacks executed by malicious attackers utilizing formjacking or other methods made famous by the Magecart attack group. Many companies assume their current security stack ensures protect… Continue reading Debunking myths related to client-side security and Magecart attacks

5 questions about website and brand security every business owner should ask

Your website is the primary way your customers interact with your enterprise. You envision and create a website to: Enhance customer engagement and conversion of visitors to customers. Optimize revenue per customer. Create repeat customers. Retain cust… Continue reading 5 questions about website and brand security every business owner should ask

Source Defense raises $10 million for website supply chain solution

Source Defense, a startup that is promising a remedy for breaches caused by flawed third-party web applications, announced Wednesday that it raised $10 million in Series A funding. The Israeli company says that it provides a first-of-its-kind solution for preventing website supply chain attacks. The company’s product sits on a customer’s website and automatically monitors access and permissions of third-party apps that operate on it. The use of third-party code for web apps on websites has been a salient risk as of late. Several companies, including Newegg, British Airways and Ticketmaster UK, have fallen victim to card skimming schemes at the hands of the threat group Magecart in recent months. The group exploits vulnerable or compromised JavaScript code that companies place on their websites, intending to use it for things like chat clients and payment tools. Source Defense says that its solution is simple to implement — ironically, by having […]

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Magecart presents an unprecedented threat: Here’s what you can do

On Tuesday we learned that the previously disclosed Ticketmaster UK breach from a few weeks ago was not a one-off event but instead part of a widespread website digital credit card skimming operation that impacted over 800 ecommerce sites around the wo… Continue reading Magecart presents an unprecedented threat: Here’s what you can do