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What Is New in the OWASP Top 10 in 2024?

The need for application security has never been greater. In a world where technology is ubiquitous and applications are key to day-to-day operations, organizations must protect their data from the ever-changing threats of the cybersecurity landscape. That’s ...

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Navigating the OWASP Code Review Guide

Navigate the OWASP Code Review Guide to enhance your development process with structured methodologies, secure coding practices, and effective code review techniques.

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What’s the Purpose of a Secure Code Review?

Twitter recently fell victim to a data breach caused by misconfigured settings on an application programming interface (API). Hackers stole the information of 5.4 million users and posted it to an online forum. Threat actors then began selling the information...

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What Are Secure Coding Standards? CERT, OWASP, and Compliance Explained

Your development team likely follows coding guidelines to help write clean, maintainable code, but that alone won’t keep attackers out. Secure coding standards provide formal, documented rules to defend against the most common cyber threats. What are secure c...

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Do Your Apps Use Third-Party Components? Scan Your Code

Many software projects incorporate third-party components to add specific functionality. One of the IT teams’ most significant challenges is keeping up with the latest technologies being used. Applications can become a Wild West full of security vulnera...

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Developing Data Security for Finance

Cyberattacks are escalating in both frequency and severity across all industries, but the financial sector remains one of the most attractive targets for malicious actors due to the high value of its data. The global average cost of a data breach is $4.88 mil...

Industry AppSec Risk Management

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What Code Security Risks Exist Beyond OWASP Top 10?

The OWASP Top 10 is a great starting point for mitigating code security risks. However, businesses that want to be prepared for modern cyber threats must go beyond a checklist of typical threat vectors. Incorporating security at every touchpoint allows develo...

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Ensuring Mobile App Security in the Age of Hyperconnectivity

In 2021, the hyperconnectivity market was valued at $319.4 billion. By 2031, it’s expected to expand to $2.2 trillion. In fact, according to Forbes, the motto of the future is “anything that can be connected will be connected.” From a user sta...

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The Importance of Open-Source Scanning

When almost every application uses multiple open-source elements, securing your open-source code is more important than ever. However, open-source scanning doesn’t have to be a hassle. Discover why open-source scanning is essential and how tools like Kiuwan c...

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5 Reasons to Check Code for Vulnerabilities Before Shipping

Code vulnerabilities are among the leading causes of data and security breaches, alongside human errors. This is because, at the beginning of software development, developers often focus more on functionality and speed of development rather than checking code...

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Best Practices for Source Code Security

Following these source code security best practices allows your developers to protect your application from reverse engineering attacks.

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7 Common App Security Misconfigurations

Everyone makes mistakes at work. That’s human nature. People get distracted and forget things. Most of the time, it’s no big deal. For one Pentagon staffer, however, a simple oversight led to a data leak that exposed U.S. military emails to the internet. This...

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