What’s in a number? For DevSecOps professionals, the answer is “a lot.” Analytics in application security (AppSec) hold immense power, helping teams decide where to focus their priorities and pick up on patterns that uncover knowledge gaps. Reporting with clear analytics helps set standards for…
How to build a cyber incident response plan
No matter how well you manage your security posture, there is always a chance that you will become a victim of a cyber attack. That is why every organization, no matter the size, should be prepared to react to a cyber incident. The key element…
Where cybersecurity frameworks meet web security
A cybersecurity framework is a set of guidelines for business environments to manage security effectively. Cybersecurity frameworks are adaptive and usually cover multiple aspects of cybersecurity programs, including security controls, appropriate safeguards and mitigation, appropriate activities, risk management programs, protective technology, continuous monitoring, as well…
DevSecOps: How to get there from DevOps
DevSecOps is a practice that merges the work done by development (Dev), security (Sec), and IT operations teams (Ops) to deliver the most efficient and effective software development practices. But why is it still so rare? Let us take a look at the difficulties of…
Invicti’s Spring 2022 AppSec Indicator highlights unrelenting direct-impact flaws
The spring 2022 edition of the Invicti AppSec Indicator has arrived hot off the presses, and it underscores some alarming trends for severe web vulnerabilities. The data shows that direct-impact flaws are still showing up in customer scan results at alarming rates. Worse still, these…
Critical alert – Spring4Shell RCE (CVE-2022-22965 in Spring)
On March 31, 2022, a serious zero-day vulnerability was discovered in the Spring framework core, which is an open-source framework for building enterprise Java applications. The vulnerability, dubbed Spring4Shell (similar to Log4Shell) or Springshell, was identified as CVE-2022-22965 (at the time of writing, not yet…
7 web application security best practices
To maintain the best possible security posture and protect your sensitive data against cyberattacks, you cannot just rely on security products alone. Here is a list of seven key elements that we believe should be considered in your web app security strategy. 1. Include everyone in security…
Common password vulnerabilities and how to avoid them
Weak passwords and password reuse are still some of the most serious concerns for cybersecurity. There are several ways to increase password security but they are often not adopted by users and administrators. Here’s how you can make sure that sensitive data in your web…
How often should you test your critical web applications?
When it comes to web application security, the concern is not whether you should test but, rather, how often you should test. Many people scan for web vulnerabilities using dedicated vulnerability scanners and perform manual analysis/penetration testing once per year. Some people do it once…