Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

March 2024

GenAI Attack Path Remediations for Panoptica

Generative AI technology is rapidly evolving, offering groundbreaking capabilities in various fields, including cloud native environments and CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application) solutions. Development of generative AI technology holds immense promise for enhancing the capabilities and performance of cloud-native environments and CNAPP solutions.

Choosing the Best Mobile Application Security Testing Tool in 2024

As per Statista, mobile apps are estimated to generate over $935 billion in revenue in 2024, which includes: This means businesses must prioritize mobile app testing and security posture to safeguard users' personal and financial information from security breaches. For successful mobile app testing, your team must test the app through numerous operating system versions, network bandwidths, screen resolutions, and devices—to ensure the app performs seamlessly across devices.

Why Visma chose Aikido Security for its 170+ companies

Visma selects Aikido security, entrusting them to deliver software security to their portfolio of 170+ companies. Securing software is vitally important to Visma, whose operations deliver software to dynamic SMEs, powerhouse corporations, and key public institutions worldwide. Together, Visma and Aikido are not just participating in the future of application security; they are creating it.

How to Improve Cybersecurity with Datadog's End-to-End Observability Tailored For the US Government

Watch this webinar to learn how: The Datadog platform helps agencies work across silos that separate development, operations, and security teams to foster collaboration and improve cybersecurity posture Datadog has committed to higher levels of security authorizations, including FedRAMP® High, and Impact Level 5 for DoD agencies Our end-to-end observability platform helps agencies address the unique challenges faced by IT leaders in government, including compliance with stringent security standards outlined in Executive Orders and other regulatory directives.

What is DSPM and why is it an essential component in cloud-native security solutions?

In the rapidly advancing realm of cloud-native security, Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) emerges as a critical framework, ensuring organizations maintain robust control over their data assets. As cloud environments evolve, understanding and implementing DSPM becomes vital for better securing data defenses. In this blog post, we'll delve into the basics of DSPM, its significance in cloud-native security and how Panoptica approaches DSPM within its CNAPP solution.

The Imperative Need for Consolidation in Web App Security and Delivery

In today’s rapidly evolving digital and cyber landscape, securing and delivering applications efficiently is crucial for businesses of all sizes. The pursuit of uninterrupted service is no longer the only focus. Security concerns have taken center stage, transforming the landscape into a battleground where the slightest disruption triggers a search for root causes and solutions. When websites falter, application owners navigate a maze of possibilities.

The 7 Essential Components for ASPM (Application Security Posture Management)

As attack vectors expand due to architectural changes, such as distributed cloud deployment, APIs, and multiple access mechanisms, modern apps are under increasing threat. Additionally, with an ever-growing feature set, rapid release cycles, and dependency on third-party libraries, security is impacted at every application stage of the SDLC. Application-layer attacks have spiked by as much as 80% in 2023.

Snyk's AppSec dream team

With springtime just around the corner, there’s a lot to be excited about — warmer weather, longer days, and, most importantly, basketball! In honor of the upcoming March Madness tournament, we’ve put together our own dream team for AppSec. Read on to discover the all-star features in application security this year and how they can help your team get a slam dunk in protecting applications from code to cloud.

Introducing fAST Dynamic to the Polaris Software Integrity Platform | Synopsys

Now a part of the Polaris Software Integrity Platform, fAST Dynamic provides next generation dynamic analysis at scale. fAST Dynamic is a DAST solution that provides an automated, self-service dynamic testing solution for effectively analyzing modern technologies that is fast, easy, and accurate.

Cloud Unfiltered with Nick Eberts - Complexity of Fleet Management - Episode 6

Nick Eberts sits down with host Michael Chenetz to discuss platform engineering, fleet management and cloud-native security on this episode of Cloud Unfiltered. Outshift is Cisco’s incubation engine, innovating what's next and new for Cisco products and sharing our expertise on emerging technologies. Discover the latest on cloud native applications, cloud application security, generative AI, quantum networking and security, future-forward tech research, our latest open source projects and more.

Security Debt: A Growing Threat to Application Security

Security debt is a major and growing problem in software development with significant implications for application security, according to Veracode's State of Software Security 2024 Report. Let’s delve a bit deeper into the scope and risk of security debt, and gain some insights for application security managers to effectively address this challenge. Security debt refers to software flaws that remain unfixed for a year or more.

AI - Boon or Bane for Appsec

Are you ready to dive into the world of application security and artificial intelligence? Watch the exclusive talk by the renowned Julian Totzek Hallhuber, Solutions Architecture Manager at Veracode, during Mind the Sec 2023 in Brazil. In this engaging talk, Julian explores the advantages and disadvantages of using AI in the AppSec landscape and discovers how AI is revolutionizing the way we protect our applications from constantly evolving cyber threats.

Introducing kntrl: Enhancing CI/CD Security with eBPF

CI/CD pipelines are formed by a series of steps that automate the process of software delivery. They integrate the practices of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) along with the tools, platforms, and repositories that enable them. Their goal is to simplify, streamline and automate large parts of the software development process.

Using webhooks to boost cloud-native application security

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native applications built with containers and Kubernetes, webhooks serve as the communication backbone, facilitating seamless integration between various components, especially in the realms of security, networking, and troubleshooting. This is further amplified when combined with popular collaboration tools such as Jira and Slack.

Are your APIs secure? Try our new free tool: API Specification Evaluator

Test API specification With the growing footprint of APIs, there is a strong need for secure-by-design APIs. A design blueprint of an API would be a helpful start in determining the security standard of an API. Fortunately, APIs have that blueprint known as an OpenAPI Specification. API Specifications play a crucial role in ensuring the security and functionality of APIs.

ASPM Best Practices for Secure Success

The days where applications were monoliths built of proprietary code, and releases were set quarterly are no more. Instead, they have been replaced by fast paced development sprints, with software created using plenty of code from open-source repositories. The growing complexities of software development and the associated risks have far exceeded the abilities of traditional application security.

Cloud Unfiltered with Ohad Maislish - Infra as Code - Episode 5

Ohad Maislish discussed cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and the evolution of cloud technologies. Ohad shares his journey from a geek interested in infrastructure to founding M0, focusing on how cloud computing is becoming code with tools like Terraform and Pulumi. They discuss the challenges of platform engineering, the importance of infrastructure as code, and the move towards empowering developers with self-service cloud infrastructure. The dialogue also touches on the significance of open-source projects and the impact of Terraform's licensing changes, leading to the creation of OpenTofu.

Cloud Unfiltered with Cory O'Daniel on DevOps vs. Platform Engineering - Episode 4

Cory O'Daniel, CEO of Massdriver discusses his blog series, which contains the article entitled "DevOps is BS!". Find out why he and others are coming to the conclusion that this may be the case. Additionally, Cory discusses the need for a more consolidated approach to DevOps and how platform engineering may be the answer. Find Out: Find out this and more in the latest episode of Cloud Unfiltered.

Supply Chain Security Snags

Picture a domino effect in the business world: one weak link in a supply chain triggers a cascade of disruptions. This is the reality of supply chain attacks, where a minor breach can escalate into a major crisis. It underscores the urgent need for robust security across the whole supply chain. Supply chain attacks represent a sophisticated threat to organizations, often involving multiple stages of exploitation.