In many standard enterprise applications, consistent logging serves a multitude of purposes. It helps businesses identify and rectify errors, provides valuable analytical insights, and lets you test new solutions. However, this also makes log injections one of the most common ways hackers can hijack or even gain access to sensitive user information.

The application security landscape is shifting as organizations move away from a fragmented ecosystem of point solutions towards a unified platform such as the Mend AppSec Platform. Leveraging these platform-specific strengths brings numerous advantages: streamlined workflows, a cross-product workflow engine, a consolidated data model that enhances security posture, and developers that can focus fully on innovation.

By James Rees, MD, Razorthorn Security In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), have become buzzwords that seem to promise revolutionary solutions. However, as with any emerging technology, it’s crucial to separate hype from reality.

The European Union (EU) is leading the development of comprehensive cybersecurity regulations. These frameworks shape secure digital environments and protect businesses and citizens from cyber threats. For industry leaders and cybersecurity practitioners, especially those focused on cloud technologies, understanding and navigating these frameworks is key to maintaining compliance and gaining a competitive edge.

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! How much?! Wow…

Having your debit card information stolen or used by someone else to impersonate you can be stressful and damaging to your finances and identity. To avoid becoming a victim of debit card fraud, you should secure your bank accounts with strong passwords, use your credit card for purchases, be cautious of phishing scams and more. Continue reading to learn what debit card fraud is and how to avoid becoming a victim of it.

One of the more common forms of fileless malware that’s making the rounds across organizations cloud environments, is something called PyLoose. In rotation since 2014, this specific strain of malware targets the cloud workloads and enters environments through an open-source Python code execution application.

Cloud attackers are swift and sophisticated, requiring robust threat detection and response programs that can keep pace with these malicious actors born in the cloud. They exploit the automation and scale of the cloud, along with new techniques, to accelerate all stages of an attack and inflict damage within minutes.

Palo Alto Networks acquired IBM QRadar SaaS assets, leaving several organizations in limbo and uncertain about the future of their security information and event management (SIEM). Security teams grapple with a complex and potentially disruptive transition as Palo Alto Networks pushes and even mandates migration to its relatively new XSIAM platform.

On September 24, 2024, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the parent company of Aruba Networks, released a security bulletin addressing three critical command injection vulnerabilities affecting Aruba Networking Access Points. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-42505, CVE-2024-42506, and CVE-2024-42507, could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code with privileged access.