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SYN Flood Attack: The What, Impact, and Prevention Methods

The Mirai Botnet, famous for massive DDoS attacks, used SYN flood techniques to hack 600,000 IoT devices. Targets like KrebsOnSecurity, Lonestar cell, and Dyn. The impact cascaded across key service providers that relied on Dyn’s services, affecting entities such as Sony Playstation servers, Amazon, GitHub, Netflix, PayPal, Reddit, and Twitter.

A Step-by-step Guide to URL Verification in Indusface WAS

To initiate an Indusface WAS vulnerability scan on your URL, confirming ownership of the URL or domain being scanned is essential. This verification is an additional security measure to prevent unauthorized users from conducting scans on your URL or domain and revealing potential vulnerabilities. There are 3 different methods to verify your URL.

What is XML-RPC? Benefits, Security Risks, and Detection Techniques

XML-RPC is a powerful and versatile protocol in the ever-evolving web development and data communication landscape. XML-RPC, which stands for Extensible Markup Language – Remote Procedure Call, provides a standardized way for software applications to communicate over the Internet. XML-RPC for PHP is affected by a remote code-injection vulnerability. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands or code in the webserver context.

Critical Apache OFBiz Zero-day AuthBiz (CVE-2023-49070 and CVE-2023-51467)

Cybersecurity researchers recently uncovered a critical flaw in the widely used Apache OFBiz Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, CVE-2023-51467. The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-51467 poses a significant threat, boasting a CVSS score of 9.8. This authentication bypass vulnerability stems from an incomplete patch for a previously disclosed Pre-auth Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2023-49070.

5 Website Security Threats and How to Prevent Them

With an average cost of USD 4.45 million for data breaches, the gravity of website security threats cannot be overstated. These attacks result in financial losses due to customer attrition, downtime, and disruptions and undermine customer trust. The rising numbers, increasing scale, sophistication, and impact of website security threats underline the necessity for proactive prevention measures. This article delves into 5 of the most common threats today and ways to prevent them.

Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability CVE-2023-50164 Exposed

On December 7th, 2023, the Apache Struts project disclosed a significant vulnerability, CVE-2023-50164, in its Struts 2 open-source web framework. Rated at a critical CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw resides within the framework’s file upload logic. Exploiting this vulnerability empowers attackers to manipulate upload parameters, potentially leading to arbitrary file upload and, under specific conditions, code execution.

LLMs, Quantum Computing, and the Top Challenges for CISOs in 2024

Amidst the ongoing surge in cyber threats, CISOs are encountering increasing challenges in their responsibilities. During a recent CISO Panel Discussion on Application Security hosted by our CEO, Ashish Tandan, CISOs Kiran Belsekar from Aegon Life and Manoj Srivastava from Future Generali expressed concerns about managing security postures and shared actionable strategies to tackle evolving threats.

Understanding the Zimbra Cross-Site Scripting Flaw (CVE-2023-37580)

On November 16, 2023, Google’s Threat Analysis Group revealed an alarming vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration—a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability assigned CVE-2023-37580. The Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is a software platform that combines email, calendar, contacts, file sharing, and other collaboration tools into a single integrated package. The CVE-2023-37580 allows an attacker to inject a malicious script directly into the URL parameter.

How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks?

Are you aware of the increasing threat of SQL injection vulnerabilities?In Q4 2022, AppTrana stopped 1,111,548 of these attacks. With over a million SQL injection attacks blocked in just three months, it’s clear that web applications are under siege. How to stay ahead of the game and protect your business now? Here is a guide to understanding this OWASP top 10 vulnerability and how to prevent SQL injection attacks.

API Security Standards and Protocols: A Primer

Recent API breaches drive home the urgency of robust security. In the T-Mobile data breach, for example, the attackers exploited vulnerabilities in an API to compromise sensitive customer data. This incident exposed millions of users to potential identity theft and underscored the devastating impact of API security lapses. Infiltrating through the API, the attackers gained unauthorized access to customer records, emphasizing the need for comprehensive protection measures.