Most application security testing focuses on server-side vulnerabilities. While vulnerability management alerts are necessary within today’s threat landscape for increased security, your teams can quickly become overwhelmed by them. These alerts can create a lot of noise for your development teams, other IT staff, and even your business operations.
Web technologies are continuously evolving; both through growth and modernization. Modern web applications are becoming a must in enabling businesses to be able to sell online, acquire customers, and deliver the digital experiences today’s users want. Companies from various industries are increasingly relying on transacting sensitive Personal Identifiable Information (PII) digitally.
The LCBO, a major Canadian retailer, recently experienced a cybersecurity breach that compromised the personal information of thousands of customers. The incident, which was discovered on January 10th, affected the client-side of the company’s website through which LCBO conducts online sales. It resulted in the unauthorized access of sensitive information such as names, addresses, email addresses, LCBO.com account passwords, Aeroplan numbers, and credit card information.
