How often are you surprised by a threat or vulnerability from a software asset you never knew existed? For many companies, the answer is, “More often than we’d like.” This is because you can’t protect what you can’t see. Full visibility across the entire software supply chain is a must for AppSec teams, but this comprehensive view across the attack surface can be elusive.

SQL injection (SQLi) has a history that is older than Internet Explorer (which according to Gen Z was the start of civilization). There have been thousands of breaches caused by SQL injection and an endless amount of well-documented best practices and tools to help prevent it. So surely, surely we learned our lesson from these breaches and SQLi is no longer an issue.

Mobile devices now account for more than half of all web traffic, and that number seems poised to increase over the next few years. Between the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, there are already more than 5 million applications available — and not all of them are safe. A smart mobile app security strategy can mitigate some of the threats that come from unauthorized, misconfigured, or malicious software.

"Aikido helps us catch the blind spots in our security that we couldn’t fully address with our existing tools. It’s been a game-changer for us beyond just the SCA (Software Composition Analysis) solutions we originally brought them in for." A little while ago, we shared that Visma chose Aikido Security for its portfolio companies. Recently, we had the pleasure of having Nicolai Brogaard, Service Owner of SAST & SCA over in our Belgian headquarters.

Okta Bcrypt Authentication Bypass Explained Last week, on October 30th, Okta released an interesting security advisory detailing a vulnerability that could potentially lead to an authentication bypass. According to Okta, the vulnerability was discovered during an internal review and was promptly addressed. Okta was transparent about the issue, sharing the details publicly.

In our hyper-connected reality, software applications are the unsung heroes of business operations. But, let's face it, with great tech comes great vulnerability to cyber shakedowns and data leaks. This begs the question: “Is scanning enough to manage risk?” Organizations are playing a high-stakes game of keeping their apps secure to safeguard their secrets.

In this two part blog post we will take a deeper look at eBPF and some of its known vulnerabilities. After a quick introduction to eBPF, how it and its ecosystem works, common attacks, we will talk about how automation and fuzzing can help you to harden your eBPF applications.

The way in which we interact with applications has changed dramatically over the years. Enterprises use applications in day-to-day operations to manage their most sensitive data and control access to system resources. Instead of traversing a labyrinth of networks and systems, attackers today see an opening to turn an organization's application against it to bypass network security controls and compromise sensitive data.

In September 2024, Frost & Sullivan released its Frost Radar: Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), 2024, highlighting the leaders in this rapidly growing market. We’re proud to be recognized as a top player, reflecting our strong growth and impact in the ASPM space. Our customers use Nucleus to achieve a comprehensive and unified application security posture.

Hi, I’m Dan Kindler and I’m the CTO and co-founder of Bound. We focus on making currency conversion and hedging cheap, fair, and most of all, easy. Our platforms help hundreds of businesses protect themselves from currency risk across the world. Currently, about half of our team is composed of engineers.