Build secure cloud-native applications by avoiding the top five security pitfalls we lay out in our Secure Cloud-native Development Series. This blog is the third part of the series, and it will teach you how to secure cloud storage and handle access controls on S3 buckets. Each cloud provider has managed storage services that your organization is already probably utilizing.
Today, we are proud to announce the beta version of SocketSleuth, our new Burp Suite extension for performing security testing against WebSocket-based applications. SocketSleuth was created out of our security research group to aid in our security research against applications that leverage WebSockets for communication.
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One of the most vital things to get right in application security is dependency management, and to achieve this, your suite of AppSec tools must be up to date. This means that your vulnerability scanning, detection, and remediation capabilities must be able to identify and address the newest and most exploited vulnerabilities. Do you know what these vulnerabilities are? Have you got them covered? With the help of some of the world’s leading cybersecurity authorities, you can be.
Keeping up to date in any field can be challenging, but this ethos might not ring more true than in cybersecurity. The dynamic nature of the industry requires SOC analysts to always be on their toes with new and emerging threats across a constantly expanding attack surface. New threats and vulnerabilities can pop up on a nearly daily basis. Don’t let this discourage you because this is also what can make the role so satisfying!
