Generating a generic content security policy is easy. Manually managing those policies to ensure they operate effectively and provide the right level of security is an entirely different issue. For businesses willing to make the shift, an automated content security policy can significantly ease the policy management burden.

When client-side security breaches happen, web application developers may find themselves at the receiving end of the blame game (somewhat unfairly). The demands of an accelerated development cycle combined with pressures related to JavaScript web applications security, means developers may feel caught in the proverbial “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” loop.

Great things happen when the academic world and the software industry work together! Today, we’d like to share a story about our recent collaboration with the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, a big science institution in Germany. Back in January, Cris Staicu Ph.D. (Tenure-Track Faculty, CISPA), contacted us about his research on NodeJS and JavaScript.

PCI DSS 4.0 couldn’t have come at a more opportune time, particularly as the global pandemic forces more individuals into online purchasing—from shopping and entertainment to healthcare and hospitality. With PCI 4.0 compliance mandated by 2025, it is critical to understand now what it will mean for client-side security, so businesses can begin the implementation process.

Web application visibility is all about the insight and control application security professionals have into the software operating on the front end or client side. Sitting down to write about why web application visibility is important to JavaScript security, I was reminded of a folk song about coding that was popular back in the 1980s. (Yes, you read that right. A popular folk song about coding. Fans of Stan Rogers or listeners of the cult-favorite, syndicated radio show known as Dr.

JavaScript supply chain attacks are a bit like rolling thunder. The boom starts in one location and then reverberates along a path, startling folks, shaking windows, and—if there is a significant enough storm to accompany the thunder—leaving varying degrees of devastation in its wake.