Mobile app security standards are the foundation of all effective mobile application security programs. They provide a structured framework for developers and security teams to identify, mitigate, and manage security risks throughout the app development lifecycle. The ubiquitous nature of mobile applications has only exacerbated the risk of data exposure and enterprise infiltration as mobile threats become more sophisticated daily.

When an enterprise looks for a network security provider, whether implementing a SASE solution or not, one of its pillar requirements is complete visibility of the assets it holds, which provides the ability to manage its devices. Identifying devices in a network, commonly known as device fingerprinting, provides an enterprise with the ability to control their inventory, which could be a challenging task for companies spread across multiple sites, countries, hybrid datacenters or continents.

Today, in the cyber environment, web applications are irreplaceable; we use them for everything from banking to social networking. On the one hand, they have given new impetus to smooth internet traffic. Still, they carry the risk of vulnerabilities of the type of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), one of the most destructive types of vulnerabilities for cyber security.

Managed security service providers (MSSPs) must confront a worrying trend: More and more cybersecurity solutions vendors are developing—or acquiring—managed services offerings of their own. This places MSSPs in direct competition with the vendors on whose tools they depend. Large EDR/XDR providers like CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, and Check Point already have managed detection and response (MDR) services. And more large security firms are moving in this direction.

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! To add to the continued pile of e-waste…

‍Security questionnaires are a standard part of almost every due diligence process before companies sign on to work with a new third party. ‍ By asking detailed questions via questionnaires, organizations learn about a seller’s security controls and compliance with relevant standards. With that information, they determine how and if a partnership with that third party will expand their attack surface and increase risk—and ultimately decide if the increased risk is acceptable.

Bonus offers, free trials, gifts, and other promotions are great ways for companies to encourage customer loyalty. But what happens when fraudsters and other malicious actors exploit the system to reap unfair rewards? Welcome to the world of bonus abuse. Bonus abuse costs an average of 15% of the iGaming sector’s annual revenues. This unethical behavior takes advantage of incentives designed to attract new customers or reward long-standing ones.

An insider is any person with authorized access to systems or data that gives them the ability to take potentially harmful actions. Insiders range from business partners or third party contractors to full- and part-time employees–essentially all valid users with access to resources that you'd rather keep out of the wrong hands. People are just people, but when they mishandle data, they fall into the category of being an insider threat–intentional or not.

Last year, organizations all around the world collectively suffered more than 10,000 data breaches. These attacks may have exposed more than 360 million people to potential cyber threats, from identity theft to ransomware. As remote employment, cloud computing, and mobile devices become more common in the workplace, threat actors have more methods than ever to compromise legitimate accounts and steal sensitive data.

A remote workforce is a uniquely powerful thing. It allows an organization to recruit and retain the best talent for the job regardless of their ability to report to an office suite every morning. Yet, as a certain comic book uncle once informed his young nephew, with great power comes great responsibility. To meet that responsibility of providing both access and security, you need to know how to implement zero trust.