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Could a Flurry of Interactions Be Skewing Your Metrics?

APIs served as part of web and mobile applications are vital to enabling customers to interact with your business. However, it’s important to understand the impact on your business when these APIs are used in new, non-standard and potentially unintended ways. While APIs are usually written and intended for use with certain frontends (i.e. web application or mobile app), they are served publicly on the internet and are open to inspection by any interested party.

How Network Penetration Testing Plays a Vital Role in Security

Network penetration testing can play a vital role in keeping your business well-protected against cyber threats. There are several reasons to consider a pentest, keep reading to find out why many organizations choose Cybriant for their penetration testing services.

Triaging Log Management Through SIEMS

While all cybersecurity professionals agree that log management is integral for robust proactive and reactive security, managing the enormous amount of data logs can be a challenge. While you might be tempted to collect all logs generated from your systems, software, network devices, and users, this “fear of missing out” on an important notification ultimately leads to so much noise that your security analysts and threat hunters cannot find the most important information.

Is IT security under attack?

From credential theft to network vulnerability exploitation and ransomware incidents on highly secure organizations, the year 2020 has been surprisingly rough on IT security. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies around the world are reporting more cyberattacks than ever before, and although the techniques used or the method of attack may be new, the vectors of attack over the years remain unchanged.

Vulnerability scanning vs. Penetration testing: comparing the two security offerings

It’s no secret: the number of security vulnerabilities organizations must contend with is overwhelming. According to a 2019 Risk Based Security report, there were 22,316 newly-discovered vulnerabilities last year. One Patch Tuesday disclosed a record number of 327 vulnerabilities in a single day. Just keeping up is becoming a monumental task. But knowing where and how your organization may be vulnerable is critical to maintaining a healthy security posture.

Top Tips for Getting Started With a Software Composition Analysis Solution

You’ve purchased a software composition analysis solution, and you’re excited to start scanning. Before you do, read our top tips for getting started with WhiteSource. Following some basic guidelines ensures your implementation gets off on the right foot.

Veracode State of Software Security Vol. 11

Veracode, the largest global provider of application security testing (AST) solutions, announced the State of Software Security (SOSS) Volume 11 revealing 76% of applications contain at least one security flaw and fixing those flaws typically takes months. This year’s analysis of 130,000 applications found that it takes about six months for teams to close half the security flaws they find. Watch as Veracode's Chris Eng and Tim Jarrett break down the key findings from SOSS 11, with specifics on what's within developers' control as they seek to improve the security of their applications.

A Software Security Checklist Based on the Most Effective AppSec Programs

Veracode’s Chris Wysopal and Chris Eng joined Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Senior Analyst Dave Gruber and award-winning security writer and host of the Smashing Security podcast, Graham Cluley, at Black Hat USA to unveil the findings from a new ESG research report, Modern Application Development Security.

3 Ways SOC Automation Can Reduce Analyst Burnout

The 2020 Devo SOC Performance ReportTM presents security professionals’ responses to a variety of survey questions related to people, processes, and technologies within their security operations center (SOC). One of the more interesting topics in the report is the role security automation technologies can play in improving SOC performance and alleviating analyst stress caused by overwork and performing repetitive, mind-numbing tasks, which can lead to analyst burnout.