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Security 101: Vulnerabilities, Threats & Risk Explained

In cybersecurity, the things to consider are endless. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s make sure we fully understand three fundamental concepts of security: In this article, we’ll look at these security concepts in depth and hear from industry experts. (For the latest and greatest in all things security, check out the Splunk Security Blog & these Cybersecurity and InfoSec Events & Conferences.)

CVE-2022-3172 - kube-apiserver can allow an aggregated API server to redirect client traffic to any URL

A new vulnerability was reported on Sep 16th in kube-apiserver that allows an aggregated API server to redirect client traffic to any URL. As a result, the client may perform unexpected actions and share the API server credentials with third parties. The aggregated API server extension in Kubernetes API server enables users to extend API server with alternative objects and paths.

ZAPESCAPE: Organization-wide control over Code by Zapier

In the middle of March 2022, Zenity research team discovered a sandbox-escape vulnerability in Code by Zapier, a service used by Zapier to execute custom code as part of a Zap. Exploiting this vulnerability, any user could take full control over the execution environment of their entire account allowing them to manipulate results and steal sensitive data. For example, a Zapier user could take control over the admin’s custom code execution environment.

Analysis and Remediation Guidance of CSRF Vulnerability in Csurf Express.js Middleware

On 28th of August fortbridge.co.uk reported a vulnerability in csurf middleware – expressjs supporting library that enables CSRF protection in expressjs. As of 13th of September csurf library has been deprecated with no plans to fix the vulnerabilities. There is no viable alternative for csurf middleware now.

Cheat sheet: Meeting security compliance standards

Security and compliance has a major role in every organization. Businesses are nothing without the trust and loyalty of their customers, and for many companies — from early-stage startups to multinational corporations — winning that trust starts by demonstrating that you have the correct security controls in place. Internationally-recognized compliance standards, such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2, make up the industry-standard goals that most businesses and organizations pursue.

10 best practices to containerize Node.js web applications with Docker

September 14, 2022: Check out our new and improved cheat sheet for containerizing Node.js web applications with Docker! Are you looking for best practices on how to build Node.js Docker images for your web applications? Then you’ve come to the right place! The following article provides production-grade guidelines for building optimized and secure Node.js Docker images. You’ll find it helpful regardless of the Node.js application you aim to build.

Stranger Danger: Your JavaScript Attack Surface Just Got Bigger

Building JavaScript applications today means that we take a step further from writing code. We use open-source dependencies, create a Dockerfile to deploy containers to the cloud, and orchestrate this infrastructure with Kubernetes. Welcome - you're a cloud native application developer! As developers, our responsibility has broadened, and more software means more software security concerns for us to address.