Understanding Broken Access Control Access control is crucial for modern web development as it enables the management of how users, processes, and devices should be granted permissions to application functions and resources. Access control mechanisms also determine the level of access permitted and manifest activities carried out by specific entities. Broken access control vulnerabilities arise when a malicious user abuses the constraints on the actions they are allowed to perform or the objects they can access. Attackers typically leverage access control failures to gain unauthorized acc ..read more

Lurking in the open source software (OSS) that pervades applications around the world are open source security risks technology leaders must be aware of. Software is one of technology’s most vulnerable subsets with over 70% of applications containing security flaws. Here are the open source security risks IT leaders must be aware of to protect technology and help it scale safely.  Why Address Open Source Software Security Risks  On December 9, 2021, a Tweet exposed a vulnerability in the widely-used OSS library Log4j. It didn’t take long before attackers around the world were working ..read more

DevSecOps is a modern approach to software development that implements security as a shared responsibility throughout application development, deployment, and operations. As an extension of DevOps principles, DevSecOps helps your organization integrate security testing throughout the software development life cycle. In this blog, we discuss DevSecOps best practices and practical steps to producing secure software. Understanding DevOps  DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). It aims to shorten the development life cycle and help you d ..read more

Web applications are one of the most common vector for breaches, accounting for over 40% of breaches according to Verizon's 2022 Data Breach Report. Ensuring that your web applications are sufficiently protected and continue to be monitored once they are in production is vital to the security of your customers and your organization.  Staying Ahead of the Threat Attackers are constantly looking for new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and to breach web applications, which means that as their methods mature and they become more aggressive, even the most securely developed applications can be ..read more

Across the globe, the financial services sector is affected by increased security regulations. To name a few, there is the United States’ Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, the European Union’s NIS2 Directive, the SEC’s new rules on disclosures, and ISO 20022. With so much pressure on the sector, Veracode is proud to present new data, looking specifically at organizations in this industry, that reveals the top drivers security teams can employ to measurably reduce their software security risk.   "The security performance of financial applications generally outpe ..read more

Web applications are one of the most common vector for breaches, accounting for over 40% of breaches according to Verizon's 2022 Data Breach Report. Ensuring that your web applications are sufficiently protected and continue to be monitored once they are in production is vital to the security of your customers and your organization.  Staying Ahead of the Threat Attackers are constantly looking for new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and to breach web applications, which means that as their methods mature and they become more aggressive, even the most securely developed applications can be ..read more

Web applications are one of the most common vector for breaches, accounting for over 40% of breaches according to Verizon's 2022 Data Breach Report. Ensuring that your web applications are sufficiently protected and continue to be monitored once they are in production is vital to the security of your customers and your organization.  Staying Ahead of the Threat Attackers are constantly looking for new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and to breach web applications, which means that as their methods mature and they become more aggressive, even the most securely developed applications can be ..read more

In the dynamic world of software development, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) serve as essential conduits, facilitating seamless interaction between software components. This intermediary interface not only streamlines development but also empowers software teams to reuse code. However, the increasing prevalence of APIs in modern business comes with security challenges. That’s why we’ve created this blog post - to provide you with actionable steps to enhance the security of your APIs today.  Understanding API Security API Security extends beyond protecting an application's backe ..read more

Application Security Testing (AST) encompasses various tools, processes, and approaches to scanning applications to uncover potential security issues. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) are popularly used security testing approaches that follow different methodologies of scanning application codes across different stages of a software development lifecycle.   SAST follows a white-box testing approach to analyze the source code, byte code, and binaries to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and coding errors. On the other hand ..read more

Unlike in the 1800s when a safety brake increased the public’s acceptance of elevators, artificial intelligence (AI) was accepted by the public much before guardrails came to be. “ChatGPT had 1 million users within the first five days of being available,” shares Forbes. Almost a year later, on October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order “to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).” Here’s what the Executive Order gets right about addressing cybersecurity risk and promise posed by AI.  Overview of Key P ..read more