Just about every app uses an application programming interface (API). From a security standpoint, though, APIs also come with some common problems. Gartner predicted that API abuse will be the…
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How to Fix the Big Problems With Two-Factor and Multifactor Authentication
Getting a second opinion is a great idea in both medicine and end-user cybersecurity. Two-factor authentication (2FA) and multifactor authentication (MFA) are powerful tools in the fight against all kinds…
What Is Domain-Driven Design?
In the ever-growing software ecosystem, successful products need to have great performance, security, maintainability and usability. For the people who deliver those products, quality assurance, time to market and cost…
The OSI Model and You Part 7: Stopping Threats at the Application Layer
A lot has changed since the creation of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The OSI model dates back to the mid-1970s, designed to serve as a common basis for…
The OSI Model and You Part 6: Stopping Threats at the OSI Presentation Layer
Our travels through the OSI seven layers of networking have shown that each layer has specific weaknesses and angles of attack. In turn, each has its best defenses. Now, we’ve…
Cloud Security: Navigating the Cloud Migration Journey Successfully
During the last decade, lots of business owners have talked about cloud migration and transformation, as well as cloud security. With Gartner’s most recent forecast of an 18.4% increase in…
Cloud Security: Navigating the Cloud Migration Journey Successfully
During the last decade, lots of business owners have talked about cloud migration and transformation, as well as cloud security. With Gartner’s most recent forecast of an 18.4% increase in…
Shifting Left With Analytics to Identify Software Supply Chain Anomalies
If your work touches on the world of software development, you’ve likely heard the saying ‘software is eating the world’ by engineer/investor Marc Andreessen. He argued that building software was…
How One Application Test Uncovered an Unexpected Opening in an Enterprise Call Tool
Working as security consultants is highly rewarding. Companies depend on us to view their environment from the perspective of an attacker and find vulnerabilities that could enable threats to succeed.…
The OSI Model and You Part 5: Stopping Threats at the OSI Session Layer
In our journey through the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven layers of networking, the OSI session layer is a gatekeeper that manages the connection between applications. In other words, we…