Scaling Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Introduction Microsoft engineering teams use the Security Development Lifecycle to ensure our products are built in alignment with Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative security principles: Secure by Design, Secure by Default, and Secure Operations. A key component of the Security Development...

Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS) Recognized as a Leader in 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Application Security Testing (AST)

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, securing web applications and APIs is no longer an option—it’s a necessity. As organizations face increasingly complex threats, ensuring the integrity of these digital assets has become paramount. However, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer...

xmlsec1 bug fix update

An update is available for xmlsec1. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2 and OpenSSL. The library...

jq update

An update is available for jq. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list Bug Fixes: JQ findings from static application security testing Rocky Linux-37827...

Practical Guidance For Securing Your Software Supply Chain

The heightened regulatory and legal pressure on software-producing organizations to secure their supply chains and ensure the integrity of their software should come as no surprise. In the last several years, the software supply chain has become an increasingly attractive target for attackers who...

Fedora 40 : stalld (2024-d198253c42)

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-d198253c42 advisory. address issues found in Static Application Security testing Fix a service startup issue Fix file open issue when kernel lockdown is in effect Tenable has...

Empowering Small Businesses in the Digital Age: A Must-Read Guide to Web Application & API Security

Small and medium-sized businesses have increasingly become reliant on web applications - whether they are developed or procured, to drive their operations, engage customers, and scale their businesses. The increasing reliance on online operations is underscored by 84% of businesses using digital...

Building an AppSec Program with Qualys WAS -Introduction and Configuring a Web Application or API: Default Scan Settings

Qualys WAS Web Application Scanning tools stand out as The Leading Dynamic Application Security Testing DAST solutions in the industry. Since it comes with default scan settings, understanding these settings in detail is critical to uncover vulnerabilities effectively. Scan performance and covera...

Qualys Is the Outperformer in the New GigaOm Radar Report for Continuous Vulnerability Management

GigaOm has unveiled its third-annual Radar for Continuous Vulnerability Management featuring Qualys. In this Report, GigaOm provides a detailed analysis of the value and progression of vulnerability management VM capabilities to help organizations build the best security and vulnerability...

CakeFuzzer - Automatically And Continuously Discover Vulnerabilities In Web Applications Created Based On Specific Frameworks

Cake Fuzzer is a project that is meant to help automatically and continuously discover vulnerabilities in web applications created based on specific frameworks with very limited false positives. Currently it is implemented to support the Cake PHP framework. If you would like to learn more about t...

The Battle Against Business Logic Attacks: Why Traditional Security Tools Fall Short

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the tactics utilized by bad actors that are seeking to exploit application vulnerabilities. Among the most insidious types of attacks are business logic attacks BLAs. Unlike known attacks, which can be identified by signatures or patterns, such ...

Bearer - Code Security Scanning Tool (SAST) That Discover, Filter And Prioritize Security Risks And Vulnerabilities Leading To Sensitive Data Exposures (PII, PHI, PD)

Discover, filter, and prioritize security risks and vulnerabilities impacting your code. Bearer is a static application security testing SAST tool that scans your source code and analyzes your data flows to discover, filter and prioritize security risks and vulnerabilities leading to sensitive da...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4206

A sensitive information leak issue has been discovered in all versions of DAST API scanner from 1.6.50 prior to 2.0.102, exposing the Authorization header in the vulnerability report...

An End-to-End Approach to Next-Gen Security for Web Applications & APIs

According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, web applications remain both the top hacking vector and data breach pattern, accounting for roughly 70% of security incidents. This is because web applications are everywhere and easily probed for weaknesses. A vulnerability in any...

Rapid7 Named a Visionary in 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Rapid7 has been named a Visionary in the Gartner® 2022 Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing. We believe we accomplished this by combining an industry-leading dynamic application security testing DAST solution with container and cloud security, security...

7 Rapid Questions: Meet Adrian Stewart, Aspiring Pilot Turned Product Manager

Welcome back to 7 Rapid Questions, our blog series where we ask passionate leaders at Rapid7 how they’re challenging convention and making an impact. In this installment, we talk to Adrian Stewart, a product manager working on InsightAppSec, Rapid7’s dynamic application security testing DAST tool...

OWASP Top 10 Deep Dive: Identification and Authentication Failures

In the 2021 edition of the OWASP top 10 list, Broken Authentication was changed to Identification and Authentication Failures. This term bundles in a number of existing items like cryptography failures, session fixation, default login credentials, and brute-forcing access. Additionally, this...

ChopChop - ChopChop Is A CLI To Help Developers Scanning Endpoints And Identifying Exposition Of Sensitive Services/Files/Folders

ChopChop is a command-line tool for dynamic application security testing on web applications, initially written by the Michelin CERT. Its goal is to scan several endpoints and identify exposition of services/files/folders through the webroot. Checks/Signatures are declared in a config file by...

Practical tips on how to use application security testing and testing standards

The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyber threats. In the latest Voice of the Community blog series post, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager Natalia Godyla talks with Daniel Cuthbert, Global Head of Security...

Practical tips on how to use application security testing and testing standards

The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyber threats. In the latest Voice of the Community blog series post, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager Natalia Godyla talks with Daniel Cuthbert, Global Head of Security...