Looking through Twitter recently, I caught a very interesting stream that started with the following message: What's the deal with the enumeration exclusions on all the @bugcrowd bounties. Clients just don't want to fix?— Stephen Haywood (@averagesecguy) July 26, 2016 There were quite a few replies, and a good discussion on the topic of the seriousness of username enumeration flaws. 140 characters is difficult to share a lot of thoughts, so I thought this would actually be … [Read more...] about How Serious is Username Enumeration
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Should Password Change Invalidate All Access Tokens?
Passwords are a part of our every day life. It is no wonder they are under such scrutiny, with many breaches focusing on them. We all know how to manage our passwords, or at least we should by now. We know that we should change our passwords every once in a while, especially if we believe they may have been a part of a recent breach. What about those access tokens? Access tokens are typically used by your mobile devices to access your account without the need for you to enter in your username … [Read more...] about Should Password Change Invalidate All Access Tokens?
Application Security and Responsibility
Who is responsible for application security within your organization? While this is something I don't hear asked very often, when I look around the implied answer is the security team. This isn't just limited to application security either. Look at network security. Who, in your organization, is responsible for network security? From my experience, the answer is still the security group. But is that how it should be? Is there a better way? Security has spent a lot of effort to take and … [Read more...] about Application Security and Responsibility
Understanding the “Why”
If I told you to adjust your seat before adjusting your mirror in your car, would you just do it? Just because I said so, or do you understand why there is a specific order? Most of us retain concepts better when we can understand them logically. Developing applications requires a lot of moving pieces. An important piece in that process is implementing security controls to help protect the application, the company, and the users. In many organizations, security is heavily guided by an … [Read more...] about Understanding the “Why”
ImageMagick – Take-aways
Do your applications accept file uploads? More specifically, image uploads? Do you use a site that allows you to upload images? If you haven't been following the news lately, there was recently a few vulnerabilities found in the ImageMagick image library. This library is very common in websites to perform image processing. The vulnerability allows remote code execution (RCE) on the web server, which is very dangerous. For more specific details on the vulnerability itself, check out this … [Read more...] about ImageMagick – Take-aways
Reliance on 3rd Party Components
It was just recently announced that Apple will no longer be supporting QuickTime for Windows. Just like any other software, when support has ended, the software becomes a security risk. As a matter of fact, there are current known vulnerabilities in QuickTime that will never get patched. The Department of Homeland Security has an alert recommending removal of QuickTime for Windows. For users, it may seem simple: Uninstall QuickTime from your Windows system. But wait.. what about software … [Read more...] about Reliance on 3rd Party Components