application security

In this episode James talk about the Dunkin Donuts Perks breach. This is an interesting situation as the accounts were access using the victim's username and password found from another data breach. The issue: Password Reuse.  Could D&D have prevented this? Listen in to hear my thoughts.  Please feel free to share your thoughts as well. Article from Today: https://www.today.com/food/dunkin-reveals-security-breach-here-s-what-it-may-mean-t144139 Dunkin Donuts … [Read more...] about Ep. 108: Dunkin Donuts Breach, Maybe?

In this episode James talks about what credential stuffing is, how if affects your apps, and how you can look to defend against it.  For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. … [Read more...] about Ep. 107: Credential Stuffing

James talks about the Facebook breach and shares some insights into how you can take steps to prevent this type of incident in your applications.  For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. … [Read more...] about Ep. 106: Facebook Breach Take-aways and Insights

I sit down with Eric Johnson to talk about security in the IDE and other fun topics. A bit longer than usual, but full of great information.  You can reach out to Eric on twitter @emjohn20  or check out his site at https://www.pumascan.com. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. … [Read more...] about Ep. 105: Interview with Eric Johnson

James sits down with Julien Vehent to discuss his new book "Securing DevOps" and talk about security in a devOps world.  Julien (@jvehent) is a security architect and engineering manager with over 15 years of experience in large organizations and web companies. He is currently responsible for the operational security of Firefox's backend infrastructure at Mozilla, and is the author of Securing DevOps. Check out the book (Securing DevOps) at … [Read more...] about Ep. 104: Securing Devops with Julien Vehent

The headlines are filled with credential breaches. One way to avoid being those headlines is to not store credentials. Instead, use a 3rd party to authenticate your users. While this cuts a lot of work out of your development time, it is important to understand the pros and cons to each method. James talks through some of these risks to help better understand which method might be right for you. Links from show: Ep. 92: 2-Factor Authentication - … [Read more...] about Ep. 103: Is 3rd Party Authentication Right For Your Application?