Browsers play a role in web application security, but where does their responsibility stop and the developer's start? In this episode, we are going to discuss a few changes happening in the Chrome browser, that change security by default. Listen to the Episode: SameSite Default Chrome has announced a few changes that we need to watch out for in the near future. We previously talked about the default value for samesite that is coming up fast. I wrote about this here: … [Read more...] about Ep. 117: How Browsers are Helping with Security
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Ep. 116: Chrome Retires XSS Auditor
Do you rely on the browser to protect your application from Cross-Site Scripting? Over the years, many of the popular browsers attempted to create these XSS filters to help reduce the risk of the vulnerability. Unfortunately, over the years we have seen a lot of bypasses to these filters. Chrome announced they are removing their XSS Auditor. Hear some of our thoughts on the changes. Listen to the Episode: References https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/xss-auditor … [Read more...] about Ep. 116: Chrome Retires XSS Auditor
Ep. 114: Investing in People for Better Application Security
In this episode, James talks about investing in the development teams to increase application security priorities. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. … [Read more...] about Ep. 114: Investing in People for Better Application Security
Investing in People for Better Application Security
Application security, like any facet of security, is a complex challenge with a mountain of solutions. Of course, no one solution is complete. Even throwing multiple solutions will never get 100% coverage. The push today is around devsecops, or pushing left in the SDLC. I am seeing more solutions recommending also pushing right in the SDLC. I feel like we are stuck at this crossroad where the arrow points both ways. The good news is that none of these recommendations are wrong. We do need to … [Read more...] about Investing in People for Better Application Security
Does SAST and DAST Really Require Security Experts To Run Them?
There is no argument that automated tools help quickly identify many of the vulnerabilities found in applications today. Tools are typically categorized into one of the following three categories: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) - analyzes the running application. Static Application Security Testing (SAST) - analyzes the source or byte code of the application. Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) - uses agents installed on the web server to instrument the application … [Read more...] about Does SAST and DAST Really Require Security Experts To Run Them?
Tips for Protecting Credit Card Information
Turn on the news and you will see a breach announced for some company. It is happening all the time. In most cases we, as consumers, accept the risk for the convenience of using a credit card for purchases. While there isn't much you can do to protect your information once you have given it to a business, there are some things you can do to help reduce your risk while shopping online. Scan for Malware Most of our online purchases happen from our own computer indicating that this is where we … [Read more...] about Tips for Protecting Credit Card Information