Application security

Best free and open source SQL injection tools [updated 2021]

SQL injection is one of the most common attacks against web applications. This is used against websites which use SQL to query data from the database server.

Pysa 101: Overview of Facebook’s open-source Python code analysis tool

Introduction to Pyre and Pysa Pyre is a performance type-checker created by Facebook for the Python programming language. It is designed to rapidly identify

Improving web application security with purple teams

What is the purple team in cyber security? The cybersecurity industry - and especially the area of security assessments - is very fond of color-based terms.

Open-source application security flaws: What you should know and how to spot them

Introduction Open-source software helped to revolutionize the way that applications are built by professionals and enthusiasts alike. Being able to borrow a

Android app security: Over 12,000 popular Android apps contain undocumented backdoors

Many Android apps contain hidden secrets When many people think about malware and other malicious or suspicious software, they focus on computers. It is comm

13 common web app vulnerabilities not included in the OWASP Top 10

Introduction The OWASP Top 10, a widely referenced document that lists the key threats to modern web applications, hasn’t changed much in the past few years.

Fuzzing, security testing and tips for a career in AppSec

In this episode of Infosec’s Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko welcomes back previous guest Dr. Jared DeMott. In the previous episode, the topic was all

14 best open-source web application vulnerability scanners [updated for 2020]

In the past, many popular websites have been hacked. Hackers are active and always trying to hack websites and leak data. This is why security testing of web

6 ways to address the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities

Introduction The OWASP top 10 list of vulnerabilities has long been the source of data that information security professionals trust with making critical sec

Ways to protect your mobile applications against hacking

The increase in the use of mobile applications comes with an increase in hackers targeting them. A Symantec survey found that 1 in 36 devices had high-risk