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API gateway security: 8 best practices
Are your API gateways well secured? If you have doubts, then they are not. API gateways play a large role in securing the flow of data between clients and backend services. But with the surge in API adoption (nearly 90% of developers are using APIs) and the increasing sophistication of
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API Security
Laravel SQL injection guide: Practical examples included
Want to know how to protect your Laravel applications? Dive into our latest blog post, where we guide you through the best practices for Laravel security. Explore how these techniques can not only enhance the security of your web applications but also bring tangible benefits to your development journey.
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API Security
Methodology: How we discovered over 18,000 API secret tokens
Hey there!
It's just the beginning of the year, but our security research team has been working hard to identify current API security challenges.
So for the Escape team, January went under the tagline "API secret sprawl" (we thought it was more fun than"Dry
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Podcast
Security training: Necessary investment or overrated expense?⎥Mel Reyes (Global CEO, CIO, CISO, & CTO with 30 years of experience)
Welcome to the Elephant in AppSec, the podcast to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room.
Today, we’re excited to have an amazing guest, Mel Reyes, join us.
Mel has navigated through two IPOs and three M&As, worked with several startups, Pepsi and
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Podcast
What is ASPM: A breakdown of the current state and its future⎥James Berthoty (Security at PagerDuty)
Welcome to the Elephant in AppSec, the podcast to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room.
Today, we're excited to have an amazing guest, James Berthoty, joining us.
James has been in technology for over 10 years across engineering and security. An early advocate
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API Security
How to build secure APIs with Ruby on Rails: Security guide
Are your Ruby on Rails APIs as secure as they could be? In today's world, where digital security is no longer an option, ensuring the robustness of your APIs is crucial. If you find yourself uncertain when attempting to answer this question, then this guide is for you.
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Flask security
Best practices to protect your Flask applications
Want to know how to protect your Flask applications? Dive into our latest blog post, where we guide you through the best practices for Flask security. Explore how these techniques can not only enhance the security of your web applications but also bring tangible benefits to your development journey.
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Podcast
SCADA systems: How secure are the systems running our infrastructure?⎥Malav Vyas (Security Researcher at Palo Alto Networks)
Welcome to the Elephant in AppSec, the podcast to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room.
Today, we're excited to have an amazing guest, Malav Vyas, joining us.
Malav is a security researcher at Palo Alto Networks, passionate about exploiting and securing systems.
Security
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Application Security
Threat modeling: the future of cybersecurity or another buzzword⎥Derek Fisher (author of The Application Security Handbook)
Welcome to the Elephant in AppSec, the podcast to explore, challenge, and boldly face the AppSec Elephants in the room.
Today we’re excited to have an amazing guest, Derek Fisher, joining us.
Derek is a cybersecurity leader, a speaker on various cybersecurity topics, and author of the famous “The
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API Security
ASP.NET security best practices
Curious about the key strategies to ensure the security and reliability of your ASP.NET applications, including building APIs? Dive into our latest blog post, where we guide you through ASP.NET security best practices. Explore how these practices can not only enhance the security of your web applications but
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Application Security
What is business logic, and why it's important for application security
Is understanding business logic a critical component of application security? Absolutely. In the world of cybersecurity, business logic is more than just a set of operational directives. It serves as the crucial bridge between an application's technical function and its alignment with strategic business goals.
More than that,
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Webinar: Best Practices for Security Compliance
How can you turn compliance from a box-ticking exercise into a strategic advantage for your organization?
Join our upcoming webinar with DevSecOps expert, Wilson Mar, and get insights you need to optimize your approach to security compliance.
😔Unfortunately, this webinar has been canceled until further notice. One of our hosts
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Pentesting
Different types of penetration testing
Penetration testing, commonly known as pentesting, involves simulating a real attack on a server to assess its vulnerabilities against potential real-world attacks. While the primary goal is to emulate concrete threats, pentesting can extend beyond, offering insights into the potential consequences if confidential data were to fall into malicious hackers&
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Application Security
SAST vs DAST: how to make the choice and combine them effectively
Should you choose between SAST and DAST? Perhaps the real question is, why not use both in your application security strategy? Let's be honest—vulnerabilities are often discovered when it's too late. No matter how well developers follow secure coding guidelines, it's impossible to
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