Application Security Weekly (audio)

In today's high-tech industries, security is struggling to keep up with rapidly changing production systems and the chaos that agile development introduces into workflows. Application security (AppSec) teams are fighting an uphill battle to gain visibility and control over their environments. Rather than invest their time in critical activities, teams are overwhelmed by gaps in visibility and tools to govern the process. As a result, many digital services remain improperly protected. In this episode, we plan to address and discuss the current state of AppSec, and point out a few common failure points. Afterwards we plan to discuss what agile AppSec looks like, and how a reorganization, and a shift in management strategy could greatly transform the field, and allow business to truly address the risk of under-protected software.   Segment Resources: https://appsecmap.com/   Nextauth.js account takeover due to parsing flaw, URL parsing flaw in Go's net/url, another path traversal, Slack exposes password hashes (

In our first segment, we are joined by Manish Gupt, the CEO and Co-Founder of ShiftLeft for A discussion of how the changes and advancements in static application security testing (SAST) and intelligent software composition analysis (SCA) have helped development and DevSecOps teams work better together to fix security issues faster! In the AppSec News: Multiple vulns in a smart lock, Office Macros finally disabled by default, data breach costs and threat modeling, designing migration paths for 2FA, & more!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw206

Nikhil will be discussing the pain points that leaders in the application security space are facing, which can cover how software development has evolved, as well as how this has impacted development teams and security teams as well as the occurrence of shifting left. He would also like to speak to the solution he has found to this problem, specifically being that of developing a community, the Purple Book Community. This closely connects to the final topics he would like to cover, which include how breaches have continued to occur at an increasingly rapid pace, leading to the importance behind why and how companies should be prepared for when, not if, a cyber attack will occur. The talk will also cover how the Purple Book of Software Security came about and how it has now morphed into a global movement by security leaders, for security leaders, to develop secure software. Segment Resources: https://www.armorcode.com/ https://www.thepurplebook.club/ https://www.armorcode.com/what-is-appsecops https://www.armo

Vuln in an Atlassian Confluence app, "Dirty Dancing" in OAuth flows, security audits of sigstore and slf4j, flaws in fleet management app, conducting tabletop exercises.   Pressured by the speed of innovation, organizations are struggling to achieve the continuous web application security they need in the face of mounting threats and compliance requirements. What does it take in order for your AppSec program to be both effective and agile? In this segment, Ferruh Mavituna, founder and strategic advisor of Invicti Security, discusses best practices to help you implement an effective, agile, and – most importantly – continuous approach to application security. This segment is sponsored by Invicti. Visit https://securityweekly.com/invicti to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw205

0-day vulnerabilities pose a high risk because cybercriminals race to exploit them and vulnerable systems are exposed until a patch is issued & installed. These types of software vulnerabilities can be found through continuous detection but even then may not always have a patch available. It’s important for software teams to set up tools that continually look for these types of flaws, as well as defenses that let software adapt itself to an evolving threat landscape. In this episode, we will discuss the ins and outs of 0-day vulnerabilities and what the future of managing them looks like. Segment Resources: Recent 0-day blog: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/contrast-protect-eliminates-another-zero-day-headache What is Contrast Security video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FwY6zJX1ms The Contrast Secure Code Platform video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CycR4R6bg   This segment is sponsored by Contrast Security. Visit https://securityweekly.com/contrast to learn more about the

This week in the AppSec News: Apple introduces Lockdown Mode, PyPI hits 2FA trouble, cataloging cloud vulns, practical attacks on ML, NIST's post-quantum algorithms, & more!   Appsec starts with the premise that we need to build secure code, but it also has to be able to recommend effective practices and tools that help developers. This also means appsec teams need to work with developers to create criteria for security solutions, whether it's training or scanners, in order to make sure their investments of time and money lead to more secure apps. Segment Resources: https://forwardsecurity.com/2022/04/24/embedding-security-into-software-during-development/ https://forwardsecurity.com/2022/03/15/application-security-for-busy-tech-execs/ https://forwardsecurity.com/2022/03/09/sast-sca-dast-iast-rasp-what-they-are-and-how-you-can-automate-application-security/   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebo

Both GraphQL and template engines have the potential for injection attacks, from potentially exposing data due to weak authorization in APIs to the slew of OGNL-related vulns in Java this past year. We take a look at both of these technologies in order to understand the similarities in what could go wrong, while also examining the differences in how each one influences modern application architectures.   This week in the AppSec News: Lessons learned from fuzzing, OT:ICEFALL report on insecure designs, CSA's Top Threats to Cloud Computing, Twitter apologizes for misusing data collection, & State of Open Source Security report!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw202

This week in the AppSec News: SynLapse shows shell injection via ODBC, Java deserialization example, MFA for Ruby Gems ecosystem, simple flaws in firmware, the decade-long journey of a Safari vuln, & more!   IE has gone to 11 and is no more. There's some notable history related to IE11 and bug bounty programs. In 2008, Katie Moussouris and others from Microsoft announced their vulnerability disclosure program. In 2013 this evolved into a bug bounty program piloted with IE11, with award ranges from $500 to $11,000. Ten years later, that bounty range is still common across the industry. The technical goals of the program remain similar as well -- RCEs, universal XSS, and sandbox escapes are all vulns that can easily gain $10,000+ (or an order of magnitude greater) in modern browser bounty programs. So, even if we've finally moved on from a browser with an outdated security architecture, we're still dealing with critical patches in modern browsers. Fortunately, the concept of bounty programs continues. Refer

HTTP RFCs have evolved: A Cloudflare view of HTTP usage trends, Career Advice and Professional Development, Active Exploitation of Confluence CVE-2022-26134 Seamlessly Connect & Protect Entire IT Ecosystem The new business reality is that everything is connected, and everyone is vulnerable. In today’s world, security resilience is imperative, and Cisco believes it requires an open, unified security platform that crosses hybrid multi-cloud environments. Our vision for the Cisco Security Cloud will reshape the way organizations approach and protect the integrity of the entire IT ecosystem.   Segment Resources:   Cisco Security Resilience: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/security-resilience.html This segment is sponsored by Cisco. Visit https://securityweekly.com/cisco to learn more about them!   The Culture Blindspot: Harmonizing DevSecOps Helps Curb Burnout Recent data shows that security and development teams are still stressed, and they’re taking that stress home with them. Not only are

Developers want bug-free code -- it frees up their time and is easier to maintain. They want secure code for the same reasons. Matias Madou joins to talk about how the definition of secure coding varies among developers and appsec teams, why it's important to understand those perspectives, and how training is just one step towards building a security culture. This week in the AppSec News: OWASP Top 10 for Kubernetes, Firefox improves security with process isolation, CNCF releases guidance on Secure Software Factories and Cloud Native Security, & the DOJ clarifies its policy on CFAA! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw198

This week, in the first segment, Brian Glas answers the questions surrounding the next generations of AppSec professionals: What does it look like to try teaching cybersecurity at an undergraduate level? What are the goals and challenges faced when trying to help future generations learn what they need to know to contribute to this industry? Then, in the AppSec News: Typosquatting spreads to Rust, curl fixes flaws in mishandling dots and slashes, OpenSSF invests in a mobilization plan for open source, &interesting AppSec from Black Hat Asia! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/secweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw197

This week, Mike and John kick off the show with an interview of Christoph Nagy, the CEO of SecurityBridge! Then, in the AppSec News: Secure coding practices and smart contracts, lessons from the Heroku breach, Real World Crypto conference highlights, and an entertaining bug in Google Docs, & more! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw196

This week, Mike and John interview Lynn Marks, Product Manager at Imperva, & discuss Bad Bots: The Automated Threat Targeting Your Websites, Apps, & APIs! In the AppSec News: ExtraReplica in Azure, Chrome disfavors document.domain, appsec presentations highlighted in the latest Thinkst Quarterly, Nimbuspwn Vuln in Linux, & more! This segment is sponsored by Imperva. Visit https://securityweekly.com/imperva to learn more about them! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw195

How should we empower developers to embrace the NIST software development practices? Because from here on out, developers need to view themselves as the front lines of defense for the end-consumer. A more secure-aware developer leads to a more-protected consumer. Dr. Wang will offer her perspectives! In the AppSec News: Java's ECDSA implementation is all for nought, writing a modern Linux kernel RCE, lessons learned from the Okta breach, lessons repeated from a log4shell hot patch, a strategy for bug bounties, Microsoft finally disables SMB1!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw194 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

We can create top 10 lists and we can count vulns that we find with scanners and pen tests, but those aren't effective metrics for understanding and improving an appsec program. So, what should we focus on? How do we avoid the trap of focusing on the metrics that are easy to gather and shift to metrics that have clear ways that teams can influence them? In the AppSec News: OAuth tokens compromised, five flaws in a medical robot, lessons from ASN.1 parsing, XSS and bad UX, proactive security & engineering culture at Chime!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw193 Segment resources: - https://www.philvenables.com/post/10-fundamental-but-really-hard-security-metrics - https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/using-the-four-keys-to-measure-your-devops-performance   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

The zero trust approach can be applied to almost every technology choice in the modern enterprise, and Kubernetes is no exception. For Kubernetes network security particularly, adopting a zero trust model involves some radical changes, including moving from a security perimeter defined by firewalls, IP addresses, and cluster boundaries to a granular approach that treats the network itself as adversarial and moves the security boundary down to the pod level. William will discuss why the zero trust approach is increasingly necessary for comprehensive Kubernetes security, the dos and don’ts when adopting Kubernetes, the implications for operators and security teams, and where tooling like service mesh plays a role. In the Application Security News: SSRF at a FinTech leads to admin account takeover, Zoom's bounty payouts for 2021, SLSA demonstrates Build Provenance, Go's supply chain philosophy, Raspberry Pi credentials, & more!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw192 Segment Resources: - https://gith

Making a positive impact to how we package software to make developer's lives easier in how they have to manage security. FORCEDENTRY implications for the BlastDoor sandbox, Spring RCE, Zlib flaw resurfaces, security for startups, verifying Rust models, two HTML parsers lead to one flaw!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw191 Segment Resources: - https://app.soos.io/demo - https://soos.io/ - https://youtu.be/Y8jvhCHGQg8 Visit https://securityweekly.com/soos to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

Developers ignore security issues. But can we really blame them? After all, security folks bombard them with an endless stream of issues that need to be addressed with no way for them to separate what’s actually critical from all the noise, all while they are expected to release software more frequently and faster than ever before. It makes sense why developers view security as something that just gets in their way and slows them down. To make application security easy, we must make it developer-first. This is the future of AppSec. In the AppSec News: Okta breach, fuzzing Rust find ReDos, SQL injection and the age of code, Log4j numbers paint a not-pretty picture.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw190 Segment Resources: - https://techbeacon.com/devops/5-steps-building-developer-first-application-security-program - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/02/14/what-organizations-get-wrong-about-developer-first-application-security/?sh=1dad6eb58e7c - https://www.tromzo.com/state-of-moder

This week in the AppSec News: A great escape isn't always as great as it sounds, Solana cryptocurrency logic isn't always as great as intended, some people's idea of "peace" isn't that great at all, and some great security suggestions for package maintainers. - Past research such as JNDI Injection, Unsafe deserialization, Struts RCEs - OSS security: CodeQL, Dependabot, collaboration between researchers and developers, OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls, CVD for OSS.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw189 Segment Resources: - [Write more secure code with the OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls](https://github.blog/2021-12-06-write-more-secure-code-owasp-top-10-proactive-controls/) - [An analysis on developer-security researcher interactions in the vulnerability disclosure process](https://github.blog/2021-09-09-analysis-developer-security-researcher-interactions-vulnerability-disclosure/) - [Building security researcher and developer collaboration](https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/97066-how-to-buil

Cybersecurity is a large and often complex domain, traditionally focused on the infrastructure and general information security, with little or no attention to Application Security. Security providers usually tack-on AppSec services to their existing menu of offering without understanding the domain, and their team of professionals have little or no experience with software development or inner workings of modern application architectures. As the world turns Digital at a rapid pace accelerated by the recent pandemic, applications become common place in our lives, providing attackers more opportunities to exploit these poorly protected applications. As such, it is important to know what is actually required to build and run software securely, and how to do application security right. This week in the AppSec News: Dirty Pipe vuln hits the Linux Kernel, AutoWarp vuln hits Azure Automation, TLStorm hits critical infrastructure, & hacking the Mazda RX8 ECU!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw188 Segme