Tag: api
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Beyond Schema Enforcement: Imperva’s Approach to Delivering Holistic API Security
API security is gaining attention, yet many organizations struggle to move from identifying risks to mitigating them effectively. In their eagerness to strengthen their security posture, some rush to implement schema protection. However, the dynamic and often incomplete nature of API schemas soon reveals a critical gap; schema enforcement alone is not enough for comprehensive……
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Free to Innovate with Secure Machine Identity Management
Why does Machine Identity Management matter for Secure Innovation? Understanding Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Do you know the vast number of operations carried out on the cloud today are managed by non-human entities? That’s right. Non-Human Identities or NHIs make up the majority of individuals making calls to your servers, databases, APIs, and other sensitive resources….…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Integrating with AI for Agentic Applications
The emergence of Model Context Protocol for AI is gaining significant interest due to its standardization of connecting external data sources to large language models (LLMs). While these updates are good news for AI developers, they raise some security concerns. In this blog we address FAQs about MCP. Background Tenable Research has compiled this blog…
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Unlock Total API Visibility and Control, Cost-Effectively
Tags: api, attack, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, governance, marketplace, risk, threat, vulnerabilityIn the current economic environment, IT and security leaders face significant challenges. Budget optimization and prioritizing initiatives that provide real business value are crucial, particularly amidst a growingly complex and threatening threat landscape. This pressure is especially pronounced when it comes to securing the APIs essential for modern applications and linking vital data. APIs serve…
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Meeting NIST API Security Guidelines with Wallarm
On March 25, 2025, NIST released the initial public draft of NIST SP 800-228, “Guidelines for API Protection for Cloud-Native Systems.” The document provides a comprehensive framework for securing APIs in cloud-enabled environments. However, for organizations looking to align with these objectives, the tooling requirements may seem initially overwhelming. Fortunately, Wallarm helps streamline the process…
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Targeted phishing gets a new hook with real-time email validation
Tags: api, authentication, awareness, ciso, credentials, data-breach, defense, email, infosec, mail, password, phishing, sans, service, spam, spear-phishing, threat, training‘A little bit of hype’: David Shipley, head of Canadian-based security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, said “there’s a little bit of hype” in giving the tactic a fancy name for what is in fact spear phishing, although, he admitted, it’s “rapid-fire spear phishing.”The reason, he said, is that “spray-and-pray” mass phishing campaigns today are…
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Precision-validated phishing: The rise of sophisticated credential theft
Tags: api, authentication, awareness, ciso, credentials, data-breach, defense, email, infosec, mail, password, phishing, sans, service, spam, spear-phishing, theft, threat, training‘A little bit of hype’: David Shipley, head of Canadian-based security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, said “there’s a little bit of hype” in giving the tactic a fancy name for what is in fact spear phishing, although, he admitted, it’s “rapid-fire spear phishing.”The reason, he said, is that “spray-and-pray” mass phishing campaigns today are…
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New AkiraBot Abuses OpenAI API to Spam Website Contact Forms
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new spam campaign driven by ‘AkiraBot,’ an AI-powered bot that targets small business… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/akirabot-abuses-openai-api-spam-website-contact-forms/
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2025 SC Awards Finalists: Best API Security Solution
Tags: apiFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/2025-sc-awards-finalists-best-api-security-solution
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The SQL Server Crypto Detour
Tags: access, api, backup, credentials, crypto, cryptography, data, encryption, jobs, microsoft, password, service, sql, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsAs part of my role as Service Architect here at SpecterOps, one of the things I’m tasked with is exploring all kinds of technologies to help those on assessments with advancing their engagement. Not long after starting this new role, I was approached with an interesting problem. A SQL Server database backup for a ManageEngine’s…
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Salt Security and CrowdStrike Strengthen Partnership
Salt Security has announced API integrations with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform to enhance and accelerate API discovery, posture governance and threat protection. This integration allows for rapid API discovery through a new Foundry application and provides real-time threat insights via native integration with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM. This combined solution aims to address the growing…
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Salt Security and CrowdStrike Expand API Security Coverage with Falcon Integrations
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/salt-security-and-crowdstrike-expand-api-security-coverage-with-falcon-integrations
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An Operator’s Guide to Device-Joined Hosts and the PRT Cookie
Introduction About five years ago, Lee Chagolla-Christensen shared a blog detailing the research and development process behind his RequestAADRefreshToken proof-of-concept (POC). In short, on Entra ID joined (including hybrid joined) hosts, it’s possible to obtain a primary refresh token (PRT) cookie from the logged in user’s logon session, enabling an attacker to satisfy single-sign-on (SSO)…
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The Fastest Way to Secure Your APIs? We’ve Got That Covered with CrowdStrike
Tags: api, attack, cloud, crowdstrike, data, data-breach, endpoint, firewall, governance, identity, intelligence, risk, security-incident, siem, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAPIs are the backbone of modern apps, but they also introduce some serious security risks. Attackers are constantly on the lookout for vulnerable APIs, shadow APIs, zombie APIs, and exposed sensitive data”, all of which are tough to track if you don’t have the right tools in place. That’s why we’ve teamed up with CrowdStrike…
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Critical pgAdmin Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
A severe Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in pgAdmin (CVE-2025-2945), the popular PostgreSQL database management tool, has been patched after researchers discovered attackers could hijack servers through malicious API requests. The flaw affects pgAdmin versions ≤9.1 and allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. Technical Breakdown The vulnerability stems from improper use…
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Carding tool abusing WooCommerce API downloaded 34K times on PyPI
A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named ‘disgrasya’ that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from the open-source package platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/carding-tool-abusing-woocommerce-api-downloaded-34k-times-on-pypi/
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Ongoing web skimmer campaign taps deprecated Stripe API
Tags: apiFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ongoing-web-skimmer-campaign-taps-deprecated-stripe-api
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How security teams can manage shadow APIs
Tags: apiFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/how-security-teams-can-manage-shadow-apis
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News alert: YRIKKA’s ‘Red Teaming’ API advances AI safety, reliability in high-stakes applications
New York, NY, Apr. 3, 2025, YRIKKA has released the first publicly available API for agentic red teaming of Visual AI assets. This release comes at the heels of YRIKKA successfully raising its pre-seed funding round of $1.5M led… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/news-alert-yrikkas-red-teaming-api-advances-ai-safety-reliability-in-high-stakes-applications/
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Privilegierte Zugänge werden zum Sicherheitsrisiko
Tags: access, ai, api, apple, authentication, best-practice, cisco, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, dark-web, hacker, mail, malware, mfa, microsoft, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityKriminelle bevorzugen Phishing als Erstzugriffsmethode und nutzen legale Tools für unauffällige Angriffe auf sensible Systeme, wie eine aktuelle Studie herausfand.Der Missbrauch legitimer privilegierter Zugänge (legitimate privileged access) nimmt zu . Wie der Cisco Talos’ Jahresrückblick 2024 herausfand, nutzten Angreifer immer öfter gestohlene Identitäten für ihre Attacken, darunter auch Ransomware-Erpressungen. Dafür missbrauchen die HackerAnmeldedaten,Tokens,API-Schlüssel undZertifikate.Angriffe dieser…
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AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, container, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, incident response, injection, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, open-source, openai, password, programming, risk, skills, software, strategy, tool, training, vulnerabilityOverlooked security controls: Ellen Benaim, CISO at enterprise content mangement firm Templafy, said AI coding assistants often fail to adhere to the robust secret management practices typically observed in traditional systems.”For example, they may insert sensitive information in plain text within source code or configuration files,” Benaim said. “Furthermore, because large portions of code are…
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Frida Penetration Testing Toolkit Updated with Advanced Threat Monitoring APIs
In a significant update to the popular dynamic instrumentation toolkit Frida, developers have introduced powerful new APIs for advanced threat monitoring and software analysis. These enhancements, released on April 4, 2025, offer security researchers and penetration testers unprecedented capabilities in tracking thread activity, module loading, and performance profiling. Thread Observation Made Easy One of the…
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Hackers Exploit Stripe API for Web Skimming Card Theft on Online Stores
Cybersecurity researchers at Jscamblers have uncovered a sophisticated web-skimming campaign targeting online retailers. The campaign utilizes a legacy… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-exploit-stripe-api-web-skimming-card-theft/
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Cequence Marks Another Milestone with AWS Security Competency Achievement
As businesses embrace the cloud, their attack surface expands accordingly. Cloud workloads are built on APIs, and Cequence’s expertise in API security and bot management means the company and its products are uniquely positioned to protect those APIs and the workloads that depend on them. AWS Security Competency We’re proud to announce that Cequence has……
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New Web Skimming Attack Exploits Legacy Stripe API to Validate Stolen Card Data
A sophisticated web-skimming campaign has been discovered, leveraging a deprecated Stripe API to validate stolen credit card data before exfiltration. This novel strategy ensures that only valid and usable card details are exfiltrated, making the operation highly efficient and harder to detect. Detailed insights into the attack have revealed alarming trends and vulnerabilities affecting numerous…