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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another. API complexity. API security is more complex than traditional web security.

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What is Virtual Patching and How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

Cyber criminals rush to exploit vulnerabilities, bugs, errors, misconfigurations, and unchecked code before patches become available and security teams are able to test and deploy them, so security teams must respond with equal speed to close off potential attack paths to those vulnerabilities until they can be patched.

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5 Best Bot Protection Solutions and Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. DataDome’s bot protection solution stands out for its advanced user profiling capabilities, which allow for more precise bot detection and mitigation.

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What is Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)?

eSecurity Planet

The cyber security team adopts the role of a simulated hacker and expertly scrutinizes the application’s defenses, thoroughly assessing its vulnerability to potential threats. 6 Pros of DAST 4 Cons of DAST What Is the Difference Between DAST, SAST, IAST and SCA? Why is DAST Important for Application Security? How Does DAST Work?

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Rallying troops against cybercrime with QRadar SIEM

IBM Big Data Hub

Cybersecurity is everyone’s business—as it should be, given the staggering surge in cyberattacks. IBM’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach report reveals that the average cost of a data breach in India has increased to an all-time high of INR 179 million in 2023, which is approximately a 28% increase since 2020.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

By employing application security tools, organizations can proactively identify and address potential security flaws, reducing the risk of exploitation and minimizing the impact of security incidents. Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications.

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Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Application security is the practice of securing software and data from hackers, whether that application comes from a third party or was developed in house, regardless of where it resides or how it’s accessed. What Are the Types of Application Security? How Does Application Security Work?