AppSec

Sep
05
Unveiling the Myths of Multi-Factor Authentication

Unveiling the Myths of Multi-Factor Authentication

MFA refresher Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security practice that requires users to provide two or more distinct authentication factors
9 min read
Aug
24
Forget DevSecOps and ShiftLeft

Forget DevSecOps and ShiftLeft

🪄Integrating Security Seamlessly In this article, we're about to spill the beans on why this approach rocks, answer
4 min read
May
25

The Imperative of Persistent CSRF Tokens (Video)

A brief on Cross-Site Request Forgery Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, capable of duping a user into performing an unintended
5 min read
Apr
06

JWT: A Cryptographic Love Story with Security, Vulnerabilities, and a State of Confusion

Folks, remember to be careful with your JWTs. Use strong cryptographic algorithms, manage those secret keys like they're
15 min read
Jun
30

JWT Patterns that provide real security benefits

Throughout this post we will keep an YUK WORD tally of things that are not security characteristics of JWT, that
15 min read
Jun
29

Really giving a jot about JWTs

Instacart Sr Security Engineer David Gillman (or Gilman? Either OWASP or LASCON got it wrong) presented a talk in 2021
2 min read
Apr
08

5 Myths of Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Recently someone asked me to help them with an SCA tool (you know the name, I snicker a bit when
9 min read
Mar
23

Guide to Application Security tools

First, what makes a good, or great, AppSec tool? The best tools A best tool for AppSec is implemented; * in
3 min read
Mar
23

How to start an AppSec Program

I get asked all too often: What do <insert big co.> do for AppSec? Many organizations with mature
4 min read
Mar
23

No Bullsh*t guide to Application Security

Security is a process, not a destination. Which applies to Application Security also. Let's quickly address common AppSec
2 min read