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Find out why we care so much about application security, how applications have grown into the weird beasts that they are today, and how our work fits into the bigger picture of securing and running an application.

Lori Mac Vittie writes for Network Computing, describing why serverless security doesn't have to be a struggle if you pay attention to the apps and focus on securing them.

In this companion podcast, the researchers who created the F5 Labs Application Protection Report discuss their findings, and share the details and backstories that helped shape the final report.

We’re still thinking of Internet of Things devices as low risk when reality tells us exactly the opposite.

F5 Labs' Preston Hogue writes for SecurityWeek, explaining how you as a security professional are a source of friction - and therefore risk - and what to do about it.

Understanding the significance of the three foundational information security principles: confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

In the final part of our mobile app series, we cover the DevSecOps components related to mobile app security: rolling out requirements, training, testing, and operational practices.

A newcomer to the malware scene, Golang-based malware has been seen installing cryptominers specifically targeting Moreno cryptocurrency.

Similar to April, threat actors in May continued targeting the deserialization vulnerabilities found in Oracle WebLogic to mine cryptocurrency.

Access attacks that circumvent user authentication, such as phishing or credential stuffing, are the types that most commonly lead to a breach.

It looked like a simple XSS in the Outlook Android app, but the app developers couldn’t reproduce it so they didn’t fix it. Then things got interesting. Here’s the story of how I discovered CVE-2019-1105.

The Gootkit banking trojan is still active and protecting itself in Italy using a dedicated redirection defense.

In part 2 of our mobile app strategy, we lay out the mobile security requirements including specifics on authentication, storage, communication, operations and cryptography.

Lots of organizations are spinning up mobile applications to either directly or indirectly support their mission. We in the security field know that this is fraught with peril, but what do we do and where do we begin to manage the risk?

Welcome to the newly revamped CISO to CISO page!

Learn how DDoS attacks can cripple your network, website, or business.

F5's Tristan Liverpool writes for TechRadar, explaining why some companies hire ethical hackers and where to find them.

Europe was Canada’s primary source of attack traffic targeting VoIP systems and web applications.

F5 Labs' Preston Hogue writes for Security Week, discussing how the shift to DevSecOps brings a massive shift in the application landscape with real cultural impact on security teams.

There are gaps in security programs between what we think is going on, and what’s really going on. In this final part in our trilogy, we examine the possible causes for this—and solutions to close these gaps.