Use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge App, Connect Firmware allows an attacker to decrypt an intercepted payload containing the Wi-Fi network authentication ...

Exposed secrets in source code, logs, or configuration files can lead to security breaches. Attackers scan repositories for credentials that grant unauthorized access to critical systems. Even a ...

Despite the presumption that apps in the Apple App Store are secure, your data can be exposed to bad actors because of poor programming practices. Imagine this: you renovate your house, equip it with ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Not a cyber security alert story per se, application security company GitGuardian has detailed its ...

Symantec has discovered hardcoded and unencrypted access data to cloud services in the code base while investigating popular apps. As a result, anyone with access to the app binary or its sources ...

Hacking — at least the kind where you’re breaking into stuff — is very much a learn-by-doing skill. There’s simply no substitute for getting your hands dirty and just trying something. But that ...

I have long been a proponent of ‘techno-legal’ governance—a hybrid system of laws and code where laws and regulations are embedded directly into the technology system. It has become increasingly ...

Cisco released security updates to fix a Cisco Emergency Responder (CER) vulnerability that let attackers log into unpatched systems using hard-coded credentials. CER helps organizations respond ...

The number of detected hard-coded secrets increased by 67% last year compared to 2021, with 10 million new secrets discovered in public GitHub commits in 2022. That’s according to GitGuardian’s State ...