Curious about application security? Want to learn how to detect security vulnerabilities and protect your application. We discuss different topics and provide valuable insights into the world of application security.
Log4J has been the talk of the town recently and everyone is focused on the technical details of the specific vulnerabilities found. In this episode, James talks about the overarching ideas around dealing with vulnerable components. Are you vulnerable? If so, what needs to be done? For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
Chrome has announced a few changes that we need to watch out for in the near future. We previously talked about the default value for samesite that is coming up fast. I wrote about this here: https://www.jardinesoftware.net/2019/10/28/samesite-by-default-in-2020/ Also, they are getting ready to start blocking mixed content downloads: https://blog.chromium.org/2020/02/protecting-users-from-insecure.html For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
It was recently announced that Chrome was dropping the XSS Auditor in Chrome 78. What does that mean and how does that change things for you as a developer? https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/xss-auditor For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In 2020, Chrome will default the SameSite attribute to Lax on all cookies. SameSite helps mitigate CSRF, but does that mean CSRF is Dead? For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about investing in the development teams to increase application security priorities. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about some of the risks and recommendations around security questions and their implementation. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
Does your application give away details about it server, framework, or other components? How is this information used by an attacker? Check out this episode to learn more. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
Would you know if someone authenticated to your account? With the breaches we see in the news, and attacks like credential stuffing, there must be a way to be alerted to account access. James talks about authentication alerts, what they are, and why you may want to use them. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
James discusses how implementation matters with security controls and how it changes priorities. This came about after reading the following story: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/31/18162541/vein-authentication-wax-hand-hack-starbug For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
I talk about some of what happened in 2018 and what I am looking to do in 2019. I also ask you to think about your previous year and goals. I also talk about some new training I am providing. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode James talk about the Dunkin Donuts Perks breach. This is an interesting situation as the accounts were access using the victim's username and password found from another data breach. The issue: Password Reuse. Could D&D have prevented this? Listen in to hear my thoughts. Please feel free to share your thoughts as well. Article from Today: https://www.today.com/food/dunkin-reveals-security-breach-here-s-what-it-may-mean-t144139 Dunkin Donuts Release: https://www.dunkindonuts.com/content/dam/dd/pdf/Security_Update.pdf For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode James talks about what credential stuffing is, how if affects your apps, and how you can look to defend against it. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
James talks about the Facebook breach and shares some insights into how you can take steps to prevent this type of incident in your applications. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
I sit down with Eric Johnson to talk about security in the IDE and other fun topics. A bit longer than usual, but full of great information. You can reach out to Eric on twitter @emjohn20 or check out his site at https://www.pumascan.com. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
James sits down with Julien Vehent to discuss his new book "Securing DevOps" and talk about security in a devOps world. Julien (@jvehent) is a security architect and engineering manager with over 15 years of experience in large organizations and web companies. He is currently responsible for the operational security of Firefox's backend infrastructure at Mozilla, and is the author of Securing DevOps. Check out the book (Securing DevOps) at https://www.manning.com/books/securing-devops Special 40% discount code for Developsec listeners: poddevelopsec18 For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
The headlines are filled with credential breaches. One way to avoid being those headlines is to not store credentials. Instead, use a 3rd party to authenticate your users. While this cuts a lot of work out of your development time, it is important to understand the pros and cons to each method. James talks through some of these risks to help better understand which method might be right for you. Links from show: Ep. 92: 2-Factor Authentication - http://podcast.developsec.com/ep-92-2-factor-authentication Ep. 61: Multi-factor Authentication - http://podcast.developsec.com/ep-61-multi-factor-authentication Ep. 39: Authentication - http://podcast.developsec.com/ep-39-authentication Ep. 2: All About Passwords - http://podcast.developsec.com/ep-1-all-about-passwords Ep. 73: Identity with Vittorio Bertocci - http://podcast.developsec.com/ep-73-identity-with-vittorio-bertocci For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode James introduces us to the idea of web security policies stored in a security.txt file. We have talked about vulnerability disclosure before and this ties directly into that conversation. Link to Draft: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-foudil-securitytxt-03 Link to form to create the file: https://securitytxt.org/ Link to our blog post: https://www.developsec.com/2018/06/26/overview-of-web-security-policies/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James shares a story of learning from a mistake and how we can't be right every time. Hear what he learned and how you can learn too. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about choosing the right security tools for your environment. There are lots of vendors offering solutions to help identify security issues within our applications. The trick is to learn to identify which ones make the most sense for your environment. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about what it means to shift left in the SDLC. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about efail and the HYPE around security news. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
** Check out our new Live Fundamentals of Application Security training starting on May 1, 2018. Don't wait to sign up. For schedules and information check out https://www.jardinesoftware.com/fundamentals-of-application-security/ ** In this episode, James shares his thoughts on an interesting scam potential was brought up regarding Gmail and Netflix. A lot of the discussion is on a unique Gmail feature most haven't heard of. James breaks this down in this episode. The original story was shared at https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/10/gmail_netflix_phishing_vector/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about treating security flaws as defects and embedded vs. built-in security. Do you treat security flaws differently? What barriers does that create? For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about the MyFitnessPal breach and some of the key points that we as developers, security, and users can take away from it. Tweet with Graph of Largest Breaches mentioned: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/979556839015661568 Link to article about the breach: https://www.cnet.com/news/millions-of-myfitnesspal-accounts-hacked-under-armour-says/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about penetration testing and what you need to know to get the most out of the activity. Tune in to hear some of our thoughts on the topic. To take the training course survey go to https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=dUTTGKfrY0SMJRLyejG00DrfDtlb8W5HpqoXHgPDektUNDgxVU9SNlVRNVhXMTY4UUxSU041MFVWTC4u For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode we talk about secure code review with a mention of static analysis. Do you know the difference? What is the issue of doing one over the other, or just outright replacing actual code review with static analysis? Tune in to hear some of our thoughts on the topic. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode James talks about 2-factor authentication, why we use it, and maybe why we don't. Is your 2-factor implementation getting in your way? The DevelopSec YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAqgfdGs0-hPa8FhsODwNw For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
The new OWASP Top 10 2017 is out. We look at some of the changes and how you can effectively use the list to better your security program. We are also launching a new DevelopSec Live broadcast. To check out the first episode, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfDuxwFScOE (The first 2 minutes are just a place holder as I was starting, feel free to skip those. That will go away in future episodes). The DevelopSec YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAqgfdGs0-hPa8FhsODwNw For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
James sits down with Perry Krug, from Couchbase to discuss some important steps to take to secure your database. Perry Krug - https://twitter.com/perrykrug Couchbase - https://twitter.com/couchbase Couchbase - https://www.couchbase.com/ CouchbaseSecurity Documents - https://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/server/current/security/security-intro.html For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
Welcome to 2018! Another year down and time for many of us to start making promises to ourselves of things we will start doing in this new year. In this episode James talks about some lessons we should take from 2017 and ways to use them in 2018. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks with Tim Medin regarding Meteor and security. If you develop with Meteor or have to test it, there is a lot of information packed in. More about Tim Medin (@timmedin): Red Seige website - https://www.redsiege.com/ Link to Meteor Minor and other tools Tim mentioned: https://github.com/nidem Tim Medin's Bsides Orlando 2017 Presentation - Tim Medin - Mining Meteor B-Sides Orlando 2017 For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
You have heard about the Apple Sign-in Bug on High Sierra. Now lets talk about how we can use this example to better our current development processes to protect ourselves. Link to mentioned article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/30/apple-macos-high-sierra-fix-breaks-file-sharing-password-security-flaw-emergency-patch For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks the use of 3rd party components and how to handle determining if they are vulnerable or not. Links: OWASP Dependancy Check - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Dependency_Check GitHub Blog - https://github.com/blog/2470-introducing-security-alerts-on-github RetireJS - https://retirejs.github.io/retire.js/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about open redirect and why it matters from a security perspective. He also shows how this information can be used in your personal technology use, not just in development. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
You know your development language and platform, but do you really know the ins and outs of web application technology? How well do you know HTTP, HTML, etc? James talks about a few scenarios where really understanding how the technologies works helps better understand vulnerability risks. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about authorization and some common areas where it poses a risk. He also goes over some techniques to help test authorization. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
The Equifax breach was a major news story. James talks about some of the security controls mentioned and how to start a conversation within your organization about them. Want to listen on YouTube? Check out our channel where we are releasing episodes starting from episode 1 at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAqgfdGs0-hPa8FhsODwNw For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
We talk about cross-site scripting (XSS) all the time, but often overlook the ability to use javascript: in anchor tags. James talks about this unique ability and how to protect your applications from it. The related blog post for this can be found at https://www.developsec.com/2017/09/06/javascript-in-an-href-or-src-attribute/ Want to listen on YouTube? Check out our channel where we are releasing episodes starting from episode 1 at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAqgfdGs0-hPa8FhsODwNw For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
We use a lot of platforms and frameworks when we develop an application. These platforms may provide security features, but do you know which ones? James talks about the importance of understanding your platforms and what to consider. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
James talks about the risk of USB thumb drives and their risk using the recent BCBS marketing campaign as an example. (http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/bcbs-alabama-re-evaluates-usb-marketing-campaign-amid-security-concerns). For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact ustoday to see how we can help.
James talks about a recent vulnerability report regarding MySpace's Account Recovery system (https://www.wired.com/story/myspace-security-account-takeover/). He talks about considerations around account recovery and the need to revisit this type of functionality on a regular basis. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact ustoday to see how we can help.
In this episode, James talks about Interactive Application Security Testing, or IAST. It is a sort of hybrid approach that is similar to both dynamic and static analysis. Listen in to learn more about it. The video version of this can be found at https://youtu.be/KHSlDletm9I For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
Are you thinking about client vs. server-side input validation? Curious why each is important and when to use them? James talks about the basic concepts and how to apply them to create more secure applications. A video version of this podcast is now available at: https://youtu.be/irO1TOC6-i8 For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
In this episode I sit down with Geurt van Wijk from IDdriven to discuss IAM and IDaaS. Geurt has many years of experience around Identity and shares some great insights into considerations when working with it. If you typically think of Identity as just a user with credentials and some typical roles, you will want to listen in. You can get more information about IDdrive from https://www.iddriven.com For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@developsec.com for an invitation. DevelopSec provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help.
It was recently reported that an audio driver on HP systems was logging key strokes to a local file. Accidental? Malicious? Instead, we talk about how to try and avoid this from happening in the future. Original Article: https://www.cnet.com/news/keylogger-discovered-on-some-hp-laptops-conexant/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@jardinesoftware for an invitation. Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact ustoday to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
I sat down with Vittorio Bertocci from Microsoft at the Microsoft Build 2017 conference in Seattle Washington. Vittorio shared some great insights into Identity and some new things around Azure AD and Azure AD B2C. Listen in to learn more about some of the interesting things going on. You can watch Vittorio's presentation from build at: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2017/B8084 To get more information from Vittorio, you can follow him on twitter at @vibronet or check out his website at www.cloudidentity.com Also, check out this announcement about new authentication SDKs: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/start-writing-applications-today-with-the-new-microsoft-authentication-sdks/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@jardinesoftware for an invitation. Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact ustoday to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
Over the years I have had many people ask about encoding before storing data in the database. Here are my thoughts and recommendations. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@jardinesoftware for an invitation. Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
Do you use hosted content on a CDN? How do you know the file hasn't been modified? James describes Sub Resource Integrity and how it is used to help detect and prevent loading modified files. For details referenced in the show about commands and examples, check out our post at https://www.developsec.com/2017/04/16/sub-resource-integrity-sri/ For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@jardinesoftware for an invitation. Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
Do you struggle with trying to pick the most secure application platform? Are you focusing on the right questions? James talks about ways to look at application platforms and be secure, no matter which one you choose. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Join the conversations.. join our slack channel. Email james@jardinesoftware for an invitation. Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
Do you allow users to login into their accounts across multiple browsers or devices? Does this raise a security concern? James talks about how to handle this question and analyze the root issue. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
I am sure you have heard about the AWS service disruption that occurred. Have you seen how we can learn from this when we look at our own tools and processes? James talks about how we need to look at our own applications and tools and consider how time has changed the landscape. There might be more than you think. For more info go to https://www.developsec.com or follow us on twitter (@developsec). Presented by Jardine Software Inc. (https://www.jardinesoftware.com) Jardine Software provides application security consulting and training to add value to your application security program. Contact us today to see how we can help. Check out our 30 day advantage.
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