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    Understanding Garbage Findings
    There is a well-meaning desire among penetration testers to produce findings. The fact of the matter is that we want to deliver value, and a report with few findings can feel like a failure to do so. This can lead to the inclusion of what I term Garbage findings. The problem with Garbage findings ...
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    What’s new in the OWASP Proactive Controls for 2024
    I have taught a number of application security classes to developers. When it comes to ...
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    Many Hands Approach To AppSec
    "If you want to frustrate a good developer, interfere with their ability to complete work." - ...
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    Tartar Sauce for your Phishing Program
    Phishing awareness exercises have become a common part of the larger security strategy for many ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App: 5. Establishing a Dependency Patching Plan
    Welcome to our comprehensive series on the Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App. This ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App: 4. Logging & Monitoring
    Welcome to our comprehensive series on the Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App. This ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App: 3. Data Encryption & Protection
    Welcome to my comprehensive series on the Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App. This ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App: 2. Authentication & Authorization
    Welcome to my comprehensive series on the Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App. This ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App: 1. Secure Coding
    Welcome to my comprehensive series on the Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App. For this ...
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    Top 5 Security Considerations for a New Web App
    There was a time when many folks responsible for building and deploying web applications were naive ...
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    Being Safe and Secure with Cross-Origin Messaging
    security  |  JavaScript  |  application  |  web  |  cross-origin
    Complex web and mobile apps often depend on cross-domain interactions between different online ...
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    The reason I stopped using Postman for API Pentests
    I’ve been a proponent of Postman for a number of years. I’ve written and spoken about using it in ...
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