OWASP

Largest Navigation Device Manufacturer Selects Cequence Unified API Protection, Bolstering Bot Detection and Mitigation Efforts to Safeguard Billions in Potential Losses

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Cequence announced today that the world's largest navigation device manufacturer has chosen the Cequence bot detection and mitigation solution API Spartan, part of the overall Unified API Protection (UAP) platform , to secure its e-commerce experience and deliver a frictionless shopping experience for its customers.

Key Points: 
  • Cequence announced today that the world's largest navigation device manufacturer has chosen the Cequence bot detection and mitigation solution API Spartan, part of the overall Unified API Protection (UAP) platform , to secure its e-commerce experience and deliver a frictionless shopping experience for its customers.
  • Consequently, the navigation device manufacturer faced challenges in effectively mitigating bot attacks and ensuring business continuity and customer experience.
  • As the only API security solution with bot management capabilities, Cequence provides the navigation device manufacturer with:
    Continuous Behavior-based API Threat Detection: Cequence leverages the behavioral fingerprint created by a machine learning-based analytics engine to track sophisticated attacks continuously.
  • Cequence offers a robust solution to protect web and mobile applications, as well as their underlying API infrastructure, from business logic abuse.

Web Application Attacks Intensify in Fourth Quarter of 2023, According to New Edgio Quarterly Attack Trends Report

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Edgio (NASDAQ: EGIO), the platform of choice for speed, security, and simplicity at the edge, found that web application attacks continued to increase and evolve in the fourth quarter of 2023, as reported in its new Edgio Quarterly Attack Trends Report in which the company analyzed 5.2 billion attack requests.

Key Points: 
  • Edgio (NASDAQ: EGIO), the platform of choice for speed, security, and simplicity at the edge, found that web application attacks continued to increase and evolve in the fourth quarter of 2023, as reported in its new Edgio Quarterly Attack Trends Report in which the company analyzed 5.2 billion attack requests.
  • Unmitigated attacks can lead to even more serious consequences, such as the deployment of ransomware or other malicious software.
  • “As one of the leading edge-computing providers, Edgio has unparalleled visibility into the threats facing web applications today,” said Tom Gorup, Vice President of Security for Edgio.
  • “We are assembling our knowledge and expertise into a quarterly read-out to enable enterprises to better protect their web infrastructure and applications.

Synack expands continuous security testing with Attack Surface Discovery and AI/LLM pentesting

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Synack, the premier security testing platform, has announced a continuous Attack Surface Discovery offering and scalable AI penetration testing to help overtaxed security teams stay ahead of evolving threats.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Synack, the premier security testing platform, has announced a continuous Attack Surface Discovery offering and scalable AI penetration testing to help overtaxed security teams stay ahead of evolving threats.
  • "PTaaS with integrated Attack Surface Discovery gives organizations a fighting chance against attackers."
  • Synack's Attack Surface Discovery allows enterprises to not only reveal their external attack surfaces but also make that data actionable, pairing continuous discovery with comprehensive Pentesting as a Service (PTaaS).
  • To find out more about how Synack can mitigate fast-moving attack surface risks, please visit https://www.synack.com/solutions/attack-surface-management/ .

OWASP Foundation Inc announces appointment of Jason C. McDonald as Director of Community Development

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Friday, February 16, 2024

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The OWASP Foundation, Inc. is excited to announce the appointment of Jason C. McDonald to the position of Director of Community Development. Jason's responsibilities will include fundraising, grant writing for projects, and community liaison with our tens of thousands of community participants, developers, and external development organizations. He started on February 12th, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The OWASP Foundation, Inc. is excited to announce the appointment of Jason C. McDonald to the position of Director of Community Development.
  • Jason's responsibilities will include fundraising, grant writing for projects, and community liaison with our tens of thousands of community participants, developers, and external development organizations.
  • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The OWASP Foundation, Inc. is excited to announce the appointment of Jason C. McDonald to the position of Director of Community Development.
  • I'm excited to have a Director of Community Development with a highly technical and development community background to work with our community, to improve the state of funding for projects and outreach to developers and development organizations," said Andrew van der Stock, Executive Director of the OWASP Foundation.

Open Source Traefik Proxy Major Release Adds Support for Popular Technologies Crucial for Cloud-Native Applications

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Traefik Labs , a global leader in cloud-native API gateway solutions, today announced the first Release Candidate for Traefik Proxy v3, its widely adopted open-source project that now adds support for popular, emerging technologies – WebAssembly (Wasm), OpenTelemetry, and Kubernetes Gateway API.

Key Points: 
  • Traefik Labs , a global leader in cloud-native API gateway solutions, today announced the first Release Candidate for Traefik Proxy v3, its widely adopted open-source project that now adds support for popular, emerging technologies – WebAssembly (Wasm), OpenTelemetry, and Kubernetes Gateway API.
  • The Wasm support – increasingly popular for serverless and containerized applications – is a contribution from the user community, and offers high-performance, language-agnostic plugins and extensions, making Traefik Proxy highly portable and customizable for diverse cloud-native environments.
  • "This new major release makes Traefik Proxy more accessible and powerful than ever before as a vital part of the modern cloud-native application stack."
  • For more information and to receive regular updates about Traefik Proxy v3 as it heads towards GA, sign up here .

Radware is Positioned as a Leader in the 2023 SPARK Matrix™ for Web Application Firewall by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading Web Application Firewall vendors.

Key Points: 
  • The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading Web Application Firewall vendors.
  • Radware, with its comprehensive Web Application Firewall technology, has received the highest rating across the parameter of technology excellence.
  • MIDDLETON, Mass., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Knowledge Solutions announced today that it has named Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) as a technology leader in the SPARK Matrix: Web Application Firewall (WAF) , 2023.
  • The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ includes detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning.

Radware is Positioned as a Leader in the 2023 SPARK Matrix™ for Web Application Firewall by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading Web Application Firewall vendors.

Key Points: 
  • The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading Web Application Firewall vendors.
  • Radware, with its comprehensive Web Application Firewall technology, has received the highest rating across the parameter of technology excellence.
  • MIDDLETON, Mass., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Knowledge Solutions announced today that it has named Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) as a technology leader in the SPARK Matrix: Web Application Firewall (WAF) , 2023.
  • The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ includes detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning.

Akto Launches World's first proactive GenAI security testing solution

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Akto, a leading API Security company, is proud to announce the launch of its revolutionary GenAI Security Testing solution.

Key Points: 
  • Akto, a leading API Security company, is proud to announce the launch of its revolutionary GenAI Security Testing solution.
  • This cutting-edge technology marks a significant milestone in the field of AI security, making Akto the world's first proactive GenAI security testing platform.
  • To showcase the capabilities and significance of Akto's GenAI Security Testing solution, Akto's Founder and CEO Ankita will be presenting at the prestigious Austin API Summit 2024.
  • The launch of their GenAI Security Testing solution reinforces their commitment to innovation and their dedication to enabling organizations to embrace GenAI with confidence.

Securiti AI Unveils AI Security & Governance Solution for Safe and Responsible AI Adoption

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Securiti AI , the pioneer of the Data Command Center, today announced the release of its AI Security & Governance offering, providing a groundbreaking solution to enable safe adoption of AI.

Key Points: 
  • Securiti AI , the pioneer of the Data Command Center, today announced the release of its AI Security & Governance offering, providing a groundbreaking solution to enable safe adoption of AI.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240207274198/en/
    5 Steps to AI Governance (Graphic: Securiti)
    There is an unprecedented ground-swell adoption of generative AI across organizations.
  • “Securiti AI continues to innovate, bringing a comprehensive AI Security & Governance solution to market that enables organizations to safely use AI,” said Ryan O’Leary, Research Director Privacy & Legal Technology at IDC.
  • "The solution is designed for security and AI governance teams to be partners with their business teams in enabling such secure, safe, responsible and compliant AI.”
    In addition to the launch of its offering, Securiti AI also unveiled AI Governance.Center as a resource center for the community.

Protect AI Acquires Laiyer AI to Secure Large Language Models (LLMs)

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Protect AI , the leading artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) security company, today announced it has acquired Laiyer AI.

Key Points: 
  • Protect AI , the leading artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) security company, today announced it has acquired Laiyer AI.
  • With the acquisition, Protect AI will be offering a commercial version of Laiyer AI’s open source LLM Guard with expanded features, capabilities, and integrations within the Protect AI platform.
  • "Protect AI is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Laiyer AI's team and product suite, which significantly enhances our leading AI and ML security platform.
  • Protect AI offers unmatched capabilities, enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI applications that are not only secure and compliant but also operationally efficient.