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Contrast's application security blog provides the latest trends and tips in DevSecOps through instrumentation and security observability.

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    Point of View: Potential security issues with vehicle to vehicle connected cars

    Point of View: Potential security issues with vehicle to vehicle connected cars

    The fundamental problem is that the industry hasn’t created a thorough (and openly available) threat model that..

    Cyber Security Benchmark Highlights Legacy Product Failures

    Cyber Security Benchmark Highlights Legacy Product Failures

    US Department of Homeland Security-funded project documents weak performance of application security solutions Palo..

    Three Years Running, Contrast Security Named a Visionary in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing

    Contrast Security Advances Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) Technology GET YOUR COPY NOW >> 2019 Gartner..

    Point of View: $100MM cost of hacking

    Many people think wires are the most secure way to send large sums of money. I’ve seen how many of these wires get..

    Point of View: Delta flight and airline cybersecurity

    Point of View: Delta flight and airline cybersecurity

    This is always the tradeoff… How do we balance the risk of providing some new, cool, useful feature against the risks..

    Point of View: Senate Stalls Cybersecurity Bill

    Point of View: Senate Stalls Cybersecurity Bill

    The rush to "do something" about cyber security issues is leading both legislators in industry to ridiculous place...

    Point of View: Chrysler recalls 1.4 million hackable cars

    Point of View: Chrysler recalls 1.4 million hackable cars

    “The interesting thing about this recall is not that it’s going to be expensive and inconvenient (it will), but that it..

    The Fast, Free, Fantastic Way to Find Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

    The Fast, Free, Fantastic Way to Find Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

    What Is XSS? Cross-site scripting (XSS) is really pretty simple. Any time untrusted data ends up an HTML page without..

    The Complexity of Web Applications

    Hear Jeff Williams, CTO of Contrast Security and Founding Member of the OWASP, as he discusses the complexity of web..