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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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    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/28/25

    Insight No. 1 — Phishing 2.0: Time to throttle your old password With phishing attacks growing more sophisticated —..

    Contrast ADR  secures applications by enabling earlier detection, accelerating incident response, and saving time and money.

    From chasing dragons to streamlined incident response: Speeding up SOC threat detection while reducing frequency

    Just because you work in a security operations center (SOC) doesn’t mean you have to waste your time chasing dragons...

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/21/25

    Insight No. 1 — Cheaping out on cybersecurity & dental hygiene both lead to pain & cost When it comes to security..

    Application Detection and Response Analysis: Why ADR? How ADR Works, and ADR Benefits

    Application Detection and Response Analysis: Why ADR? How ADR Works, and ADR Benefits

    Two highly respected technology analysts from different cybersecurity disciplines are coming together to recommend that..

    The Top 6 big PCI DSS 4.0 changes and how to prepare your security teams

    The Top 6 big PCI DSS 4.0 changes and how to prepare your security teams

    For any company involved in any facet of payment card processing, March 31, 2025, looms as the deadline for meeting the..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/14/25

    Insight No. 1 — We are frogs, falling asleep in security-debt stew Companies are drowning in high-risk software..

    Contrast Security Labs tracks surging application attacks in February 2025

    Monthly ADR Report: Application attacks jump 30%; method tampering up 800%

    The number of attacks on individual applications are up significantly month to month, according to research from..

    Selling software to anyone in the European Union? The new EU PLD changes have serious liability ramifications.

    Software defects = potential lawsuits

    Companies that sell software that can be used or downloaded by anyone in the European Union are facing a major new..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/07/25

    Insight No. 1. — Ransomware groups are using CISA’s KEV catalog as a runbook Given that CISA's Known Exploited..