Jun 22, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Adware A new campaign is tricking users searching for the Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) application for Windows into downloading a new adware family called AdsExhaust. "The adware is capable of exfiltrating screenshots from infected devices and interacting with browsers using simulated keystrokes," cybersecurity firm eSentire said in an … [Read more...] about New Adware Campaign Targets Meta Quest App Seekers
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Logz.io Upgrades App 360, Kubernetes 360 with AI Assistant, New Tracing Quickview
At Logz.io, we believe the future of observability will center on the rapid advancement of automation, innovations around artificial intelligence, and streamlining processes that currently remain far too complex.This is no different than many other areas of technology, but the opportunities in observability are vast, and we see all of these areas connecting and driving … [Read more...] about Logz.io Upgrades App 360, Kubernetes 360 with AI Assistant, New Tracing Quickview
Apache Cordova App Harness Targeted in Dependency Confusion Attack
Apr 23, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Application Security Researchers have identified a dependency confusion vulnerability impacting an archived Apache project called Cordova App Harness. Dependency confusion attacks take place owing to the fact that package managers check the public repositories before private registries, thus allowing a threat actor to publish a … [Read more...] about Apache Cordova App Harness Targeted in Dependency Confusion Attack
Rethinking APM with Logz.io App 360
As we continue to navigate the ongoing evolution of the observability landscape, Logz.io is constantly striving to provide our customers with the advanced platform capabilities needed to make sense of their increasingly complex environments.Sometimes that means taking a new approach to long-standing practices. For years, organizations have relied on application performance … [Read more...] about Rethinking APM with Logz.io App 360
Application Observability in Minutes: How to Implement App 360
As applications in the cloud become more distributed and complex, the Mean Time To Resolution (MTTR) for production issues is getting longer. Modern systems are built with hundreds of distinct, ephemeral, and interconnected cloud components, which can make it exceptionally hard for engineers to understand the current state of their applications, what problems are impacting … [Read more...] about Application Observability in Minutes: How to Implement App 360
Introducing App 360: APM Redefined by Logz.io
Years before founding Logz.io, I was a software engineer, working with various tools to ensure my products and services performed correctly. There were few tools I dreaded using more than application performance management (APM), and I know that I’m not alone.I hated traditional APM. It’s heavy. It’s hard to implement. It’s expensive. It takes a very long time to derive … [Read more...] about Introducing App 360: APM Redefined by Logz.io
Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store
Apple’s App Store is considered a reliable platform for downloading apps. So much so, in fact, that users often assume there’s no danger at all: what could possibly be wrong with an app that’s been moderated by Apple? App Store verification is indeed effective, and news about malicious or phishing apps on the platform is uncommon. All the same, malware creators do occasionally … [Read more...] about Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store
The Rise of the Malicious App
Sep 21, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / App Security Security teams are familiar with threats emanating from third-party applications that employees add to improve their productivity. These apps are inherently designed to deliver functionality to users by connecting to a "hub" app, such as Salesforce, Google Workspace, or Microsoft 365. Security concerns center on the … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Malicious App
Encryption Flaws in Popular Chinese Language App Put Users’ Typed Data at Risk
Aug 10, 2023THNPrivacy / Encryption A widely used Chinese language input app for Windows and Android has been found vulnerable to serious security flaws that could allow a malicious interloper to decipher the text typed by users. The findings from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which carried out an analysis of the encryption mechanism used in Tencent's Sogou Input … [Read more...] about Encryption Flaws in Popular Chinese Language App Put Users’ Typed Data at Risk
Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes
Apr 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Authentication Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) to the cloud. "This change means users are better protected from lockout and that services … [Read more...] about Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes