Common Federated Identity Protocols: OpenID Connect vs OAuth vs SAML 2
When it comes to federated identity there are three major protocols used by companies: OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, and SAML.
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Don't Fall for the Hacker Genius: Secure Coding is About Diligence, Not Brilliance
Many believe only brilliant minds can write secure code, but secure coding is primarily about discipline and understanding vulnerabilities. The most significant data breaches in history stemmed from preventable coding errors rather than genius hacking.
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What You Need To Know About Secure Coding Training for PCI DSS v4.0 Requirements
The latest version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), version 4.0, was released in March 2022. Although the requirements won't take effect until 2025, it's crucial to start preparing now.
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DevSecOps Best Practices
You’ve decided to integrate DevSecOps into your software development operations. That’s an important first step to improving your product’s overall security by including it into the development...
What Is DevSecOps?
DevOps, that combination of software development and IT operations, is designed to improve the development life cycle, getting software to market quicker and improve overall deployment.
What is PCI Compliance?
If your organization accepts credit card payments, you should be familiar with PCI DSS compliance. No matter your company size -- or how many credit card transactions you process - you are required...
What Are Security Champion Responsibilities?
Your company has decided to add security champions to improve your overall security postures, and you’ve chosen great candidates to take on this role.
Drupalgeddon2 (CVE-2018-7600) Vulnerability
Drupal is the second most popular Content Management System (CMS) in the world. According to BuiltWith, more than 637,360 websites currently use Drupal.
Apache Struts 2 Namespace (CVE-2018-11776) Vulnerability
On 22 August 2018, a Semmle security researcher disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting the versions
2.3 to 2.3.34 and 2.5 to 2.5.16 of Apache Struts 2, one of the most used Java-based web application frameworks.
How Do You Select Security Champions?
Security champions should be an integral part of your security team. When this position was first introduced five or so years ago as part of the cybersecurity structure, the security champion was...
HackEDU Partners with HackerOne to Expand Hacker101 Training
Software Developer Accountability
Many of our customers have used other secure development training in the past. One of the biggest complaints we hear is that developers just click through the slides or fast forward the videos and don’t really pay attention.
Public Vulnerability Sandboxes
HackEDU has added a new Public Vulnerabilities offering to enhance the training experience. Public vulnerabilities are sandboxes with vulnerabilities that have been disclosed in popular software products such as Drupal, Struts 2, Wordpress, etc.
HackEDU Platform Tutorial
HackEDU provides best in class interactive cybersecurity training for companies looking to train developers to code more securely and for individuals brand new to the field looking to break in. We are passionate about teaching cybersecurity and aim to lower barriers to learn security and give safe and legal environments for exploration.