Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. The Department of Homeland Security has warned federal agencies ...

In today’s digital landscape, web applications are integral to our daily lives, enabling seamless interactions and transactions. However, this increased connectivity also opens the door to potential ...

I first became aware of cross-site scripting (XSS) nearly a decade ago. At the time, despite being an all too prevalent bug in Web applications, the risk posed by the flaw was of limited value. It was ...

In cyber security, attention is concentrated on the new -- zero-day exploits, for example, are big news and big business. But old threats can still cause big problems for organizations, even when the ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is the most commonly exploited vulnerability, according to HackerOne, currently the largest platform aimed at connecting organisations with a community of white hat hackers ...

WordPress announced a security update to fix two vulnerabilities that could provide an attacker with the opportunity to stage a full site takeover. Among the two vulnerabilities, the most serious one ...

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are urging organizations to focus on eliminating cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in ...

CISA and the FBI urged technology manufacturing companies to review their software and ensure that future releases are free of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities before shipping. The two federal ...

Sites that use the Gutenberg (found in WordPress 5.0 to 5.2.2) are open to complete takeover. A just-patched stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress allowed drive-by remote ...

A security feature that's included with the Microsoft Edge browser appears to have stopped working, according to Gareth Heyes, a security researcher with cyber-security firm PortSwigger. The security ...