This week, GitLab has fixed several vulnerabilities, including API vulnerabilities, and the draft for OAuth 2.1 has been released. If you find yourself stuck at home with extra time in your…
Security
Implementing MuleSoft AnyPoint Platform Identity Management Using AWS Cognito Authorization Code
In the last article, we have seen how we can do client management for MuleSoft API using AWS Cognito Client Credentials. Here, we will see how we can use AWS Cognito for…
How smart devices will transform the next generation’s daily life
Intelligent living happens when smart devices, software and services work together seamlessly to form an ecosystem that surrounds us. Its aim, says Olivier Dobo, marketing director of HONOR UK, is to help people…
Will 2020 Be the Year Home IoT Cyber Attacks Get Serious?
When it comes to disruptive change, the emergence of the smart home is driving demographic, economic, and technological advancement as never before, says David P. Maher, executive VP and chief technology…
5 Ways For Small Businesses to Protect Themselves From Cyberattacks in 2020
It wasn’t long ago that smaller businesses were more or less exempt from cyber warfare. Hackers, scammers, and other baddies simply preferred to target larger enterprises and other high-profile organizations because…
Is One Programming Language More Secure Than The Rest?
Open source vulnerabilities are on the rise. Again. Since 2017 we have seen a rapid rise in the number of open source vulnerabilities that are being reported by the community. This…
API Security Weekly: Issue #76
This week, new security issues have been reported in a US election app, Voatz, and an API vendor has leaked 8 million shopping records in UK. In addition, ESG have shared…
Configuring SSL/TLS Connection Made Easy
Setting up encryption for your application, how hard can it be? I thought it should be easy, as all communication with modern web applications should be encrypted, right? Well, my expectations…
Enabling WFH With Office 365 Requires State-of-the-Art Security and Data Backup
Office 365 is an essential tool for many organizations that have thrived for years within the Microsoft ecosystem. It takes those many nostalgic tools like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook — the…
Implementing MuleSoft as an OAuth Provider for Securing a Mule Application
Introduction
The OAuth2 Provider module allows a Mule runtime engine (Mule) app to be configured as an Authentication Manager in an OAuth2 dance. With this role, the application will be able to…