Introduction In fields that require constant analysis, critique, and problem-solving—such as cybersecurity, auditing, and quality assurance—there’s a unique form of burnout that many professionals experience: destructive fatigue. Unlike traditional burnout, which is often tied to excessive workload, destructive fatigue stems from the mental toll of constantly tearing things down without opportunities to build. This can […]
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How AI and LLMs Will Shape AppSec in 2025
Four Predictions for AppSec in 2025 By Ken Johnson and Seth Law In this joint blog from Seth Law at Redpoint and Ken Johnson at DryRun Security, we highlight how 2025 will be a pivotal year for large language models (LLMs) in AppSec. Building on the momentum of 2024, LLMs are moving from novelty to […]
Redpoint Security Interns at DEFCON32
Adelyn Wengreen, a first-time Def Con attendee My first experience at DEF CON was awesome. As someone still new to this industry, I had no idea what to expect going in, but I really enjoyed the whole weekend. My favorite presentation was My Conversations With a GenAI-Powered Virtual Kidnapper by Perry Carpenter. He talked about […]
The experience of a beginner in the field of Appsec.
My name is Trevon Greenwood, and I am a Junior Security Analyst at Redpoint Security. This post outlines my experience as a beginner in the field and what a day at work looks like for me. I have been with Redpoint for just over a year now, so I think I’ve accrued enough experience as […]
AppSec Travels 3: Account Takeover
During a recent assessment, our team came upon a vulnerability that felt like finding a hidden door in a seemingly secure fortress. The discovery involved the password-reset mechanism of an application, allowing us to reset any user’s password with just their email address. This flaw circumvents authentication, giving unauthorized access to user accounts. Here’s how […]
Polyfill io and Surveyor’s Continuous Dependency Monitor
In the aftermath of the polyfill supply-chain attack that reportedly compromised the security of some 100,000 applications across the Internet last week (arstechnica reports that over 384K sites are still pulling the package subsequently), our team at Redpoint realized quickly that it was a real-world case of feature within Redpoint’s Surveyor tool. That is, lead […]
A Redpoint Customer Security Journey
In Redpoint Security’s existence as an application security firm, we have seen a range of clientele who manifest a whole host of differences: development teams and applications that range remarkably small and large, different levels of security maturity, compliance requirements that are relatively lax as opposed to highly demanding with a rapidly rushing SLA (Service-Level […]
AppSec Travels Part 2: Access-Control Bypass
What happens when combined technologies counteract security controls? This is another in Redpoint’s blog series AppSec Travels where we walk you through interesting findings we’ve discovered in vulnerability assessments. AppSec Travels is on ongoing series without a regular cadence because frankly some assessments are perfunctory security checks lacking in exciting findings and we sort of […]