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Why Crawling Is the Hardest Part of AI-Powered Pen Testing (And How We Fixed It)

AI agents are brilliant at reading code but terrible at navigating browsers. Here's how Strobes combines static analysis, CDP-based swarm crawling, and human browser handover to build a complete attack surface map before testing begins.

Mar 20, 202612 min

Application Security

42,900 OpenClaw Exposed Control Panels and Why You Should Care

Over the past two weeks, most coverage around Moltbot and OpenClaw has chased the flashy angle. One-click exploits, remote code execution, APT chatter, scary screenshots. Meanwhile, security teams are doing what they always do when a new tool gets hit. Patch, block ports, rotate keys. That's necessa

Feb 12, 202611 min

Application Security

Root Detection in Android Apps - Security Benefits, Challenges, and Implementation Strategies

Among the most debated questions in the constantly changing mobile application development, whether to include root detection in the application is a seemingly important choice to both developers and security teams. This is not just a technical option, but it has far-reaching consequences in terms o

Nov 25, 20255 min

Application Security

How Application Penetration Testing Prevents Real-World Breaches

Applications are prime targets for attackers, and breaches often start with a single vulnerability. Application penetration testing identifies, validates, and helps remediate these weaknesses before they are exploited. Modern PTaaS integrates with DevSecOps and CTEM, providing continuous validation,

Sep 24, 20258 min

Application Security

How One Phishing Email Compromised 18 npm Packages and Billions of Installs

On September 8, 2025, a single phishing email triggered one of npm’s most damaging supply chain attacks, compromising 18 popular JavaScript packages with over 2.6 billion weekly downloads. By tricking a maintainer into revealing credentials and 2FA codes, attackers injected crypto-stealing malware i

Sep 9, 20255 min

Application Security

DevSecOps Pipeline Checklist → are you doing enough for security in CI/CD?

If It Builds, It Should Be Secure Let’s be honest, your CI/CD pipeline probably wasn’t designed with security in mind. It was built to ship fast, to keep developers happy, and to support constant change. That’s okay. Most pipelines start like that. But now you’re getting bigger. Or audited. Or breac

Aug 13, 20258 min

Application Security

Strobes Security Scanners: Modern Enterprise Static Application Security Testing | Strobes

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native technologies, DevOps workflows, and containerized environments, securing applications has become more complex and critical. Cyber threats targeting applications have grown in sophistication, demanding a holistic approach to application security. This

Dec 10, 202412 min

Application Security

Exploiting Limited Markup Features on Web Applications

Limited markup features. Big vulnerabilities? Web applications security might seem straightforward, but stripped-down code can create hidden weaknesses. Web applications that support limited markup in fields, such as comments, utilize a simplified version of markup languages to enable users to forma

Apr 8, 20247 min

Application Security

Application Security Fundamentals: Common Threats and How to Mitigate Them

Applications are prime targets for cyberattacks, making strong application security essential. This guide covers the fundamentals of AppSec- web, mobile, API security, and secure code practices, alongside common threats like SQL injection, XSS, and broken authentication. Learn how robust testing, se

Nov 16, 202311 min