The rise of third-party browser script attacks [Q&A]

Third-party browser scripts are the code snippets that organizations put into their websites to run ads, analytics, chatbots, etc -- essentially anything that isn't coded by the organization itself. Which sounds innocuous enough, but these scripts are increasingly being used as a vector for cyberattacks. We spoke to Simon Wijckmans, CEO of c/side, to understand how these attacks operate and what can be done to defend against them. BN: How significant a web security problem are third-party browser scripts? Are enterprises doing enough to secure this threat vector? SW: Third-party browser scripts -- collectively, the browser supply chain -- remain… [Continue Reading]