Sysdig announced the release of Risk Spotlight, a vulnerability prioritization feature based on runtime intelligence. The feature enables teams to reduce vulnerabilities by 95% and allows developers to focus on shipping applications faster, according to Sysdig. It also delivers vulnerability details such as CVSS vector from multiple sources, the fix version, and links to publicly … continue reading
Even before the Log4j vulnerability led to the targeting of nearly one-half of global corporate networks, Java applications have presented abundant opportunities for hackers. After all, there are so many components to protect – server-side logic, client-side logic, data storage, data transportation, APIs and others – that it’s daunting to defend everything. In fact, serious … continue reading
GitHub announced a new feature for Dependabot alerts that helps developers see how vulnerabilities affect their code. Dependabot alerts use GitHub’s precise code navigation engine to determine if a repository directly calls a vulnerable function. The new feature marks a shift in how GitHub curates information on vulnerable packages from the Advisory Database to curating … continue reading
In late 2021, a vulnerability was detected in the Java logging package Log4j, which is the most popular framework for logging in Java. It is used in millions of applications. Not only that, but it is used as a dependency in over 7,000 open-source projects, according to research from software security company Sonatype. Given the … continue reading
The library operating system MirageOS 4.0 has been released with better integrations and a significant change in how MirageOS compiles projects. The project constructs unikernels for secure, high-performance, low-energy footprint applications across various hypervisor and embedded platforms. The MirageOS networking code powers Docker Desktop’s VPNKit and is also in use in Citrix Hypervisor, Nitrokey, Robur, … continue reading
xGitGuard is a tool built by Comcast to keep inadvertently uploaded authentication secrets out of GitHub repositories that is now available as open-source software. It can be used to scan GitHub at scale and identify proprietary authentication secrets, specifically passwords, API keys, and tokens. Development teams can use xGitGuard to identify credentials in their own … continue reading
Secure Code Warrior, a global security organization, has joined GitLab’s global partner program. This new partnership means that Secure Code Warrior will make its learning platform available to developers on GitLab’s DevOps platform. This integration will work to enhance real-time secure coding guidance, which is an important piece of the process of detecting and fixing … continue reading
When we talk about progress, typically, digital advancement is at the forefront of the conversation. We want everything better, faster, more convenient, more powerful, and we want to do it for less money, time, and risk. For the most part, these “impossible” objectives are eventually met; it might take several years and multiple versions (and … continue reading
Organizations that build or maintain mobile applications have a greater responsibility than ever to secure their applications as the number of application downloads continues to grow. 3.8 billion smartphone users accounted for 218 billion app downloads in 2020 alone. Zimperium conducted a survey last year in which 250 enterprises described the security issues they struggled … continue reading
Last year, Google announced Google Identity Services (GIS), which is a set of APIs that consolidated several identity offerings from the company. Included in the GIS development kit are the Sign in with Google button and the authentication prompt One Tap. Now, Google is adding an authorization feature to GIS to bolster the offerings of … continue reading
The software industry’s reliance on open source along with a sharp increase in open source software (OSS) dependencies helped to make supply chains a major security target. 64% of organizations were impacted by a software supply chain attack in the last year according to a recent report. The report, The 2022 State of the Software … continue reading
API company Kong announced the general availability of Kong Enterprise 2.7, which delivers 25% faster performance compared to previous versions, improved security, and streamlined workflows. Kong Enterprise is a service connectivity platform that enables organizations to secure, connect and orchestrate their APIs and services across cloud native, hybrid and on-premise environments. The new version achieved … continue reading
