Google Cloud offers Assured Open Source Software for free

In the face of growing risks from open-source software dependencies, Google Cloud is releasing its Assured Open Source Software (Assured OSS) service for Java and Python ecosystems at no... Read more »

Cybersecurity unaligned with business goals is reactive … and flawed: Study

A new report for cybersecurity firm WithSecure suggests that most companies are investing in security solutions that are tactical and reactive, but not in line with strategic aims of... Read more »

With political ‘hacktivism’ on the rise, Google launches Project Shield to fight DDos attacks

In 2022, DDoS exploits included high-profile attacks against websites offering information on elections and candidates. In what it calls a bid to save “democratic processes worldwide,” Google Cloud has... Read more »

DevSecOps puts security in the software cycle

Addressing cybersecurity can be a challenge when the focus is on speed in software development and production life cycles. The post DevSecOps puts security in the software cycle appeared... Read more »

Even after armed with defense tools, CISOs say successful cyberattacks are ‘inevitable’: New study

Cisco’s just-released 2023 Cybersecurity Index shows companies will invest more in security, but the solution may be a larger tent, not more umbrellas. The post Even after armed with... Read more »

Data backup, security alerts, and encryption viewed as top security features

Half of U.S. businesses say that security is the most influential factor when buying software, according to Capterra’s Security Features Survey. In fact, 45% have stopped using a specific... Read more »

Amazon Linux 2023: Create and execute cloud-based applications with enhanced security

AWS has been offering Amazon Linux, a cloud-optimized Linux distribution, since 2010. This distribution’s latest version is now available. Amazon Linux 2023 is provided at no additional charge. Standard... Read more »

Kali Linux 2023.1 released – and so is Kali Purple!

OffSec (formerly Offensive Security) has released Kali Linux 2023.1, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform, and the release is accompanied by a big... Read more »

GitHub rolling out two-factor authentication to millions of users

Over the next nine months, the largest internet hosting service for software development and collaboration will make all code contributors add another layer of electronic evidence to their accounts.... Read more »

Massive GitHub analysis reveals 10 million secrets hidden in 1 billion commits

GitGuardian scanned 1.027 billion new GitHub commits in 2022 (+20% compared to 2021) and found 10,000,000 secrets occurrences (+67% compared to 2022). What is interesting beyond this ever-increasing number... Read more »
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