Computer scientists create benchmarks to advance quantum computer performance
Two UCLA computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the …
Solar appScreener 3.6: Supporting Pascal and integrating with GitLab, GitHub and Bitbucket
Solar Security has announced the release of a new version of its app security analyzer, Solar appScreener 3.6, which supports Pascal and features improved integration with …
GitHub Code Scanning aims to prevent vulnerabilities in open source software
GitHub has made available two new security features for open and private repositories: code scanning (as a GitHub-native experience) and secret scanning (both still in beta). …
Software vulnerabilities sometimes first announced on social media
Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they’re revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national …
Fugue open sources Regula to evaluate Terraform for security misconfigurations and compliance violations
Fugue has open sourced Regula, a tool that evaluates Terraform infrastructure-as-code for security misconfigurations and compliance violations prior to deployment. Regula …
WhiteSource now supports GitHub Packages
WhiteSource, the leader in open source security and license compliance management, announced support for GitHub Packages and with it the ability to automate container …
GitHub Security Lab aims to make open source software more secure
GitHub, the world’s largest open source code repository and leading software development platform, has launched GitHub Security Lab. “Our team will lead by …
GitHub announces wider array of 2FA options, including security keys and biometrics
GitHub has started supporting the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) web standard, allowing users to use security keys for two-factor authentication with a wide variety of browsers …
GitHub introduces Dependabot-powered automated security fixes
GitHub, the largest code-hosting site in the world, has announced many new features and changes at the 2019 GitHub Satellite conference that took place last week in Berlin. …
Attackers breached Docker Hub, grabbed keys and tokens
Docker, the company behing the popular virtualization tool bearing the same name, has announced late on Friday that it has suffered a security breach. There was no official …
GitHub adds Python support for security alerts
GitHub has announced that its recently introduced feature for alerting developers about known vulnerabilities in software packages that their projects depend on will now also …
AutoSploit: Automated mass exploitation of remote hosts using Shodan and Metasploit
A “cyber security enthusiast” that goes by VectorSEC on Twitter has published AutoSploit, a Python-based tool that takes advantage of Shodan and Metasploit modules …