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Vulnerabilities in cryptographic libraries found through modern fuzzing
Recently patched vulnerabilities in MatrixSSL and wolfSSL, two open-source TLS/SSL implementations / libraries for embedded environments, have emphasized the great potential …
70% of apps contain at least one security flaw after 5 years in production
Veracode revealed data that could save organizations time and money by helping developers minimize the introduction and accumulation of security flaws in their software. Their …
Kali Linux: What’s next for the popular pentesting distro?
If you’re interested in penetration testing and digital forensics, you know that Kali Linux is worth a try. And if you’re already doing it, chances are good you …
Open source vulnerabilities add to security debt
The number of open source vulnerabilities that Mend identified and added to its vulnerability database in the first nine months of 2022 was 33 percent greater than the first …
OSV-Scanner: A free vulnerability scanner for open-source software
After releasing the Open Source Vulnerabilities database (OSV.dev) in February, Google has launched the OSV-Scanner, a free command line vulnerability scanner that open source …
Nosey Parker: Find sensitive information in textual data and Git history
Praetorian has open-sourced the regular expression-based (RegEx) scanning capabilities of its Nosey Parker secret scanning tool. Scanning filesystem content for secrets …
Research reveals where 95% of open source vulnerabilities lie
New research from Endor Labs offers a view into the rampant but often unmonitored use of existing open-source software in application development and the dangers arising from …
Open-source tool for security engineers helps automate access reviews
ConductorOne open-sourced their identity connectors in a project called Baton, available on GitHub. Each connector gives developers the ability to extract, normalize, and …
Kali Linux 2022.4 released: Kali NetHunter Pro, desktop updates and new tools
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2022.4, the latest version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. New tools in Kali Linux 2022.4 Aside …
CI Fuzz CLI: Open-source tool to test Java apps for unexpected behaviors
CI Fuzz CLI, the open-source Command-Line Interface (CLI) tool from Code Intelligence, now allows Java developers to easily incorporate fuzz testing into their existing JUnit …
Introducing the book: The Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata
In this Help Net Security video interview, Eric Leblond, CTO at Stamus Networks, talks about The Security Analyst’s Guide to Suricata, a book he co-wrote with Peter Manev. Key …
5 free resources from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. CISA is in charge of enhancing cybersecurity and …
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