software development

Applying Shift Left principles to third party risk management
In this Help Net Security video, Etai Hochman, CTO at Mirato, talks about applying Shift Left, a concept that originated with developers to find and prevent defects early in …

Barely one-third of IT pros can vet code for tampering
Global research commissioned by ReversingLabs and conducted by Dimensional Research, revealed that software development teams are increasingly concerned about supply chain …

How do DevSecOps professionals feel about security becoming an around the clock job?
As breaches continue to rise, cybersecurity and development professionals are feeling the pressure to maintain their organizations’ security postures. Invicti Security …

US warns of North Korean hackers posing as IT freelancers
Companies and other organizations should be careful when employing IT freelancers, lest they end up hiring North Korean hackers. The advice comes from the US Department of …

How to make DevSecOps a reality
Every AppSec leader recognizes and admits that software development is accelerating, and there’s no way their current approach is going to keep up. It is much better to …

Are businesses ready to implement cloud-native development?
OutSystems released findings from a global survey of IT leaders and developers gauging the benefits and challenges of cloud-native development, with results highlighting stark …

Principles for Kubernetes security and good hygiene
Traditional methods of software security are not a good fit for Kubernetes: a renewed set of security implementations are required to make it less vulnerable. What’s …

Challenges development teams face when building applications with open source
Tidelift released a report providing critical insights into the state and practice of open source software supply chain management. This comprehensive study of nearly 700 …

81% of codebases contain known open source vulnerabilities
Synopsys released a report which examines the results of more than 2,400 audits of commercial and proprietary codebases from merger and acquisition transactions, and …

86% of developers don’t prioritize application security
Secure Code Warrior released findings from its survey, which found that developers’ actions and attitudes toward software security are in conflict. While many developers …

How often do developers push vulnerable code?
A Tromzo report reveals developers remediate only 32% of vulnerabilities and regularly push vulnerable code. The report was based on a survey of more than 400 U.S.-based …

What you need to look out for when installing packages from public repositories
In this Help Net Security video, Ax Sharma, Senior Security Researcher at Sonatype, talks about the risks posed by malicious open source packages. Malicious packages can harm …
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