Blockchain warning: Hackers are targeting developers and DevOps teams
The US government has detailed how North Korean state-sponsored attackers have been hacking cryptocurrency firms using phishing, malware and exploits to steal funds and...
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Malicious npm packages target Azure developers to steal personal data
A “large scale” attack is targeting Microsoft Azure developers through malicious npm packages. On Wednesday, cybersecurity researchers from JFrog said that hundreds of malicious...
Over 200 Malicious NPM Packages Caught Targeting Azure Developers
A new large scale supply chain attack has been observed targeting Azure developers with no less than 218 malicious NPM packages with the goal...
Some developers are fouling up open-source software
One of the most amazing things about open-source isn’t that it produces great software. It’s that so many developers put their egos aside to...
Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero
There’s a lot of FUD about how Linux is being shown recently to be less secure than proprietary systems. That’s nonsense. But, now there...
Google unveils differential privacy tool for Python developers processing data
On Friday, Google debuted a new product developed with OpenMined that allows any Python developer to process data with differential privacy. The two have been working...
When open-source developers go bad
Chances are unless you’re a JavaScript programmer, you’ve never heard of the open-source Javascript libraries ‘colors.js‘ and ‘faker.js.” They’re simple programs that respectively let...
In 2022, security will be Linux and open-source developers job number one
Linux is everywhere. It’s what all the clouds, even Microsoft Azure, run. It’s what makes all 500 of the Top 500 supercomputers work. Heck,...
Incentivizing Developers is the Key to Better Security Practices
Professional developers want to embrace DevSecOps and write secure code, but their organizations need to support this seachange if they want that effort to...
Providing Developers Value-Focused Feedback in Security Software Development
I recently wrote an article on attracting and retaining A-Players, and one of the key elements was to ensure that leadership share the mission...