U.S. Government, Tech Giants Discuss Open Source Software Security
The White House on Thursday hosted a summit where representatives of the U.S. government and major tech companies discussed open source software security. The...
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Log4j flaw hunt shows how complicated the software supply chain really is
Open source software is everywhere now, but the Log4j flaw that affects Java enterprise applications is a reminder of what can go wrong in...
Storage Devices of Major Vendors Impacted by Encryption Software Flaws
Storage devices from several major vendors are affected by vulnerabilities discovered by a researcher in third-party encryption software they all use. Earlier this month,...
Researchers Disclose Unpatched Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams Software
Microsoft said it won’t be fixing or is pushing patches to a later date for three of the four security flaws uncovered in its...
Google unleashes security ‘fuzzer’ on Log4Shell bug in open-source software
The remotely exploitable flaw in Log4j – the widely deployed Java error logging library – is being attacked by multiple actors and likely will...
South Australian government employee data taken in Frontier Software ransomware attack
Image: Mashka/Shutterstock South Australia Treasurer Rob Lucas said on Friday that state government employee data has been exfiltrated as part of a ransomware attack...
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Ex-Googlers Snag $5 Million for Software Supply Chain Security Tech
A group for ex-Google software engineers has raised $5 million in seed funding for Chainguard, an early-stage startup tackling vexing problems associated with software...
Microsoft’s Loop Project Management Software
Microsoft has been developing a project collaboration solution for enterprise projects. The Loop app is now accessible to Microsoft 365 commercial customers. The Loop...
This password-stealing and keylogging malware is being spread through fake software downloads
Cyber criminals are using online adverts for fake versions of popular software to trick users into downloading three forms of malware – including a malicious browser...
Critical Bug in Mozilla’s NSS Crypto Library Potentially Affects Several Other Software
Mozilla has rolled out fixes to address a critical security weakness in its cross-platform Network Security Services (NSS) cryptographic library that could be potentially...