Open source vulnerabilities go undetected for over four years
For its annual State of the Octoverse report, GitHub has analyzed over 45,000 active code directories to provide insight into open source security (vulnerabilities) and …
Git LFS vulnerability allows attackers to compromise targets’ Windows systems (CVE-2020-27955)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-27955) in Git Large File Storage (Git LFS), an open source Git extension for versioning large files, allows attackers to achieve remote code …
GitHub envisions a world with fewer software vulnerabilities
After five months in beta, the GitHub Code Scanning security feature has been made generally available to all users: for free for public repositories, as a paid option for …
DefenseCode’s SAST ThunderScan solution now available as a GitHub Action
DefenseCode Group has announced that DefenseCode’s Static Application Security Testing (SAST) ThunderScan solution is now available as a GitHub Action, offering security …
Checkmarx provides automated security scans within GitHub repositories
Checkmarx announced a new GitHub Action to bring comprehensive, automated static and open source security testing to developers. As enterprises look to differentiate …
RedCommander: Open source tool for red teaming exercises
GuidePoint Security released a new open source tool that enables a red team to easily build out the necessary infrastructure. The RedCommander tool solves a major challenge …
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 …
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