Dissect: Open-source framework for collecting, analyzing forensic data
A game changer in cyber incident response, the Dissect framework enables data acquisition on thousands of systems within hours, regardless of the nature and size of the IT …
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When transparency is also obscurity: The conundrum that is open-source security
Open-source software (OSS) has a lot of advocates. After all, why would we continuously try and write code that solves problems that others have already solved? Why not share …
SpyCast: Cross-platform mDNS enumeration tool
SpyCast is a cross-platform mDNS enumeration tool that can work either in active mode by recursively querying services or in passive mode by only listening to multicast …
The holy trifecta for developing a secure API
It’s hard to write good API specifications, and since most API gateways use them as IAC, they should be carefully checked for common mistakes. Writing an API that sticks …
Wolfi Linux provides the control needed to fix modern supply chain threats
There’s been a massive push for supply chain security in the last few years: integrity protection, vulnerability management, and transparency. This push has left …
Open source projects under attack, with enterprises as the ultimate targets
Sonatype has found a massive year-over-year increase in cyberattacks aimed at open source projects. According to early data from Sonatype’s 8th annual State of the …
CI Fuzz CLI: Open-source tool simplifies fuzz testing for C++
Fuzz testing helps developers protect their applications against memory corruptions, crashes that cause downtime, and other security issues, including DoS and uncaught …
Wolfi: A Linux undistro with security measures for the software supply chain
Wolfi is a new community Linux undistribution that combines the best aspects of existing container base images with default security measures that will include software …
Python tarfile vulnerability affects 350,000 open-source projects (CVE-2007-4559)
Trellix Advanced Research Center published its research into CVE-2007-4559, a vulnerability estimated to be present in over 350,000 open-source projects and prevalent in …
3 free Linux security training courses you can take right now
Linux Server Management and Security University of Colorado / Instructor: Greg Williams, Lecturer This course dives into how Linux works from an enterprise perspective: In …
Open-source software usage slowing down for fear of vulnerabilities, exposures, or risks
Anaconda released its annual 2022 State of Data Science report, revealing the widespread trends, opportunities, and perceived blockers facing the data science, machine …
High severity vulnerabilities found in Harbor open-source artifact registry
Oxeye security researchers have uncovered several new high severity variants of the IDOR (Insecure Director Object Reference) vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-31671, CVE-2022-31666, …