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Critical vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage discovered, patched
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage project has been found and fixed, and developers are advised to take immediate action in …
Open-source software fosters innovation, but only with the right controls in place
In businesses of all sizes, open-source software is a crucial component of the software supply chain, but the OSS supply chain is also facing new security issues – calling for …
Following Log4j: Supporting the developer community to secure IT
How bad was the Log4j vulnerability for open source’s reputation? One of the most high-profile exploits in recent years, it even led to a government advisory from the UK’s …
Ghostwriter: Open-source project management platform for pentesters
In this Help Net Security video, Christopher Maddalena, Director of Internal and Community Product at SpecterOps, showcases Ghostwriter, which helps you manage clients, …
MyOpenVDP: Open-source web application to securely disclose vulnerabilities
MyOpenVDP is a turnkey open-source solution allowing anyone to host their own vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP). Developed by YesWeHack, the web application is available …
What closed-source software developers can learn from their open-source counterparts
Open-source software has reached greater levels of security than ever before, but its increased adoption comes with new challenges. In this Help Net Security video, Josep …
cert-manager: Automatically provision and manage TLS certificates in Kubernetes
cert-manager adds certificates and certificate issuers as resource types in Kubernetes clusters and simplifies the process of obtaining, renewing, and using those …
Apache Commons Text flaw is not a repeat of Log4Shell (CVE-2022-42889)
A freshly fixed vulnerability (CVE-2022-42889) in the Apache Commons Text library has been getting attention from security researchers these last few days, worrying it could …
Secure portable operating system Tails 5.5 released
Tails, based on Debian GNU/Linux, is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship, and version 5.5 is now available for download. When …
CISA releases RedEye open-source analytic tool
CISA has released RedEye, an interactive open-source analytic tool to visualize and report Red Team command and control activities. RedEye, available on GitHub, allows an …
New security concerns for the open-source software supply chain
Open-source software is a critical element of the software supply chain in companies of all sizes, but there are new security concerns for the open-source software supply …
Constellation: Open-source, runtime-encrypted Kubernetes
Confidential Computing is a hardware-based technology that shields computer workloads from their environments and keeps data encrypted during processing. In this Help Net …
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