Need a tool to check your Python-based applications for security issues? Facebook has open-sourced Pysa (Python Static Analyzer), a tool that looks at how data flows through …

Python backdoor attacks are increasingly common. Iran, for example, used a MechaFlounder Python backdoor attack against Turkey last year. Scripting attacks are nearly as …

Microsoft is planning to block by default 40+ new file types in Outlook on the web to improve the security for their customers. “We took the time to audit the existing …

Networking and operating systems, security and programming training are in the highest demand among technology and developer professionals, according to a Skillsoft research. …

Researchers have uncovered another batch of malicious Python libraries hosted on Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious packages PyPI is the official third-party software …

Hackers have an obvious predilection for Python-based attack tools, says Imperva. “When examining the use of Python in attacks against sites we protect, the result was …

GitHub has announced that its recently introduced feature for alerting developers about known vulnerabilities in software packages that their projects depend on will now also …

A “cyber security enthusiast” that goes by VectorSEC on Twitter has published AutoSploit, a Python-based tool that takes advantage of Shodan and Metasploit modules …

A Linux-based botnet that has been flying under the radar has earned its master at least 158 Monero (currently valued around $63,000). The malware The botnet is based on a …

Are programming language package managers vulnerable to typosquatting attacks? And can these attacks result in software developers running potentially malicious code? The …