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Providing Security Updates to Automobile Software
Auto manufacturers are just starting to realize the problems of supporting the software in older models: Today’s phones are able to receive updates six to eight years after their purchase date. Samsung ...
Learning from CrowdStrike’s Quality Assurance Failures
Let’s talk about CrowdStrike’s quality assurance failures! Thanks to Help Net Security for publishing my opinion piece. Take a look for a more in-depth explanation of how the bad update made it ...
Report Identifies More Than 250 Evil Twin Mobile Applications
The Satori Threat Intelligence Team funded by HUMAN Security, a provider of a platform thwarting bot-based attacks, today disclosed it has uncovered a massive ad fraud operation involving the setting up of ...
Mitigating Lurking Threats in the Software Supply Chain
The first step to addressing software supply chain vulnerabilities and threats is to understand the most common attacks. Here's where to start ...
Adventures in Audits, Part One: How Software License Terms Drive Audit Resolution
If your company uses software under a license agreement that gives audit rights to the software vendor—and your company probably does—you may well have an adventure in your future. Vendors do, in ...
SBOMs Can Help You With Compliance, Too
Software bills of materials (SBOMs) are increasingly hitting the news as the federal government focuses on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. President Biden has identified this as a top priority of his administration, ...
Your Vendor’s Vendor Adds Risk to the Open Source Supply Chain
Organizations rely heavily on third-party vendors and contractors. Smart companies will have a service level agreement (SLA) with each vendor which includes information about the vendor’s approach to cybersecurity—in fact, it’s a ...
Augmented Software Engineering in an AI Era
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves in many industries, and software engineering is no exception. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way software is developed, tested, and maintained, bringing a ...
What are Software Audits and Why are They on the Rise?
Recent years have seen an uptick in software audits, with more companies being asked to provide evidence of licensing compliance. This is largely due to the fact that organizations are now using ...
APIs and the Software Supply Chain: What you need to know
The software supply chain is a concept that refers to the processes and technologies used to manage software products over their lifespan. It's a network of entities involved in the development, distribution, ...