Security News

Researchers Fingerprint Exploit Developers Who Help Several Malware Authors
2020-10-02 03:18

To this effect, cybersecurity researchers on Friday detailed a new methodology to identify exploit authors that use their unique characteristics as a fingerprint to track down other exploits developed by them. "Instead of focusing on an entire malware and hunting for new samples of the malware family or actor, we wanted to offer another perspective and decided to concentrate on these few functions that were written by an exploit developer," Check Point Research's Itay Cohen and Eyal Itkin noted.

Twitter Warns Developers of API Bug That Exposed App Keys, Tokens
2020-09-28 15:15

Twitter developers are being warned of a security bug that may have exposed their applications' credential information - including sensitive application keys and access tokens. These applications allow Twitter users to incorporate multiple platforms into their Twitter account - for instance, OutTwit, a Windows application, allows users to access Twitter via Outlook.

Twitter Warns Developers of API Bug That Exposed App Keys, Tokens
2020-09-28 15:15

Twitter developers are being warned of a security bug that may have exposed their applications' credential information - including sensitive application keys and access tokens. These applications allow Twitter users to incorporate multiple platforms into their Twitter account - for instance, OutTwit, a Windows application, allows users to access Twitter via Outlook.

Most AppSec pros see a growing divide between them and developers
2020-09-23 03:30

75% of AppSec practitioners and 49% of developers believe there is a cultural divide between their respective teams, according to ZeroNorth. Understanding the cultural divide and its implications Developer and AppSec practitioners don't agree on which function is responsible for the security of applications.

75% of AppSec practitioners see a growing cultural divide between AppSec and developers
2020-09-22 12:35

Thirty-nine percent of developers said the security team is responsible for securing apps, while 67% of AppSec practitioners said their teams are responsible, according to a new study. Seventy-five percent of application security practitioners and 49% of developers believe there is a cultural divide between their respective teams that could increase organizational risk, according to a new study by the Ponemon Institute and ZeroNorth, a provider of risk-based vulnerability orchestration across applications and infrastructure.

Microsoft open-sources tool that enables continuous developer-driven fuzzing
2020-09-16 10:31

Microsoft has open-sourced OneFuzz, its own internal continuous developer-driven fuzzing platform, allowing developers around the world to receive fuzz testing results directly from their build system. Fuzzing is an automated software testing technique that involves entering random, unexpected, malformed and/or invalid data into a computer program.

Review: Web Security for Developers: Real Threats, Practical Defense
2020-09-15 03:30

After a short lesson in internet history, the author puts the reader in the shoes of the attacker and explains how simple it is to hack a website, as well as how easy it is to obtain and apply hacking tools. The author proceeds to offer basic knowledge about how the internet, browsers, web servers and programmers work.

Developer Security Firm Snyk Raises $200 Million at $2.6 Billion Valuation
2020-09-09 15:32

Boston-based developer security company Snyk on Wednesday announced that it has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the firm at more than $2.6 billion. Snyk earned unicorn status in January 2020, after it raised $150 million in a Series C funding round.

Apple will release iOS 14 without this privacy feature: What iPhone users and developers need to know
2020-09-04 23:07

The iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 anti-tracking feature is on hold until early 2021 to give developers time to make the necessary changes, according to Apple. Apple released iOS 14 without a new anti-tracking feature.

Lattice CrossLink-NX FPGA: Helping developers meet demand for embedded and smart vision applications
2020-09-04 01:15

Lattice helps developers meet this growing demand for embedded and smart vision applications by offering a variety of low-power FPGAs and comprehensive solutions stacks designed to enable the quick and easy implementation of applications like video signal bridging, aggregation and splitting, image processing, and the AI/ML inferencing used to train smart vision models. "Peiju Chiang, Product Marketing Manager at Lattice, said,"Lattice is a leading provider of innovative, low power solutions for smart and embedded vision applications.