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Sketchy NuGet Package Likely Linked to Industrial Espionage Targets Developers
2024-03-26 16:54

Threat hunters have identified a suspicious package in the NuGet package manager that's likely designed to target developers working with tools made by a Chinese firm that specializes in...

Does AI remediation spell the end for developers in 2024?
2024-02-27 05:00

Please turn on your JavaScript for this page to function normally. Big tech firms are already rolling out AI remediation tools to prevent developers from introducing security risks into the software development lifecycle.

North Korean Hackers Targeting Developers with Malicious npm Packages
2024-02-26 12:27

A set of fake npm packages discovered on the Node.js repository has been found to share ties with North Korean state-sponsored actors, new findings from Phylum show. The packages are named...

How to make developers accept DevSecOps
2024-01-31 05:00

Making developers accept the importance of security in their software development process comes with numerous challenges. Finally, there's the people-related challenges: developers may have difficulties with the imminent changes that DevSecOps bring to the development process, and may lack security skills required to carry out certain security practices in DevSecOps.

What Do Apple’s EU App Store Changes Mean for App Developers?
2024-01-29 20:00

In order to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, Apple announced on Jan. 25 changes to its payment system for app sellers in the EU, and that it was letting go of the hold its App Store has over iOS app distribution in the EU. As well as the App Store changes, Apple will prompt iOS users in the EU to select a preferred browser instead of defaulting to Safari in accordance with the DMA. These changes will come with iOS 17.4 in the EU in March. In response, Apple built new options for iOS, Safari on iOS, the App Store and developer app analytics.

Malicious NPM Packages Exfiltrate Hundreds of Developer SSH Keys via GitHub
2024-01-23 14:19

Two malicious packages discovered on the npm package registry have been found to leverage GitHub to store Base64-encrypted SSH keys stolen from developer systems on which they were installed. The...

US readies prison cell for another Russian Trickbot developer
2023-12-01 15:08

Another member of the Trickbot malware crew now faces a lengthy prison sentence amid US law enforcement's ongoing search for its leading members. Russian national Vladimir Dunaev, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison for his involvement in the now-shuttered Trickbot malware, which was often used to deploy ransomware.

CISOs vs. developers: A battle over security priorities
2023-11-13 06:00

There is a clear disconnect and even some distrust between CISOs and developers related to how security-conscious each department is within the organization, who is responsible for preventing and mitigating security issues, how well CISOs understand developers' day-to-day tools, and how well developers understand the risk associated with aspects of their job and the tools they use. Only 43% of developers believe that CISOs are "Very familiar" with how container images fit into their work, which is low when compared to other aspects of how developers perceive their security team to understand their work: open-source software libraries and projects, source code repositories and source code management systems, and software build tools.

Beware, Developers: BlazeStealer Malware Discovered in Python Packages on PyPI
2023-11-08 12:57

A new set of malicious Python packages has slithered their way to the Python Package Index repository with the ultimate aim of stealing sensitive information from compromised developer systems. The packages masquerade as seemingly innocuous obfuscation tools, but harbor a piece of malware called BlazeStealer, Checkmarx said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

AI-assisted coding and its impact on developers
2023-11-08 05:00

The emergence of AI has put into question the roles of software developers everywhere. In this Help Net Security video, Cat Hicks, VP of Research Insights at Pluralsight, discusses pressing questions that engineering organizations face regarding the rapidly-changing possibilities of AI-assisted coding.