Security News

GitHub launches Security Lab to boost open source security
2019-11-18 11:24

The idea is simple – create a global platform for reporting and fixing vulnerabilities in open source projects before they do damage.

New GitHub Security Lab Aims to Secure Open Source Software
2019-11-15 17:43

GitHub this week announced GitHub Security Lab, a new initiative aimed at making open source software more secure.  read more

GitHub Security Lab aims to make open source software more secure
2019-11-15 11:38

GitHub, the world’s largest open source code repository and leading software development platform, has launched GitHub Security Lab. “Our team will lead by example, dedicating full-time resources...

Open source is a heavily interdependent community, which is good and bad for security
2019-11-11 15:49

Commentary: Open source is a tangled web of interdependencies. How can we do better to secure this web?

Google Announces Open Source Silicon Root-of-Trust Project
2019-11-06 15:00

Google this week announced OpenTitan, an open source silicon root of trust (RoT) project that can help ensure that both hardware infrastructure and the software running on it remain in a...

Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Open Source rConfig Utility
2019-11-04 16:38

The network configuration management utility has two unpatched critical remote code execution vulnerabilities.

VisibleV8: Stealthy open source tool for monitoring JavaScript in the wild
2019-10-24 05:30

An open source tool that allows users to track and record the behavior of JavaScript programs without alerting the websites that run those programs has been developed at North Carolina State...

Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
2019-10-18 19:04

Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide. Whether it's American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or...

Denim Group and Snyk help developers manage vulnerabilities within their open source dependencies
2019-10-18 00:00

Denim Group, the leading independent application security firm, announced an integration with Snyk, the leader in developer-first open source security. This integration allows customers to find...

Trend Micro and Snyk provide open source vulnerability intelligence for DevOps
2019-10-10 23:00

Trend Micro, the global leader in cloud security, announced a strategic partnership with Snyk, the leader in developer-first open source security. The partnership will focus on solving the...