Security News

Open Source Genomic Analysis Software Flaw Patched
2019-07-08 20:33

Do Data Integrity Security Concerns Pose Potential Patient Safety Worries?A cybersecurity vulnerability discovered in open source software used by organizations conducting genomic analysis could...

Denim Group and WhiteSource to help customers manage their open source vulnerabilities
2019-06-30 23:00

Denim Group, the leading independent application security firm, announced an integration with WhiteSource, the leader in open source security and license compliance management. This integration...

1 in 10 open source components downloaded in 2018 had a known security vulnerability
2019-06-26 04:45

This year’s Sonatype report reveals the best practices exhibited by exemplary open source software projects and commercial application development teams. As in years past, it also examines the...

Google Open-Sources Cryptographic Protocol
2019-06-20 21:20

Google this week rolled out a new type of multi-party computation (MPC) to help organizations better collaborate with confidential data sets.  read more

Google Releases Open Source Tool For Computational Privacy
2019-06-19 19:19

Google's new multi-party computation tool allows companies to work together with confidential data sets.

How HackerOne open sources security--one hacker at a time
2019-06-18 15:30

Mårten Mickos says hacker-powered security is where open source was 15 years ago, but it's moving much faster than open source did.

Facebook Open Sources CTF 2019 Challenges
2019-06-18 11:00

Facebook’s first-ever global Capture the Flag (CTF) competition took place earlier this month and the company has now made the challenges available in open source.  read more

Growing reliance on open source libraries leaves many companies vulnerable
2019-06-03 04:45

Organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on open source libraries (OSLs) to develop code for software and websites. However, Jing Xie, senior threat intelligence researcher for Venafi,...

Open Source Security - How to Defend at the Speed of Attack
2019-05-30 21:33

On the sixth stop of a multi-city tour, ISMG and Sonatype visited San Francisco for an engaging discussion on how to mitigate risks introduced by open source software. Sonatype CMO Matt Howard...

Open source security: The risk issue is unpatched software, not open source use
2019-05-02 06:04

Many of the trends in open source use that have presented risk management challenges to organizations in previous years persist today. However, new data also suggest that an inflection point has...