Security News

WhiteSource raises $35M to mainstream open source security management
2018-10-17 23:30

WhiteSource raised a $35 million funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, with participation by existing investors 83North and M12 – Microsoft Ventures. This $35 million Series-C adds to...

Open Source Security Management Firm WhiteSource Raises $35 Million
2018-10-17 17:54

WhiteSource, a company that specializes in open source security management, on Wednesday announced that it raised $35 million in a Series C funding round. read more

Are communications service providers confident in open source networking solutions?
2018-09-28 05:15

The Linux Foundation announced the results of an industry survey to gauge industry perceptions of open source across networking technologies. Top takeaways from the survey indicate an increasing...

Downloads of known vulnerable open source components increase 120%
2018-09-27 05:00

Sonatype today released its fourth annual State of the Software Supply Chain Report, which reveals the widespread use of vulnerable software components by businesses around the world. While open...

2018 Has Been Open Season on Open Source Supply Chains
2018-09-26 20:48

Hackers see green field opportunities in vulnerable software supply chains.

Open-source software supply chain vulns have doubled in 12 months
2018-09-25 15:59

Hackers 'mainlining' vulns into projects – report Use of vulnerable open source components has doubled over the last year despite their role in the high profile Equifax mega-breach.…

French cybersecurity agency open sources security hardened CLIP OS
2018-09-24 09:56

After developing it internally for over 10 years, the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI) has decided to open source CLIP OS, a Linux-based operating system developed “to meet the...

Managing Open Source Risks
2018-09-19 15:48

Chris Eng of CA Veracode on Best PracticesOpen source and third-party components help developers build and deploy applications faster. But with increased speed comes greater risks, says Chris Eng...

Scan reveals known open source vulnerabilities in popular Android apps
2018-09-12 12:09

Widespread use of unpatched open source code in popular Android apps is causing significant security vulnerabilities, warns the non-profit American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research...

Google Introduces Open Source Cross-Platform Crypto Library
2018-09-04 15:16

Google last week took the wraps off Tink, an open source, multi-language, cross-platform cryptographic library designed to help simplify common encryption operations. Under development for the...