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Threat Stack Application Security Monitoring now supported by Python
2019-11-01 04:00

Threat Stack, the leader in cloud security and compliance for infrastructure and applications, announced Python support for Threat Stack Application Security Monitoring. Included with no...

Python support added to Threat Stack's Application Security Monitoring tool
2019-10-30 14:14

The utility can identify insecure code in production from third-party packages as well as original code.

JPMorgan's Athena has 35 million lines of Python code, and won't be updated to Python 3 in time
2019-09-12 16:26

With 35 million lines of Python code, the Athena trading platform is at the core of JPMorgan's business operations. A late start to migrating to Python 3 could create a security risk.

Week in review: Malicious Python packages, FaceApp panic, and how to avoid a biometric dystopia
2019-07-21 15:35

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Do you have what it takes to be a hardware hacker? If you ask Yago Hansen, a hacker specialized in Wi-Fi and...

Malicious Python packages found on PyPI
2019-07-18 11:53

Researchers have uncovered another batch of malicious Python libraries hosted on Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious packages PyPI is the official third-party software repository for Python...

Iran-Linked Hackers Use Python-Based Backdoor in Recent Attacks
2019-03-05 15:30

The Iran-linked Chafer threat group has used a new Python-based backdoor in November 2018 attacks targeting a Turkish government entity, Palo Alto Networks reveals.  read more

Learn Python Programming – 7 Courses Video Training Bundle
2019-01-24 12:33

It's no secret that learning how to code is one of the most important things you can do when it comes to the beginning or furthering practically any career in programming and technology. The only...

Snakes in the grass! Malicious code slithers into Python PyPI repository
2018-10-30 12:21

Not for the first time, typosquatting malware made its way into an open source code repository.

Python-based attack tools are the most common vector for launching exploit attempts
2018-10-01 09:52

Hackers have an obvious predilection for Python-based attack tools, says Imperva. “When examining the use of Python in attacks against sites we protect, the result was unsurprising – a large...

Python is a hit with hackers, report finds
2018-09-28 18:11

Imperva: Up to 77 percent of the sites we monitor were attacked by a Python-based tool.