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06/13/2024
Microsoft’s Brad Smith acknowledges past security failures, outlines new initiatives
Not everyone was as harsh on Microsoft’s previous mistakes. Jeff Williams, co-founder and chief technology officer at application security software platform provider Contrast Security Inc., noted that “while it’s pretty obvious in hindsight that they made a mistake, I think commentators are judging them without seeing the whole picture.”
“The unfortunate reality is that software is far more complex than most people understand,” he said. “A single application is built from dozens of source code repos, hundreds of open-source libraries, multiple application frameworks, server software and often multiple language platforms. And Microsoft has tens of thousands of applications, each of which has vulnerabilities reported all the time by tools, penetration testers, customers and more.”
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![Contrast Security Named Finalist for Two 2022 DevOps Dozen Awards](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-07%20at%201.31.06%20PM.png)
01/26/2023
Contrast Security Named Finalist for Two 2022 DevOps Dozen Awards
The code leader’s enterprise and free developer tool recognized for innovation and ability to enable developers to code more securely.
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![Major Cybercriminal Ring Taken Down by FBI](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-07%20at%203.40.14%20PM.png)
01/26/2023
Major Cybercriminal Ring Taken Down by FBI
The core group of hackers purportedly spoke Russian. Take that for what you will.
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![What the FBI’s Hive takedown means for the ransomware economy](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/venture-beat-logo.jpg)
![Miscreants sure do love ransacking cloud networks, more so than before](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.03.56%20PM.png)
01/20/2023
Miscreants sure do love ransacking cloud networks, more so than before
Thanks for putting all your data in one basket.
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![Contrast Security hires Andrew Vallila as new CRO](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.10.57%20PM.png)
01/19/2023
Contrast Security hires Andrew Vallila as new CRO
Contrast Security, a builder of code security platforms, has announced the appointment of Andrew (Andy) Vallila as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
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![Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 20; Coalfire, DoControl, ThreatModeler, and More](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.10.00%20PM.png)
01/19/2023
Endpoint Security and Network Monitoring News for the Week of January 20; Coalfire, DoControl, ThreatModeler, and More
Keeping tabs on all the most relevant endpoint security and network monitoring news can be a time-consuming task.
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![Contrast Security Hires Andrew Vallila as its New CRO](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-07%20at%201.31.06%20PM.png)
01/19/2023
Contrast Security Hires Andrew Vallila as its New CRO
Successful sales executive will leverage extensive background in cybersecurity revenue to lead sales and expand growth.
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![Fast-Track Secure Development Using Lite Threat Modeling](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Archived/Imported_Blog_Media/Dark-Reading-Black-Hat-2.png)
01/13/2023
Fast-Track Secure Development Using Lite Threat Modeling
Establish clear and consistent processes and standards to scale lite threat modeling's streamlined approach across your organization.
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![Contrast CEO on Why It's Tough to Guard Open-Source Software](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.09.20%20PM.png)
01/13/2023
Contrast CEO on Why It's Tough to Guard Open-Source Software
Alan Naumann on Contrast's Push to Probe Open-Source Code Right From the Repository.
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![How To Train Software Developers To Confidently Secure Code](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.07.04%20PM.png)
01/12/2023
How To Train Software Developers To Confidently Secure Code
“Software is eating the world.”
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![Updates to GitHub Actions add efficiency, risk of friction](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/TechTarget%20Enabler.png)
01/12/2023
Updates to GitHub Actions add efficiency, risk of friction
GitHub Actions required workflows and configuration variables can reduce duplicate configuration code and shore up policy compliance but may add to developer frustration.
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![The US government is building an AI sandbox to tackle cybercrime](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-26%20at%204.05.35%20PM.png)
01/11/2023
The US government is building an AI sandbox to tackle cybercrime
CAP-M AI will be used to test and learn about cyberthreats.
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