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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.”
01/10/2023
Homeland Security, CISA builds AI-based cybersecurity analytics sandbox
High-spec system is crucial to defending against the latest threats.
01/03/2023
2023 threat predictions: Beware ‘economic uncertainty’ for the cybersecurity community
With the end of 2022 nearing, and cybersecurity researchers and vendors submitting their predictions.
12/28/2022
The biggest security challenges of 2023
Security will continue to cause headaches in 2023.
12/26/2022
A Look Ahead: Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2023
Emerging Threats, Zero Trust, Regulatory Action and CISO Changes Top Trends List.
12/21/2022
Zelenskyy Makes Case for Ukraine Support in Washington Trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a historic visit to Washington.
12/20/2022
The Most Inspiring Immigration Stories Of 2022
The year 2022 saw many immigrants and their children make memorable contributions to America.
12/15/2022
The Human Right to Software Security Transparency - Jeff Williams, Contrast Security
Software and app security have been black boxes for too long.
12/15/2022
7 DevOps Security Best Practices for 2022
Let’s delve deep into what DevOps Security is all about, the processes, best practices, and benefits.
12/13/2022
Contrast Security announces free program for developers to learn security
Contrast Security announces free program for developers to learn security.
12/10/2022
The White House Thinks BTC Has Just Boosted Crime
According to White House officials, bitcoin – though it has its benefits – has increased ransomware cases across the country.
12/05/2022
5 things developers love about their work, and 5 things they don't
No job is perfect, not even in software development. We asked 13 developers what they love and hate about coding for a living. Here's what they told us.
12/02/2022
Pentagon moves to beef up cybersecurity
The Department of Defense will move to a so-called zero-trust cybersecurity model by 2027.