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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.”
04/06/2023
Financial Institutions Under Siege in Cyberspace – Tom Kellermann – ESW #312
Kellermann will discuss the recently published report “Cyber Bank Heist” that exposes the cybersecurity threats facing the financial sector.
04/05/2023
Western Digital discloses cyberattack
04/04/2023
Western Digital Hit By Network Security Breach
Data storage device manufacturer Western Digital has disclosed information about a network security incident detected on March 26.
04/03/2023
ChatGPT, the AI Revolution, and the Security, Privacy and Ethical Implications
Two of humanity’s greatest drivers, greed and curiosity, will push AI development forward. Our only hope is that we can control it.
03/30/2023
UK Introduces Mass Surveillance With Online Safety Bill
The proposed UK Online Safety Bill is the enactment of two long held government desires: the removal of harmful internet content, and visibility into end-to-end content.
03/30/2023
You Can Now Track Supply Chain Attacks on GitHub
Today’s software supply chains are an amalgamation of different source codes.
03/28/2023
Twitter Asks Court to Subpoena GitHub Over Source Code Leak
Experts opined that the leaker could be a disgruntled former Twitter employee.
03/27/2023
Twitter Source Code Leak Should Serve As Warning Say Security Experts
After it was announced that portions of Twitter's source code were leaked online.
03/27/2023
Twitter hunts for suspected former employee who leaked source code on GitHub
Twitter Inc. is attempting to identify the person who leaked parts of its proprietary source code after it was discovered to have been shared on GitHub for at least three months.
03/27/2023
Cloud Skills Gap a Challenge for Financial Institutions
Not having the right talent can lead to poor resource management performance and unnecessary cloud spending, as well as security risks and compliance issues.
03/24/2023
New JCDC Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative warns organizations, could stop cyberattacks before damage occurs
Following the setting up of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) Program.