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What Role Should Social Media Play in Discovering Vulnerabilities?

New research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Data Sciences and Analytics Group shows that 25% of..

The Risks Associated with OSS and How to Mitigate Them

Open source has become nearly ubiquitous with Agile and DevOps. It offers development teams the ability to quickly and..

Application Vulnerabilities Spike, .NET Applications Appear in the Attack Crosshairs

COVID-19 transformed businesses overnight. Suddenly, more than half of the workforce found themselves working from home..

How to Accurately and Continuously Identify and Remediate OSS Library Risks

Cyberattacks on Applications Grow Exponentially, Pose Serious Risk

The need for digital engagement with customers, partners, and employees has never been greater than it is today. Most..

Application Security Risk Is 1.7x Higher for Organizations That Fail to Manage Security Debt

Analyzing data captured from June 2019 to May 2020, Contrast Labs found that applications experienced over 13,000..

When Legacy Application Security Becomes Your “Mr. Hyde”

Agile and DevOps are critical linchpins in digital transformation. Agile focuses on the development life cycle of..

AppSec Becomes A Priority For New CISOs/CSOs: Recommendations For The First 100 Days

With digital transformation as a top concern for many organizations today, application security (AppSec) is more..

Assessing API Security Risks, Plotting a Solution

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are increasingly opening paths to vulnerabilities further down in application..