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DefectDojo Raises $7 Million for Application Security Platform

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DefectDojo Raises $7 Million for Application Security Platform 2024-09-25 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire Application security and vulnerability management platform DefectDojo has raised $7 million in Series A funding. The post DefectDojo Raises $7 Million for Application Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source […]

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Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding

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Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding 2024-09-17 at 17:34 By Eduard Kovacs RunSafe Security has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round for a solution designed to help companies develop secure software. The post Software Security Firm RunSafe Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on

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Compliance frameworks and GenAI: The Wild West of security standards

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Compliance frameworks and GenAI: The Wild West of security standards 2024-09-16 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kristian Kamber, CEO at SplxAI, discusses how security challenges for GenAI differ from traditional software. Unlike predictable software, GenAI introduces dynamic, evolving threats, requiring new strategies for defense and compliance. Kamber highlights the

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Operant AI Lands $10M Investment to Boost Runtime Protection for Cloud and AI

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Operant AI Lands $10M Investment to Boost Runtime Protection for Cloud and AI 2024-09-12 at 20:31 By Ryan Naraine Operant AI, a startup specializing in runtime protection for cloud applications, APIs, and AI systems, secures new $10 million investment. The post Operant AI Lands $10M Investment to Boost Runtime Protection for Cloud and AI appeared

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When Convenience Costs: CISOs Struggle With SaaS Security Oversight

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When Convenience Costs: CISOs Struggle With SaaS Security Oversight 2024-08-27 at 16:31 By Kevin Townsend SaaS applications are so easy to use, the decision, and the deployment, is sometimes undertaken by the business unit user with little reference to, nor oversight from, the security team. The post When Convenience Costs: CISOs Struggle With SaaS Security

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How Exceptional CISOs Are Igniting the Security Fire in Their Development Team

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How Exceptional CISOs Are Igniting the Security Fire in Their Development Team 2024-08-20 at 14:16 By Matias Madou For years, many CISOs have struggled to influence their development cohort on the importance of putting security first. The post How Exceptional CISOs Are Igniting the Security Fire in Their Development Team appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight

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AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight 2024-08-20 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kyle Wickert, Worldwide Strategic Architect at AlgoSec, discusses the role of AI in application security, exploring how it’s transforming threat detection and response. Wickert talks about integrating security testing throughout the development lifecycle, the

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GitHub Makes Copilot Autofix Generally Available

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GitHub Makes Copilot Autofix Generally Available 2024-08-15 at 12:16 By Ionut Arghire GitHub has made AI-powered Copilot Autofix generally available to help developers fix code vulnerabilities faster. The post GitHub Makes Copilot Autofix Generally Available appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Homebrew Security Audit Finds 25 Vulnerabilities

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Homebrew Security Audit Finds 25 Vulnerabilities 2024-08-01 at 15:16 By Ionut Arghire Vulnerabilities in Homebrew could have allowed attackers to load executable code and modify binary builds, security audit finds. The post Homebrew Security Audit Finds 25 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Millions of Websites Susceptible XSS Attack via OAuth Implementation Flaw

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Millions of Websites Susceptible XSS Attack via OAuth Implementation Flaw 2024-07-29 at 15:16 By Kevin Townsend Researchers discovered and published details of an XSS attack that could potentially impact millions of websites around the world. The post Millions of Websites Susceptible XSS Attack via OAuth Implementation Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Application Security Startup Heeler Raises $8.5 Million in Seed Funding

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Application Security Startup Heeler Raises $8.5 Million in Seed Funding 2024-07-22 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire Heeler Security has raised $8.5 million in seed funding for its ProductDNA application security technology. The post Application Security Startup Heeler Raises $8.5 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO 2024-07-20 at 00:31 By Ryan Naraine Judge dismissed SEC lawsuit charging SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown with hiding security problems before and after the SUNBURST supply chain compromise. The post Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency 2024-07-12 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire CISA says a SILENTSHIELD red team assessment found gaping holes in the security posture of a federal civilian executive branch organization. The post CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in PDCE, Commerce

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SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in PDCE, Commerce 2024-07-09 at 20:22 By Ionut Arghire Patch Tuesday: Enterprise software vendor SAP releases patches for high-severity vulnerabilities in multiple products and tools. The post SAP Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in PDCE, Commerce appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Critical CocoaPods Flaws Exposed Many iOS, macOS Apps to Supply Chain Attacks

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Critical CocoaPods Flaws Exposed Many iOS, macOS Apps to Supply Chain Attacks 2024-07-02 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire EVA Information Security has shared details on three CocoaPods vulnerabilities impacting millions of macOS and iOS applications. The post Critical CocoaPods Flaws Exposed Many iOS, macOS Apps to Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment

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PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment 2024-07-01 at 21:46 By SecurityWeek News The British company behind the popular Burp Suite pen-test utilities has banked a massive $112 million investment from Brighton Park Capital. The post PortSwigger Scores Hefty $112 Million Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software

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US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software 2024-06-27 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Most critical open source software contains code written in a memory unsafe language, US, Australian, and Canadian government agencies warn. The post US, Allies Warn of Memory Unsafety Risks in Open Source Software appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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‘Phantom’ Source Code Secrets Haunt Major Organizations

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‘Phantom’ Source Code Secrets Haunt Major Organizations 2024-06-27 at 13:01 By Ionut Arghire Aqua Security shows that code in repositories remains accessible even after being deleted or overwritten, continuing to leak secrets. The post ‘Phantom’ Source Code Secrets Haunt Major Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Low code, high stakes: Addressing SQL injection

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Low code, high stakes: Addressing SQL injection 2024-06-17 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Like a bad movie that seems to go on forever, SQL injection (SQLi) attacks have lingered since the late 1990s. Due to various factors, they remain the third most common source of web application vulnerabilities. Reasons include human error, new technologies

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59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws

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59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws 2024-05-30 at 07:07 By Help Net Security Applications developed by public sector organizations have more security debt than those created by the private sector, according to Veracode. Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 59%

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