Cycode Leverages eBPF to Secure CI/CD Pipelines
Cycode today added a Cimon extension to its application security platform that uses extended Berkeley Packet Filtering (eBPF) to thwart cyberattacks against continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Alex Ilgayev, head of security research for Cycode, said Cimon uses eBPF to inspect network connections, running processes and file modifications within a pipeline to learn standard behaviors. […]
GitGuardian Survey Surfaces Secrets Management Challenges
A survey of 507 IT decision-makers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom published today found 75% of respondents said a secret leaked from at least one application, with 60% noting that the leak caused issues for either the company, employees or both. Conducted by Sapio Research on behalf of GitGuardian, a provider of a […]
Cycode Adds ASOC Module to Streamline DevSecOps Workflows
Cycode has added a module to its platform for mapping metadata and events using graph technology that makes it simpler for application development and cybersecurity to consolidate alerts generated by their DevSevOps tools. Lotem Guy, vice president of product for Cycode, said the Cycode Application Security Orchestration and Correlation (ASOC) module will automatically discover all […]
Mobb Launches Community Edition of Automated Remediation Tool
Mobb today made available a free community edition of a namesake tool that creates fixes to open source vulnerabilities. The fixes are based on the results of code scanning by a static application security testing (SAST) tool. Fresh from raising $5.4 million in seed funding, Mobb CEO Eitan Worcel said the company developed a tool […]
How Application Developer Turnover is Shaping Security
Observing the developer job market for the past two years reveals a surprising truth that has a profound impact on technology organizations. In the “new normal” of hybrid work, life moves fast and there’s no sign of slowing down. Since 2021, we’ve witnessed all-time record demand for software engineering developers. The emergence of privately held […]
Cisco AppDynamics Survey Surfaces DevSecOps Challenges
A survey of 1,150 large enterprise IT professionals from the AppDynamics unit of Cisco suggested application security progress is being made slowly and steadily as organizations continue to embrace DevSecOps best practices. The survey finds that while more than three-quarters of respondents (76%) believe that DevSecOps is essential for organizations to effectively protect against a […]
Okta Makes No-Code Integration Tool for Identity Platform Available
Okta today made generally available an Actions Integration capability that makes it possible to integrate third-party tools without having to write any code. Shiven Ramji, chief product officer for Okta, said this no-code integration capability for the Okta Customer Identity Cloud extends a simpler approach for managing secrets that is invoked via an application programming […]
AppSec in the Cloud: What DevOps Teams Should Know
Cloud application security refers to the measures and controls that are put in place to protect cloud-based applications and data from cyberthreats, unauthorized access and data breaches. These measures can include technical controls such as encryption, access controls and secure networks, as well as operational controls like policies and procedures for managing and securing data […]
Rezilion Updates Open Source MI-X Tool to Better Secure App Development
Rezilion has updated its open source MI-X vulnerability discovery tool to include mitigation and remediation recommendations. In addition, the tool can now produce machine-readable output in either a JSON or CSV format. Finally, the company added Windows support for Heartbleed and SpookySSL vulnerabilities in Windows environments. MI-X makes it possible to use a command line […]
Survey Surfaces Raft of DevSecOps Cultural and Technical Challenges
A global survey of 606 IT, security, application development and DevOps decision-makers found that the biggest barrier to adoption of DevSecOps best practices is cultural rather than technical. However, the survey, which polled organizations with more than 500 employees and was conducted by Progress, also found only 16% of respondents planned to prioritize addressing those […]
Shift That [bleep] Left
Seriously. The more you can shift things like security and test to the left, the more responsive the DevOps process will be. Some things are better shifted right … But only while solving the problem with shifted-left work. A good example is blocking zero-day attacks proactively while the development process fixes the code to stop […]
2023 Application Security Budgets on the Rise
A survey of 500 DevSecOps professionals in the U.S. found nearly three-quarters (73%) of organizations plan to increase investment in application security in 2023. The survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of Invicti, a provider of dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools, also found 97% of DevSecOps teams said they ignored a real vulnerability […]
The Scariest Things About SCA
It is a time of ghouls, mischievous spirits and David S. Pumpkins. In the spirit of Halloween, here are the top five scariest limitations of software composition analysis (SCA) tools that are enough to send shivers down your spine. Read on … if you dare! 1. SCA Scans Only Your Application Code SCA’s scope is […]
Choosing the Right API Solution
There are more choices than ever when it comes to APIs–and that’s a good thing. But it also means you’ll need a strategic plan for choosing the right API solution. Two questions I’ve found can help guide that decision: What problem are you trying to solve right now? What functionality will you need in the […]
Survey Surfaces Massive Number of Application Vulnerabilities
A survey of 16,510 IT and IT security practitioners published today by Rezilion, a provider of a platform for automating the remediation of software vulnerabilities, found nearly half of respondents (47%) worked for organizations that have a backlog of vulnerable applications. More than half (66%) said their backlog consisted of more than 100,000 vulnerabilities and […]
Dynatrace Extends Reach of Application Security Module
Dynatrace has extended the Application Security Module it provides for its observability platform to protect against vulnerabilities in runtime environments, including the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Node.js runtime and .NET CLR. In addition, Dynatrace has extended its support to applications built using the Go programming language. The Dynatrace Application Security Module leverages existing Dynatrace tracing […]
Putting the Security Into DevSecOps
The non-Newtonian fluid that’s composed of cornstarch and water has been around a long time, but Dr. Seuss’ 1949 book was the impetus for what it’s often called today – Oobleck, from “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.” When not under pressure, Oobleck is a thin liquid; when pressure is applied, its resistance increases to the point […]
Empathy for the API Developer
Security teams have always been perceived as an impediment to delivery by software teams who feel that security imposes arbitrary and unreasonable policies and use poorly-integrated tools that are beset with high false-positive rates. With the advent of DevOps, security has been seen as an increasing obstacle to rapid deployment cycles. Security teams believe developers […]
Turning Off DevSecOps Noise for Functional Fidelity
Analyzing the DevOps and DevSecOps software marketplace demonstrates the high demand for tools and platforms that reduce false positives. As businesses and organizations adopt a rigorous, disciplined software development life cycle and ascribe to strict compliance frameworks, they quickly realize that automated tools can generate a substantial amount of noise, in the form of false […]
The Two Types of Code Vulnerabilities
Spell checkers, grammar checkers and predictive keyboards all help reduce errors in written communication, but in a creative medium where writers need to innovate new expressions, nothing can eliminate all errors. The same is true in the code we write. Of course, your code is probably perfect but, on average, all code has bugs. Some […]
ShiftLeft Report Reveals State of Application Security
A report published today by automated application security testing platform ShiftLeft found only one in three applications has an attackable vulnerability. The report also found organizations that prioritized their remediation efforts based on the level of actual threat are fixing 76% of those vulnerabilities within two sprints lasting 12 days, on average. Based on millions […]
What the New OWASP Top 10 Changes Mean to Devs
The open web application security project (OWASP) recently updated its top 10 list of the most critical security risks to web applications after four years. It represents the most radical shake-up since the list was introduced in 2003. The changes will undoubtedly have a big impact on how businesses address application security going forward and […]
Jit Emerges to Address Cybersecurity Policy-as-Code Orchestration
Jit today emerged from stealth with a free namesake orchestration platform beta that automatically implements security plans as code. Aviram Shmueli, chief product officer for Jit, said the company will both make security plans it developed available as code within GitHub. In addition, Jit will make available a service through which customers can submit documents […]