The story of the OpenSSL patch 3.0.7 and the lessons you can learn from it
OpenSSL is a widely-used open-source software library for implementing secure communications over computer networks. How widely used? Well, chances are that if you’ve ever accessed an HTTPS web page you did so over an OpenSSL encryption. The library provides cryptographic functions and protocols for data encryption, decryption, authentication, and digital ... Read More
Defending Your Digital Services: An Inside Look at the European Cyber Resilience Act
Successful cyberattacks against both hardware and software products are becoming disturbingly frequent. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime cost the world an estimated 7 trillion USD in 2022. With such a high price tag there is no wonder that both companies and governments are taking notice. The U.S. led the way ... Read More
From Vulnerability to Victory: Defending Your CI/CD Pipeline
Automated CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) pipelines are used to speed up development. It is awesome to have triggers or scheduling that take your code, merge it, build it, test it, and ship it automatically. However, having been built for speed and ease of use means that most pipelines are not ... Read More
What does the future hold for VEX? And how would it affect you?
The rate at which new vulnerabilities are disclosed is constantly increasing. It currently stands at an average of 15,000 CVEs per year. 2022 stands out with over 26,000 new CVEs reported. Obviously, not all vulnerabilities are relevant to your software. To figure out if a particular vulnerability is a problem, ... Read More
GitHub vulnerabilities parallel research
illustrating GitHubLast month I came upon this article from Dark Reading. It looked very familiar. It didn’t take me long to realize that the GitHub cross-workflow artifact poisoning vulnerability discussed in the article bore a striking resemblance to the GitHub cross-workflow cache poisoning vulnerability we reported on in March 2022.GitHub workflows-A ... Read More

