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A guide for open source software (OSS) security
When you search for a dependable open source software (OSS) component to integrate into your software supply chain, evaluation of the component's security emerges as a critical task. This involves not only ...

The impact of automating open source dependency management
Recently, I chatted with developers from a customer in a heavily regulated industry. They were manually updating their open source dependencies and wanted to find a better solution to save time. Keeping ...

The impact of automating open source dependency management
Recently, I chatted with developers from a customer in a heavily regulated industry. They were manually updating their open source dependencies and wanted to find a better solution to save time. Keeping ...

SBOM, VDR, and Maven: Transforming the Apache Logging experience to a common pattern
In late 2023, a few members of the Apache Logging Services project – known for providing the famous Log4j logging framework – received funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to enhance ...

npm packages spread ‘Bladeroid’ crypto-stealer, hijack your Instagram
Sonatype has identified multiple open source packages named sniperv1, sniperv2, among others that infect npm developers with a Windows info-stealer and crypto-stealer called 'Bladeroid.' ...

The curious case of ‘csrf-magic’: A case study in supply chain poisoning
Back in the day, Ivanti disclosed CVE-2021-44529, a critical "code injection" vulnerability in its EPM Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) product ...

Exploited Ivanti Connect SSRF vulnerability traced back to ‘xmltooling’ OSS library
Over the past few weeks, vulnerabilities in proprietary Ivanti products, in particular Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways, have been making headlines for their active exploitation in the wild ...

npm flooded with 748 packages that store movies
Meet npmjs.com, a video and eBook hosting platform — not our words, but it seems that's what goes in the mind of some users (and attackers) recently seen misusing the platform to ...

DevSecOps tools: A beginner’s guide
DevSecOps, a fusion of development, security, and operations, marks a paradigm shift in software development, seamlessly integrating security throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) ...

‘everything’ matters — why the npm package sparked controversy
The npm package 'everything' sparked some controversy slowly after its publication over the holidays this year ...