Tag: Open Source Software
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Sonatype Reports 156% Increase in OSS Malicious Packages
As open source software (OSS) consumption soars, there has been a 156% surge in open source malware, according to new findings by Sonatype. …
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OpenBSD 7.6 released: security improvements, new hardware support, and more!
OpenBSD is a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. The 57th release, OpenBSD 7.6, comes with new features, various …
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Google just made a major ChromeOS misstep
Did you ever watch the early 2000s TV series Scrubs? The show revolved around a young doctor named JD who always meant well but often got …
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Cybersecurity spotlight on bug bounty researcher @imrerad
As we kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team is excited to spotlight one of the top performing security …
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Facial DNA provider leaks biometric data via WordPress folder
ChiceDNA exposed 8,000 sensitive records, including biometric images, personal details, and facial DNA data in an unsecured WordPress …
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Tor Project wags Tails to mark privacy project merger
The Tor Project, a non-profit focused on network anonymity, is joining forces with Tails, an anonymity-focused Linux distribution, in an …
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Kicking off Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Researcher spotlights and additional incentives!
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a global initiative that highlights the importance of protecting our digital work. At GitHub, security is …
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New MIT protocol protects sensitive data during cloud-based computation
MIT researchers have developed a security protocol that leverages the quantum properties of light to guarantee that data sent to and from a …
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Rethinking privacy: A tech expert’s perspective
Data privacy has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time, but it didn’t happen overnight. The proliferation of data …
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GitLab Urges Organization to Patch for Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
GitLab has issued an urgent call to action for organizations using its platform to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability. …
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TeamTNT aims to take down cloud-based Docker containers, Kubernetes clusters
A new campaign by cryptojacking threat actor TeamTNT takes down Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters by targeting virtual private …
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GitLab patches bug that could expose a CI/CD pipeline to supply chain attack
GitLab patched 17 bugs, including a critical flaw with a CVSS score of 9.9 that could let an attacker trigger a pipeline as an arbitrary …
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