The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies ( via Bleeping Computer ). Instead of writing code to do it ourselves, my team found a program that did that and built it into our site.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Being one of the most popular programming languages in the world, Python is both an opportunity and a risk for programs and the open source software supply chain. Case in point: researchers are rediscovering a security vulnerability hidden within Python for 15 years. The bug "works by design," at least.

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Network World

MARCH 3, 2017

HackerOne, the company behind one of the most popular vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platforms, has decided to make its professional service available to open-source projects for free. Here at HackerOne, open source runs through our veins," the company's representatives said in a blog post.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

For the next two days in DC over 1000 key leaders from the national security community will be converging in a dynamic examination of intelligence and national security issues at the Intelligence and National Security Summit. National Security Agency. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor.

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Network World

APRIL 13, 2017

Samsung has had enough struggles with Tizen , the open-source operating system it is positioning as an alternative to Android. But now Tizen is being blasted by a security expert for being full of egregious security flaws and sloppy programming.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

On 11 Dec 2014 we will be providing a briefing on lessons extracted from our research into the new Cloudera and Intel partnership. This webinar format will enable us to dynamically present and then interact with the architects, program managers and technology executives attending. Enhance security.

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Vox

JULY 28, 2023

But more importantly, its open source nature adds new urgency to an important ethical debate over who should control AI — and whether it can be made safe. Zuckerberg also made the case for why it’s better for leading AI models to be “open source,” which means making the technology’s underlying code largely available for anyone to use.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2024

Security Rory McCune shares some information about a change in kubeadm version 1.29 A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. While doing some research on GPG keys, I came across this tool for monitoring GPG key expiration. This looks interesting.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Google has announced a new bug bounty program called the Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) , which will pay security researchers for finding flaws in Google's open source projects. The OSS VRP can certainly be a huge help to open source as a whole.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The goal of this program is to recognize organizations running CDH for the applications you’ve built using Hadoop, and for the impact your project is having on the organization, business, and/or society at large. SECURITY & COMPLIANCE. Research VP, Gartner. Pat Fiorenza is currently a Senior Research Analyst at GovLoop.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

On 11 Dec 2014 we will be providing a briefing on lessons extracted from our research into the new Cloudera and Intel partnership. This webinar format will enable us to dynamically present and then interact with the architects, program managers and technology executives attending. Enhance security. Webster Mudge is Sr.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2022

A security researcher has discovered a method for hacking into Starlink's user terminals, the satellite dishes that sit on top of buildings and homes. Lennert Wouters, a security researcher at the Belgian university KU Leuven, has revealed one of the first security breakdowns in the satellite dishes, according to a report from WIRED.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Track sessions will focus on: Enabling Business Results with Big Data — How to enable agency programs that will yield enormous value through big data to deliver actionable information and measureable results. Data Security—What’s New and What’s Next? Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Eddie Garcia.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The goal of this program is to recognize organizations running CDH for the applications you’ve built using Hadoop, and for the impact your project is having on the organization, business, and/or society at large. SECURITY & COMPLIANCE. Research VP, Gartner. Pat Fiorenza is currently a Senior Research Analyst at GovLoop.

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CTOvision

MAY 9, 2014

The hole existed in OpenSSL, an open-source program used by hundreds of thousands of websites. On April 30 th , Pew Research published a report – Heartbleed’s Impact – measuring the American response to the vulnerability, and some of its results are pretty surprising. Read the report.

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2021

Proctorio, a piece of exam surveillance software designed to keep students from cheating while taking tests, relies on open-source software that has a history of racial bias issues, according to a report by Motherboard. Proctorio, and other programs like it, is designed to keep an eye on students while they’re taking tests.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 5, 2014

On 11 Dec 2014 we will be providing a briefing on lessons extracted from our research into the new Cloudera and Intel partnership. This webinar format will enable us to dynamically present and then interact with the architects, program managers and technology executives attending. Enhance security.

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

I’ve spent the past week digging into this world — the players, the jargon, the university’s turbulent history with open-source software, the devoted and principled Linux kernel community. None of the University of Minnesota researchers would talk to me for this story. Getting a patch on people’s computers is no easy task.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 11, 2021

As the result of years of research on fuzzing combined with symbolic execution they were at a point where they had a bleeding-edge technology the world had never seen before but they were unsure of what to call their findings. DARPA CGC set the stage for Mayhem and autonomous security. Chaos Engineering.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 11, 2021

As the result of years of research on fuzzing combined with symbolic execution they were at a point where they had a bleeding-edge technology the world had never seen before but they were unsure of what to call their findings. DARPA CGC set the stage for Mayhem and autonomous security. Chaos Engineering.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The most interesting part for me was reviewing the many impactful nominations, especially those that are directly tied to saving lives, curing disease, finding fraud, and helping the department of defense and the intelligence community support national security missions. Security & Compliance. ? Will post more on winners later.-

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Eric D. Brown

OCTOBER 7, 2013

There are many misconceptions of the open cloud. For one, people hear the word “open” and immediately think it’s not secure, which is as far from the truth as it can be. Technology Strategy The New CIO cloud healthcare Open source' Emphasis mine. Image Credit: Cloud passing by.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

By 2030 AI could deliver additional global economic output of $13 trillion per year to the global economy according to McKinsey Global Institute research. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has released its first report , providing detailed information on the Log4j vulnerability. The Board was created to " review and assess significant cybersecurity events" so that both the public and private sector can improve their security posture.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 11, 2023

Aman Bhullar, CIO of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, has heeded the call, having led a widespread overhaul of antiquated voting infrastructure just in time for the contentious 2020 presidential election — a transformation rich in open source software to ensure other counties can benefit from his team’s work.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These skills also happen to apply to information security (infosec) and cyber threat intelligence and research. Like most hard things, security is a team effort. RELATED: WiCyS Launches Speaker Program to Give Voice to More Women in Cyber ] I recently tried putting gxgjxkhdkdkydkhdkhfjvjfj!!!

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

BlackDuck Software uncovered that 67% of the applications they analyzed contained open source security vulnerabilities. Security is a top risk of using third-party code. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. less than before its breach.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2024

One is putting in secure chat, so developers can converse freely with the LLM about their specific coding issues, as opposed to just going to OpenAI where there isn’t necessarily sufficient trust to share issues about proprietary code. They now use what they learn about a program to help build unit tests.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

United States Cyber Command recently announced it has successfully identified and disclosed multiple open source tools that Iranian threat actors have been using in networks all around the world. Cyber Command describes the group: "MuddyWater is a subordinate element within the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

BlackDuck Software uncovered that 67% of the applications they analyzed contained open source security vulnerabilities. Security is a top risk of using third-party code. Nefarious actors stole customer data, including names, social security numbers, birthdates, and home addresses. less than before its breach.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

GSA Awards eGlobalTech $43 Million IT Program Administration and Management Contract. Can Campus Networks Ever Be Secure? AT&T to Support Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot Program. Virginia Tech and Leidos Establish Partnership to Research Big Data Challenges of Healthcare.

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Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - Data Security and its Importance on the Internet - Information Technology Blog. Hacking and data breaches are a common thing today, especially with the rise of open source platforms and electronic transactions. Educating personnel in cyber security is more paramount than ever.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Flipper Zero has no shortage of wireless inputs and outputs Kickstarter sensation Flipper Zero is described as "a cyber dolphin who really loves to hack" but is actually an open source multi-tool device that was designed for hacking and pen testing research.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

By 2030 AI could deliver additional global economic output of $13 trillion per year to the global economy according to McKinsey Global Institute research. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

By 2030 AI could deliver additional global economic output of $13 trillion per year to the global economy according to McKinsey Global Institute research. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. I’m not sure how I feel about security researchers calling this flaw “not that bad.” Programming. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Kubernetes 1.24

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Prior to Cloudera, his most recent role was as vice president and general manager of enterprise security at HP. Previous to HP, Tom served as CEO of enterprise security company ArcSight , which HP acquired in 2010. Prior to Cloudera Mike was CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine.

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