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The practice of Continuous Testing – the process of fast and efficient validation of software releases in agile developments through highly automated tests – is gaining ground in large enterprises, with almost a third of IT executives (32%) stating tha… Continue reading Quality Assurance and Testing is a bottleneck to implementing DevOps for many organizations
Researchers have stumbled on another large botnet that’s been hijacking home routers while nobody was paying attention. Continue reading Botnet pwns 100,000 routers using ancient security flaw
A sophisticated proxy code has infected hundreds of thousands of devices already. Continue reading Rapidly Growing Router Botnet Takes Advantage of 5-Year-Old Flaw
Thoma Bravo, an American private equity firm, announced on Monday that it is purchasing application security testing company Veracode from Broadcom for $950 million in cash. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, Veracode is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that helps software developers detect security issues in their applications at various points in the software development cycle. Thoma Bravo and Veracode said in a press release that the acquisition is meant to further Vercaode’s “future operational and product development plans.” “Partnering with Thoma Bravo, a proven security software investor, is expected to extend our market reach and further fuel our innovation so that we can offer the broadest software security platform and empower us to accelerate growth — all to allow us to transform the way companies achieve their software security goals,” said Sam King, currently Veracode’s senior vice president and product manager, and CEO-to-be when the deal is done. Veracode hasn’t been […]
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A high-severity flaw could result in attackers intercepting information, elevation of privilege and/or denial of service. Continue reading Bluetooth Bug Allows Man-in-the-Middle Attacks on Phones, Laptops
In the news, compromised JavaScript package caught stealing npm credentials, remote iOS bugs, a $39 device that can defeat iOS USB Restricted mode, Broadcom buys CA Technologies, Burp Suite Automation Tool, & more on this episode of Application Se… Continue reading iOS Bugs, Burp Suite, & DevSecOps – Application Security Weekly #24
Broadcom, the massive semiconductor supplier you may remember from its failed attempt to acquire Qualcomm, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with CA Technologies, a major IT management software and solutions provider. The price of the acquisition is $18.9 billion in cash. CA’s shareholders will receive $44.50 per share, a 20 percent […] Continue reading Broadcom acquires CA Technologies for $18.9B in cash
We’ve become used to software-defined radio as the future of radio experimentation, and many of us will have some form of SDR hardware. From the $10 RTL USB sticks through to all-singing, all-dancing models at eye-watering prices, there is an SDR for everyone.
What about the idea of an SDR without any external hardware? Instead of plugging something into your Raspberry Pi, how about using the Pi itself, unmodified? That’s just what the Nexmon SDR project has achieved, and this has been made possible through clever use of the on-board Broadcom 802.11ac WiFi chip. The result is a TX-capable SDR, …read more
Continue reading The Raspberry Pi 3B+ As An SDR – Without The SDR!
Google updates its Android OS to address its own OS and component partners Qualcomm and Broadcom. Continue reading Google’s April Android Security Bulletin Warns of 9 Critical Bugs
There’s a new twist in the BroadQualm saga this afternoon as Qualcomm has said it won’t renominate Paul Jacobs, the former executive chairman of the company, after he notified the board that he decided to explore the possibility of making a proposal to acquire Qualcomm. The last time we saw such a huge exploration to […] Continue reading Qualcomm’s former exec chair will exit after exploring an acquisition bid