How to Choose Linux Kernel Live Patching Software

In 1991, two unrelated events occurred, each the promise of two very different kinds of freedom: the death of the Cold War and the birth of Linux. Kernel live patching arrived in 2008 during Linux’s teenage years. Today, with the Linux kernel ap… Continue reading How to Choose Linux Kernel Live Patching Software

Contrast Security Advances DevSecOps

Contrast Security this week added a Route Intelligence module to a Contrast Assess vulnerability assessment that automates the code scanning process. Surag Patel, chief strategy officer for Contrast Security, said Route Intelligence employs sensors in… Continue reading Contrast Security Advances DevSecOps

WhiteSource Adds Python Support to Vulnerability Discovery Tool

WhiteSource today announced it has extended to reach of its tool for scanning for vulnerabilities in open source application code to include support for the Python programming language. Jeffrey Martin, director of product for WhiteSource, said the com… Continue reading WhiteSource Adds Python Support to Vulnerability Discovery Tool

Survey: Third-Party Code Proves Vulnerable

A recent survey of 307 IT professionals conducted Osterman Research on behalf of PerimeterX, a provider of cybersecurity tools for web applications, suggests there’s a lot of third-party code running on websites that no one can say with any certainty … Continue reading Survey: Third-Party Code Proves Vulnerable