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The past two years have seen an explosion in the number of software vulnerabilities being published, jumping from 6,447 in 2016 to 14,714 in 2017. Seeing as 2018 beat out the previous year with 16,521 CVEs reported, we should prepare ourselves for plen… Continue reading Meet the new generation of white hats
In the Enterprise Security News, Avast launches AI-based software for phishing attacks, Carbon Black and Secureworks apply Red Cloak Analytics to Carbon Blacks Cloud, ShieldX integrates intention engine into Elastic Security Platform, and we have updat… Continue reading BlackBerry, Imperva, & CyberArk – Enterprise Security Weekly #111
WhiteSource raised a $35 million funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, with participation by existing investors 83North and M12 – Microsoft Ventures. This $35 million Series-C adds to the $11 million raised by WhiteSource in previous fi… Continue reading WhiteSource raises $35M to mainstream open source security management
WhiteSource, a company that provides cybersecurity services to users of open source software, announced Wednesday that it raised $35 million in Series C funding. The company’s platform draws from a database of open source repositories and alerts customers if they are using components that have unpatched bugs. “We are now at a stage where the question is not whether or not to use open source components, but how to put in place the solutions and policies to manage them well,” said WhiteSource CEO and co-founder Rami Sass, in a press release. Sass pointed to Equifax’s massive data breach last year as evidence for the need for automated open source bug monitoring services like WhiteSource’s. Equifax’s breach of about 148 million people’s personal data was reportedly caused by an unpatched version of Apache Struts, an open source web application framework. “[A]s the open source community grows, and the number of reported vulnerabilities […]
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As an active angel investor in companies that want to bring new security technology into the market, Azi Cohen is most likely to be persuaded to invest by three things: an endorsement from an external CISO, a clear go-to-market plan, and a team that kn… Continue reading Why security products should be more actionable for users
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2018, Azi Cohen, General Manager at WhiteSource, talks about open source lifecycle management. WhiteSource manages open source license compliance and security by integrating into your build process, no matter y… Continue reading Secure your open source components automatically, continuously, and silently
WhiteSource announced the release of its Vulnerability Checker, a free tool that provides companies with immediate, real-time alerts on the 50 most critical open source vulnerabilities published in the open source community. The new standalone CLI tool… Continue reading WhiteSource unveils free open source Vulnerability Checker
Black Hat USA 2018 is underway at Las Vegas. Here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: ZeroFOX, LogRhythm, Qualys, Rapid7, Irdeto, Whitesource, Bitdefender, Splunk.
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Prioritizing open source security alerts WhiteSource launched its next-generation Software Composition Analysis solutions – Effective Usage Analysis. The technology provides details beyond simply which components are present in the application, d… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: May 25, 2018
Rami Sass is CEO and Co-Founder of WhiteSource. Rami is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with vast experience in defining innovative products, leading technology groups and growing companies from seed level to business maturity. He joins Keith… Continue reading Rami Sass, CEO & Co-Founder of WhiteSource – Application Security Weekly #13