Agile and Security: Shaping New Landscapes in Software Supply Chains
This complexity means numerous avenues exist for attackers, including open-source software repositories. According to GitHub, 85-97% of enterprise codebases come from open-source repositories. Npm and PyPI repositories have seen a 300% increase in attacks over the past four years. For example, IconBurst is a prime illustration of today’s prevalent software supply chain attacks. Downloaded over 17,000 times, […]
3CX Supply Chain Attack: Lessons Learned
Software Supply Chain Attacks Analysis 3CXÂ is a well-known company providing VoIP and Unified Communications products. They claim to have over 600,000 installations and 12M daily users. Undoubtedly a tempting target for bad actors. By the end of March, 3CX suffered the 3CX Supply Chain Attack a sophisticated software supply chain attack, which managed to […]
Understanding Code Tampering and Its Impact on Software Supply Chain Security
However, the software supply chain has become an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals seeking to infiltrate software and compromise its security. One of the methods used by attackers to achieve this is code tampering, which is the process of modifying a software’s source code to introduce a vulnerability or malicious behavior. In this post, we […]
5 Essential Tips for Securing Your Software Supply Chain
As businesses increasingly rely on software to operate, the security of the software supply chain becomes more critical. A software supply chain is the process of creating and delivering software, from development to deployment. Insecure software can lead to significant data breaches, financial loss, and reputational damage. Therefore, securing the software supply chain is essential […]
Malware Injection in the Software Supply Chain: Detection and Mitigation Mechanisms on GitHub
Software supply chain security is critical to the functioning and safety of all modern-day software. However, with the rapid growth of software development on GitHub, there is an increase in the risk of malware injection. It can cause data theft, system damage, and reputational harm. We will explore its risks in the software supply chain, […]
Prevent Code Tampering in Four Steps
Code tampering refers to the unauthorised modification or alteration of source code during software application development, testing, or deployment. This malicious activity can have devastating consequences, from introducing security vulnerabilities to altering the intended behaviour of the software, causing it to fail in unexpected ways. Code tampering prevention is a serious concern for businesses in today’s […]
Agility and Security in the Software Supply Chain
Modern software development is a complex process that increasingly involves more actors and different components, highlighting the adoption of open source which now accounts for more than 3 billion component downloads in different repositories. The rate of code adoption is still growing at rates greater than 30% annually. The software supply chain forms a network […]
How to protect the pipeline security of your DevOps
As a developer or member of a DevOps team, securing the pipeline is of utmost importance. The pipeline is the suite of processes and tools that are used to build, test, and deploy code changes to production environments. If your pipeline is not secure, it can lead to severe consequences, including data breaches, system crashes, and loss […]
How to detect and solve misconfiguration problems
As a Chief Information Security Officer, CIO, or DevOps engineer, it’s essential to ensure that your platform is correctly configured to deliver stable and reliable services to your users. However, misconfigurations can occur for various reasons, ranging from human error to changes in your infrastructure. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to detect and […]
Lack of Version Pinning and Dependency Confusion
In software development we depend on both own and third-party components or artifacts. A flexible Dependency Management is essential for modern software. Package managers like NPM, Maven, pip or NuGet are often used to specify software dependencies. These tools were designed with convenience and ease-of-use in mind, not security.  The problem The problem is that flexibility and ease of use […]
Software Supply Chain Attacks: Should I be worried?
Software technology evolved, and hackers evolved with it. The arms-race with bad actors was mostly restricted to vulnerabilities and attacks directed at the deployed software. Attacking the software supply chain, albeit not unseen, was not the primary target for the bad guys… The attack many addressed as the start of a shift in the Advanced […]