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Study: Software security vulnerabilities persist for months
Axios highlights data points from the new State of Software Security report, which shows the majority of vulnerabilities persist unpatched well after being discovered and that mission-critical apps take longer to fix than less critical apps.
Most enterprise vulnerabilities remain unpatched a month after discovery
ZDNet's Charlie Osborne covers the State of Software Security Volume 9 report - including how vulnerabilities impacting organization networks, apps, and infrastructure are not all equal, and reasons why flaws may persist for lengthy amounts of time even after being discovered.
DevOps Chat: The State of Software Security with Veracode’s Chris Eng
In this DevOps.com podcast, Chris Eng, VP of Research at Veracode, discusses the findings of the Veracode State of Software Security Volume 9 report and the critical takeaways for businesses.
Cybersecurity pioneer Wysopal on startup lessons
In a Q&A with the Associated Press, CTO Chris Wysopal discusses his entrepreneurial journey and his advice for cybersecurity startups.
Cybersecurity ‘Paul Revere’ touts adversarial model
CTO Chris Wysopal discusses the state of cybersecurity today with the Associated Press in a wide-ranging conversation covering election security, white hat hacking, and ethical software development.
The Future of DevOps: Predictions for 2019
Mark Curphey comments on how DevOps will play a pivotal role as the enabler of seamless security integration in the future.
Election security is a mess, and the cleanup won't arrive by the midterms
CTO Chris Wysopal shares his view on why we need major changes to help secure election systems, and why we should start right now.
Facebook breach affected nearly 50 million accounts
Facebook admitted its network was breached and the cyberattack affected nearly 50 million accounts, though the extent of the damage is still unclear. Chris Wysopal shares his take on the incident with SearchSecurity.
Hardcoded credentials continue to bedevil Cisco
In the past year, Cisco has reported numerous vulnerabilities related to hardcoded credentials. Chris Wysopal explains in this SearchSecurity article why these types of flaws are so error-prone and difficult to manage.
Hack the Vote: How Safe Are Elections?
How can we protect our democratic process from foreign interference? On The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything podcast, Chris Wysopal shares his insight on the security of our election processes, why addressing voting machine flaws is only the beginning, and extant threats our elections face.
Addressing the threats posed by persistent vulnerabilities
APT attacks are often directed at organizations that deal in high-value information such as financial organizations, manufacturing companies and governments. While not difficult to fix the vulnerabilities, the danger lies in the millions and millions of lines of code where a flaw could present an opening for a security breach. This piece explores five common types of ATP attacks.
Why do cybercriminals target vulnerabilities?
It is crucial that businesses – as well as their development teams – understand the potential cost of the dormant vulnerabilities in their IT environment.
4 Practical Measures to Improve Election Security Now
It's more critical than ever for states to protect our democratic system and voting infrastructure from foreign cyber espionage.
The Ethics of Creating Secure Software
Software has transcended from a technical process into the realm of social morality. Security of software is not a technical question, but a moral one, and companies need to treat it that way.
What is a chaff bug? How adding bugs to apps may make them more secure
Researchers at NYU have developed a technique to add inert bugs in code to deter hackers. But is this the right approach to more secure code?
What Government Organizations Can Learn From The Private Sector About Cybersecurity
When it comes to software security, government organizations continue to underperform compared to other industries. In fact, exploitable vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting and SQL injection are common in public organizations that run our most critical infrastructure. Security education and ongoing training are essential to keep up with the demand for secure coding skills.
New Apache Struts Vulnerability Leaves Major Websites Exposed
Remember last year's Equifax hack? It involved an exploit of a vulnerability in Apache Struts. Yesterday, news came of a new vulnerability in the open source Web framework, one that some people are saying could be worse than the one that put nearly everyone's credit card information into the hands of criminals. VP of Research Chris Eng advises organizations using Apache Struts to upgrade quickly.
#BHUSA18: People are the Key to a Security Company
The future of cybersecurity product development relies on having a good idea, and the networking skills to gain feedback, interest customers and attract great employees, Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal said in a presentation during Black Hat 2018.
Black Hat 2018: 6 Execs On What The Boardroom Overlooks Around Cybersecurity Strategy
CRN asks six security CEOs and technical leaders attending Black Hat 2018 what areas of cybersecurity need to receive more attention in the Boardroom. Read why Veracode Vice President of Research Chris Eng believes boards need to be more aware of the risks of breaches resulting from code originating in open-source libraries.
Blockchain only as strong as its weakest link
In his latest column for CSO, Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal spells out why the blockchain isn't completely secure - the software components interacting with it are written in code, and most software code has bugs and vulnerabilities. Here's how to begin fixing the vulnerabilities.
5 ways to hack blockchain in the enterprise
Blockchain may hold tremendous promise for enterprises, but it's also vulnerable to a variety of attacks. Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal and other experts detail the risks in CSO.
How to Solve the Developer vs. Cybersecurity Team Battle
Veracode's Chris Eng tackles how companies can bring bridge the divide between software developers and cybersecurity teams to bring to market reliable and secure applications in a contributed article in Threatpost.
A Closer Look at Security’s Role in a DevSecOps Organization
In a detailed overview of a talk about implementing DevSecOps in an organization, Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal tackles an important, practical question head-on: If AppSec is shifting left, and the responsibility of testing security now belongs to developers, what does this mean for the security team?
Nearly 5 out of 10 application developers do not update components when there is a vulnerability
A study commissioned by Veracode reveals that 83% of developers use commercial or open source components in their creations.
Veracode, the point on application security
Some data from the SOSS (State of Software Security) Report show that organizations doing testing and rehabilitation are placing priorities on the worst vulnerabilities, reducing the density of defects in the high and very high severity range; nevertheless, only 14% of the most serious defects are resolved in less than a month, while almost 12% of applications have at least one high or very high severity defect