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Unpacking the New White House Cybersecurity Executive Order: What It Means for Software Security
The latest executive order on cybersecurity issued today, Jan 16 2024, covers a lot of ground across multiple cybersecurity domains, from software security to post-quantum cryptography. The White House is sending a clear message to both the public and private sectors that the threats from foreign adversaries are more dire than ever. It comes at […]
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Static Analysis of (the Invisible) C# Sources
Does your static analysis tool see the C# source underlying your C# source? I am a compiler engineer at ShiftLeft, the designer and (main) implementor of the programming language layer of our static analysis tool for C# and Python. In this article, I discuss a bit about the static analysis of C# programs. When you […]
Browser-side Caching for APIs
On March 21, the Biden administration directed US companies to "harden your cyber defenses immediately." With these new federal guidelines for application security, the White House urged software developers to deploy "modern tools that can detect known and potential vulnerabilities" in their custom and open-source software (OSS). Learn more about how ShiftLeft can help.
API Security 101: Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
On March 21, the Biden administration directed US companies to "harden your cyber defenses immediately." With these new federal guidelines for application security, the White House urged software developers to deploy "modern tools that can detect known and potential vulnerabilities" in their custom and open-source software (OSS). Learn more about how ShiftLeft can help.
Building a secure application in five steps
On March 21, the Biden administration directed US companies to "harden your cyber defenses immediately." With these new federal guidelines for application security, the White House urged software developers to deploy "modern tools that can detect known and potential vulnerabilities" in their custom and open-source software (OSS). Learn more about how ShiftLeft can help.
Add Security, Not Headaches, to the SDLC
How to integrate security into the SDLC successfully The world has an insecure software problem, which is why 84% of cyber attacks focus on the application layer. Two major factors have contributed to the writing of insecure code — cumbersome security analysis tools and a strong drive to reach the market quickly. For things to […]
Addressing Security and Compliance Risk in the...
We review the different compliance standards that apply to the software development life cycle (SDLC) along with best practices for meeting them. It’s no surprise that developers are being asked to become security people. According to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, basic web application attacks were the second most-used patterns found for breaches […]
API Security 101: Improper Assets Management
On March 21, the Biden administration directed US companies to "harden your cyber defenses immediately." With these new federal guidelines for application security, the White House urged software developers to deploy "modern tools that can detect known and potential vulnerabilities" in their custom and open-source software (OSS). Learn more about how ShiftLeft can help.
The Cybersecurity Executive Order: the first 120...
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference When the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (Executive Order) was released in May 2021, it came with some very short deadlines for agencies. Most of the Executive Order’s timelines were in the 45-, 60-, and 90-day range. With that in mind, taking a look at the […]
The first step to build a secure...
What every developer should do before they start writing code I talk a lot about finding and fixing vulnerabilities on my blog. But what can you do to prevent vulnerabilities way before they happen? Today, let’s talk about the first step you can take towards a more secure application. A lot of times we think […]
