A software Bill of Materials or SBOM provides transparency into an organization’s software, protecting it from supply chain risks. Just because the component you add to your application is secure today doesn’t mean that the application will still be secure tomorrow.

We break down the ASCDPM standard and how Synopsys application security testing tools can help customers implement this new guidance. In early August 2022, the Consortium for Information & Software Quality (CISQ) released a new specification, the Automated Source Code Data Protection Measure (ASCDPM). CISQ is an industry leadership group that develops international standards for automating the measurement of software size and structural quality from source code.

It’s critical for developers to understand basic security concepts and best practices to build secure applications. Software developers are creative problem solvers. Their job is to build functioning applications, and they deal with rapid changes—in technologies, tools, and programming languages—as the landscape evolves and the development velocity accelerates. A key part of the development process is ensuring that the products delivered meet user needs and the goals of the business.

Learn about API authentication and authorization best practices to ensure your APIs are secure. While we often use the terms interchangeably, authorization and authentication are two separate functions. Authentication is the process of verifying who a user is, and authorization is the process of verifying what they have access to.

Understanding the key aspects of software due diligence audits will help you know what to look for in a trusted M&A partner. At some level, the pitch for any software-related service is the same: We have the expertise to provide high-quality solutions to your challenging problems. Sometimes that expertise is “powered by” proprietary technology. That’s well-aligned to what prospective clients look for in most software service scenarios.

This in-depth analysis explores CVE-2020-25669, a vulnerability that exploited a memory corruption issue in Linux Kernel.

Gartner reported that DevSecOps, among several other use cases, is fundamental for AppSec solutions to address. Learn why Synopsys earned the highest score. It’s a given that the pandemic accelerated many adjustments in office life, services, and technologies.

New research shows organizations are significantly increasing efforts to secure their supply chains in response to software supply chain attacks like Log4Shell, SolarWinds, and Kaseya. Today, the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) released “Walking the Line: GitOps and Shift Left Security,” a multiclient developer security research report examining the current state of application security.

Learn about the phases of a software development life cycle, plus how to build security in or take an existing SDLC to the next level: the secure SDLC. The digital transformation that has swept across all industry sectors means that every business is now a software business.

CVE-2022-27535 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Microsoft Windows.

Repo jacking is often the first step in a supply chain attack. Learn the security methods and tools used to help protect your organization. In recent months, an increasingly prevalent threat to open source repositories has been the observed in the rise of cases of repository hijacking—repo jacking for short.