Node.js backend development continues to stand out in 2024 as a powerful and flexible runtime for building scalable and efficient applications, even more so with the rise of other runtimes such as Bun.

If you use expired, moldy ingredients for your dessert, you may get something that looks good but tastes awful. And you definitely wouldn’t want to serve it to guests. Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) applies to more than just technology and AI. Inputting bad ingredients into a recipe will lead to a potentially poisonous output. Of course, if it looks a little suspicious, you can cover it in frosting, and no one will know. This is the danger we are seeing now.

In November 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published guidance for addressing vulnerability CVE-2023-4966, affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. This vulnerability is also known as Citrix Bleed.

Misconfigurations and container image vulnerabilities are major causes of Kubernetes threats and risks. According to Gartner, more than 90% of global organizations will be running containerized applications in production by 2027. This is a significant increase from fewer than 40% in 2021. As container adoption soars, Kubernetes remains the dominant container orchestration platform.

Today, Outpost24 introduced its exposure management platform alongside plans for its future. The Outpost24 Exposure Management Platform is a single platform for all of the exposure management offerings Outpost24 has today and will add tomorrow. With The Outpost24 Exposure Management Platform, organizations can: The Outpost24 Exposure Management platform is built to be tailored to what matters most to a specific organization. Powerful protection without the bloat offered with some other platforms,

On June 7, 2024, a new critical PHP vulnerability CVE-2024-4577 was revealed, mainly impacting XAMPP on Windows. It happens when PHP runs in CGI mode with specific language settings, like Chinese or Japanese. The problem comes from how PHP handles certain characters, allowing attackers to inject code through web requests and take control of servers. This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, a scenario with severe consequences for system integrity and data security.

On May 21, 2024, Veeam revealed a severe flaw across its Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager (VBEM) web interface that enables an unauthenticated attacker to log into the web interface as any user. Officially designated as CVE-2024-29849, the vulnerability presents a major threat with a CVSS V3 rating of 9.8 (critical). VBEM is a web-based platform that allows administrators to oversee Veeam Backup and Replication installations through a web interface console.

The two new vulnerabilities that the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) are both related to the privilege elevation of the Linux kernel.

Nucleus Security co-founder and COO, Scott Kuffer, joined the Risky Biz News Podcast with host Catalin Cimpanu, for a discussion around trends Nucleus is observing when it comes to vulnerability management and how service level agreements (SLAs) have become a sign of an organization’s security health. In the podcast, Scott and Catalin discuss major trends of high performing vulnerability management programs for organizations using Nucleus’ platform, including.

To address the need for streamlined code changes and rapid feature delivery, CI/CD solutions have become essential. Among these solutions, GitHub Actions, launched in 2018, has quickly garnered significant attention from the security community. Notable findings have been published by companies like Cycode and Praetorian and security researchers such as Teddy Katz and Adnan Khan.