Imagine this: an attacker sneaks a tiny backdoor into software that hundreds of companies use. It sounds like a plot from a spy movie, but it’s a real threat that recently impacted major Linux distributions through a compromised utility tool, XZ Utils. So far, in 2024, over 35 billion known records have been breached. The Linux attack, potentially in action and undetected since 2021, is just one of the many that highlight the alarming proliferation of supply chain attacks.

The widespread adoption of external libraries and packages in the modern application development process introduces potential security risks that could impact the entire application. To address this, Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools like npm-audit and OSV Scanner play an important role.

Sisense is a popular monitoring tool that enables users to monitor business metrics from multiple third-party sources in a single dashboard. On April 10, the company informed customers that the sensitive information they entrusted with Sisense may have been compromised and urged them to reset their password and rotate their secrets. According to KrebsOnSecurity, the attackers were allegedly able to access GitLab repositories hosted by Sisense, where hard-coded secrets may have been found.

TruffleHog and Gitleaks are popular secrets scanning tools that can automatically surface hardcoded secrets such as API keys, passwords, and tokens. They can both be integrated into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to proactively scan repositories to identify and rectify potential issues before they can be exploited. The need for effective secret detection tools underscores a broader shift toward more secure software development practices.

Free vulnerability scanners are a great way to begin scanning your cloud applications and infrastructure for security issues, and proactively resolving vulnerabilities before attackers can find them. These tools can be implemented at every stage of the SDLC, from code planning to production, depending on your preferences and objectives. As a domain, vulnerability scanners cover use cases such as code scanning, dependency reviews, and secret detection.

A cloud-based application security assessment (or ASA) is a systematic evaluation to identify vulnerabilities and improve security in cloud applications. It aims to ensure the application’s structural, design, and operational integrity against all cyber threats. A staggering 82% of data breaches in 2023 involved data stored in the cloud.

At Jit, we have often spoken about different security frameworks and standards, and how they apply to practical security. One of the aspects we like to look at closely when exploring security frameworks, is the way in which engineering teams can take these good practices and apply them to their day-to-day engineering work. Essentially, how to codify or operationalize these practices.

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a new cybersecurity regulation that aims to ensure the security of “products with digital elements” (PDEs) sold in the EU market.

Web applications serve as the backbone of business operations, and the rise in cyber threats has put a spotlight on vulnerabilities that can compromise the integrity and confidentiality of web applications. But where to start? Security frameworks can help security and development teams understand the top risks and how to harden their applications against them, while guiding technical professionals on how to protect their applications against attacks.