In this post we will explore Linux Crypto API for user applications and try to understand its pros and cons. The Linux Kernel Crypto API was introduced in October 2002. It was initially designed to satisfy internal needs, mostly for IPsec. However, in addition to the kernel itself, user space applications can benefit from it.

Co-authored by Carmine Clementelli and Jason Clark In recent times, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the way more and more corporate users interact with their daily work. Generative AI-based SaaS applications like ChatGPT have offered countless opportunities to organizations and their employees to improve business productivity, ease numerous tasks, enhance services, and assist in streamlining operations.

The world is increasingly embracing cloud technology. The fact that cloud requires minimal infrastructure and operational costs is attracting enterprises to shift to cloud. Remote and hybrid work modes following the pandemic has added to the continued rise of cloud.

According to the 2023 “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, 96% of commercial code contains open source. In fact, 76% of the code scanned by Black Duck® Audit Services was open source. In other words, no matter what applications your organization builds, uses, or sells, you can be virtually certain that the application contains open source.

Mobile app security is a critical aspect of any digital infrastructure. With our increasing need and reliance on smartphones as both communication and entertainment devices, mobile apps have become magnets for malicious actors. As such, companies like Google and Apple are implementing stringent measures to protect their app stores.

Data security is crucial to creating mobile apps, and businesses that create or handle sensitive data must adhere to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Data is encrypted before it leaves the mobile device and is decoded in a safe environment thanks to the FIPS 140-2 encryption standard. In this article, we will take a look at the standards and best practices for FIPS 140-2 encryption compliance, covering the fundamentals of ensuring a safe mobile app.

The market for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, or apps, was valued at $186B in 2022, and expected to grow to $700B by 2030, a CAGR of 18%. As organizations adopt more SaaS apps for business-critical operations, they expose sensitive data across an ever larger and more diversified variety of egress points in the cloud. And as attackers tend to follow the data, they are targeting SaaS apps like never before.