Vulnerability researchers at Google Project Zero are calling attention to the ongoing “patch-gap” problem in the Android ecosystem, warning that downstream vendors continue to be tardy at delivering security fixes to Android-powered devices.
Proofpoint: Watch Out for Nighthawk Hacking Tool Abuse
Security researchers at Proofpoint are calling attention to the discovery of a commercial red-teaming tool called Nighthawk, warning that the command-and-control framework is likely to be abused by threat actors.
Leaked Algolia API Keys Exposed Data of Millions of Users
Threat detection firm CloudSEK has identified thousands of applications leaking Algolia API keys, and tens of applications with hardcoded admin secrets, which could allow attackers to steal the data of millions of users.
US Gov Issues Software Supply Chain Security Guidance for Customers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week released the last part of a three-part joint guidance on securing the software supply chain.
Palo Alto to Acquire Israeli Software Supply Chain Startup
Cybersecurity powerhouse Palo Alto Networks on Thursday announced plans to spend $195 million in cash to acquire Israeli startup Cider Security, a deal that adds software supply chain security capabilities to its Prisma Cloud platform.
OpenSSF Adopts Microsoft-Built Supply Chain Security Framework
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) on Wednesday announced the adoption of Secure Supply Chain Consumption Framework (S2C2F), a Microsoft-built framework for consuming open source software.
US Gov Warning: Start Hunting for Iranian APTs That Exploited Log4j
The U.S. government on Wednesday issued a blunt recommendation for organizations running VMWare Horizon servers: Initiate threat-hunting activities to find and expel Iranian APT actors that used the Log4j crisis to slip undetected into corporate networks.
Akeyless Raises $65 Million for Secrets Management Tech
Israeli early-stage startup Akeyless has banked a whopping $65 million in venture capital funding to build technology to help businesses manage credentials, certificates, keys and other secrets flowing through multi-cloud environments.
AppSec Startup ArmorCode Raises $14 Million
Application security startup ArmorCode today announced that it has raised $14 million in Series A funding, bringing the total raised by the company to $25 million.
The new investment round was led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from Sierra Ventures, Cervin Ventures, and angel investors.
BoostSecurity Exits Stealth With DevSecOps Automation Platform, $12M in Seed Funding
BoostSecurity on Wednesday emerged from stealth mode with a DevSecOps automation platform and $12 million in seed funding.











