Software Integrity

How to protect our critical infrastructure | NCSAM at Synopsys

The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reported and analyzed 649 breaches in utilities, transportation, healthcare, and other verticals that employ operational technology (OT) systems in addition to traditional IT for their main operations. In total, that represents 29.2% of reported breaches (not incidents) in industries considered part of infrastructure verticals—and that doesn’t even […]

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Cyber security: Not just ‘a’ job but many jobs of the future | NCSAM at Synopsys

The original version of this article was published in Forbes. Cyber security is very obviously a job sector of the future. Official estimates put job growth in the sector at 37% per year, at least through 2022—and that is probably conservative. At the start of this year, there were an estimated half million cyber security jobs […]

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Protect your employees from phishing and social engineering | NCSAM at Synopsys

It was a busy summer for healthcare IT staff. The Minnesota Department of Human Services potentially breached 21,000 patients’ personal data. Gold Coast Health Plan emailed 37,000 patients to warn them their data had been exposed. And UnityPoint Health had to notify 1.4 million patients about a data breach—only months after the organization’s last data […]

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Need a job? Consider a career in cyber security | NCSAM at Synopsys

Now more than ever, deciding on a career is a daunting prospect. Yes, unemployment’s at a record low, and new jobs will inevitably replace whatever jobs are lost to “progress.” But those seeking new careers now have to consider that their next career will probably not be their last one. Between artificial intelligence, robots, and […]

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Automation: One of the keys to DevSecOps

Automation is one of the keys to consistent and meaningful AppSec adoption in an evolving world. Many organizations have taken the first step in integrating their development and operations teams to drive more efficient delivery of applications and innovation to the market. They have come a long way by aligning around the shared goal of […]

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Webinar: BSIMM9: Here’s what’s new!

In early October, we released the latest version of the BSIMM report, BSIMM9. While many things about the report haven’t changed much, it’s the new things that make it really exciting. After 10 years of study and 167 total firms measured, we’re seeing interesting trends in the state of software security initiatives and how firms […]

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Why you need to perform open source due diligence in an M&A transaction

Most companies involved with technology M&A understand the importance of open source risks in software. Today’s software contains significant amounts of open source, on average more than 50%, according to a 2018 Synopsys study. Consequently, it has become the norm for acquirers to raise open source questions as part of technical and legal due diligence. […]

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Make your home both smart and secure | NCSAM at Synopsys

The original version of this article was published in Forbes. “Smart but insecure” sounds like you’re talking about a high achiever who needs therapy. Which you could be. But in the online world, it applies to semi-animate objects—the hundreds of millions of devices in American homes that are, at one level, smart. They range from […]

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Remote robbery, an ‘IT incident’ (not a breach?), and face-off on privacy

Taylor Armerding, Synopsys Software Integrity Group senior strategist, gives you the scoop on application security and insecurity in this week’s Security Mashup. What’s in this week’s Security Mashup, you ask? Remote robbery by Hidden Cobra, a breach by any other name, and facing down the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. Watch this week’s episode here: Hidden […]

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Webinar: Securing enterprise-level cloud deployments

The world looks different when you’re in the cloud. As you move to a cloud environment from an on-premises environment, you’ll encounter a whole new set of processes and demands. Access expands. Responsibilities change. Control shifts. The speed of provisioning resources and applications increases. And these changes significantly affect all aspects of IT security. Security […]

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