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IT Auditing Secrets: Uncover Financial Shenanigans & Level Up #Cybersecurity #securecloud

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Top Container Scanning Tools in 2025

Containers have become the backbone of modern DevOps, but they also introduce new security headaches. A single vulnerable base image or misconfigured container can snowball into a major breach across dozens of services. In fact, recent research found that about 75% of container images carry high-severity or critical vulnerabilities. Add to this the 2025 trends of supply chain attacks and ever-evolving CVEs, and it’s clear that container scanning tools are a must-have.

Why You Report Critical Bugs Immediately #cybersecurity #appsec

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

How ASPM Analytics Empower CISOs with Real-Time Security Insights

Understanding the security posture of your application stack is increasingly important. Exploitation of vulnerabilities surpassed phishing as the known initial access vectors in non-Error, non-Misuse breaches, according to the Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report. As a CISO or security leader, are you prepared for this shift in the industry?

Cybersecurity Audits: Are You Exposing Your Biggest Weakness? #cybersecurity #devsecops

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Veracode vs Checkmarx vs Fortify

Modern software teams have a buffet of security tools to choose from. Veracode, Checkmarx, and Fortify are three heavyweight application security platforms often considered by technical leaders. Each promises to secure your code and catch vulnerabilities early. But choosing the right one matters: it impacts developer workflow, security coverage, and how much time your team spends chasing false alarms.

Introducing Aikido AI Cloud Search

Gain instant visibility into your cloud environment with Aikido Cloud Search. Search your cloud like a database. Whether you want to identify exposed databases, vulnerable virtual machines, or over-permissive IAM roles — Aikido gives you the power to uncover risk in seconds. No query language required, no waiting on devops. Just describe what you’re looking for, like “Give me all VMs with CVE-2025-32433 that have port 22 open.” Scroll down to "How It Works" to get technical.

Don't Let Data DRAIN Your Budget! #cybersecurity #appsec

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

The True Cost of Data Overload: Why Strategic Data Management Matters

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Bug Bounty Secrets: Scope, Rules, & Hacker Invites REVEALED!

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Reducing Cybersecurity Debt with AI Autotriage

The boy who cried wolf goes back to a fable where a shepherd boy mocked the other villagers by telling them that a wolf was attacking the flock. The villagers believed him at first, but he was just laughing with them. When the shepherd boy repeated his joke, villagers started to ignore him and at some point a real wolf comes and attacks the sheep. The boy ‘cried wolf’ but nobody believed him anymore.

Old Data: Are You Keeping Too Much? Incident Response Risks! #appsec #cybersecurity

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Application Security Testing: Security Scanning and Runtime Protection Tools

Application security testing (AST) is the process of identifying and fixing security vulnerabilities in software applications. It ensures that applications are protected against threats such as unauthorized access, data breaches, and code manipulation. The application layer continues to be the most attacked and hardest to defend in the enterprise software stack.

Pen Test Results Dropping? Here's Why (And How to Fix It!) #cybersecurity #bountyprograms

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Understanding SBOM Standards: A Look at CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID

Modern applications are no longer giant monoliths, they are a collection of micro services, open-source components, and third-party tools. But this makes it very difficult to actually understand the insides of our applications, particularly when you consider that our open-source dependencies also have open-source dependencies! The Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) plays a key role here. SBOMs provide a detailed inventory of all software components.

Why You Can't "SAST" Your Way Through AI Security #AppSec #LLMs #CloudSecurity #Cybersecurity

AI apps break the traditional rules of application security. Here’s why: AI is cloud-native from day one. That means you’ve got runtime risk before your app even launches. Static analysis (SAST) doesn’t cut it. You can’t predict risk from just looking at code. AI models are just vectors. You need new methods.

Ethical Hackers & Bug Bounty: Our Security Journey #applicationsecurity #cybersecurity

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Unlocking Security: Why Bug Bounty Programs Are a MUST-HAVE #bugbounty #cybersecurity

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Hackers REVEALED: The TRUTH About Bug Bounty Programs #cybersecurity #bugbounty

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

5 SAST Purchasing Tips That Actually Maximize ROI

Following these 5 tips when purchasing a SAST tool will save you headaches and regrets. A flashy demo or “industry-leading” badge doesn’t mean much if the tool doesn’t work for your code, your developers, or your workflow. This short video covers 5 things every AppSec or engineering team should consider before signing on the dotted line. Because choosing the wrong tool won’t just cost you budget, it’ll cost you trust.

You're Invited: Delivering malware via Google Calendar invites and PUAs

On March 19th, 2025, we discovered a package called os-info-checker-es6 and were taken aback. We could tell it was not doing what it said on the tin. But what's the deal? We decided to investigate the matter and initially hit some dead ends. But patience pays off, and we eventually got most of the answers we sought. We also learned about Unicode PUAs (No, not pick-up artists). It was a roller coaster ride of emotions!

Bridging ASPM and Vulnerability Management for Scalable Application Security

In this webinar, "Bridging ASPM and RBVM for Scalable AppSec," security leaders from Cycode and Nucleus explore how to unify application and infrastructure vulnerability management in complex, cloud-native environments.

Is Your Code Safe? Hidden Risks & Security Measures | Mend.io #cybersecurity #softwaresecurity

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Container Security is Hard - Aikido Container Autofix to Make it Easy

Container security starts with your base image. But here’s the catch: In this post, we’ll explore why updating base images is harder than it seems, walk through real examples, and show how you can automate safe, intelligent upgrades without breaking your app.

Leveling Up AppSec: Overcome Vulnerability Management Challenges in Game Development

Game development studios face enormous pressure to deliver immersive, high-performance experiences on a rigid schedule, all while ensuring that every release meets the highest standards for quality and security. For security teams, keeping up with fast-moving codebases, short release cycles, and a flood of vulnerabilities is no easy feat.

Embeddings vs. Generative Models #AI #RAG #AIExplained #MachineLearning #OpenAI #LLMs #AIsecurity

Not all AI models are made to generate. Some are built to understand. Here’s the key difference: Generative models take in text and produce new text (think ChatGPT). Embedding models take in text and translate it into numbers, vectors that capture meaning. Why does that matter? Because embedding models let you turn documents into searchable vectors. That means when someone asks a question, you don’t need to search the whole doc, you just find the most relevant chunks based on meaning. And that’s what makes things like RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) powerful and efficient.

SOC: Does Your Company Need One? (Budget vs. Protection) #soc #cybersecurity

At what point should a company invest in a Security Operations Center (SOC)? Learn when businesses should start thinking seriously about building cybersecurity defenses—and why protecting revenue is just as critical as generating it. Many companies wait too long to prioritize cybersecurity. Discover why having a SOC isn't just for giant enterprises—and why protecting your revenue must be part of your business growth strategy from the start.

SolarWinds Hack: How State Actors Infiltrated & What You Can Learn #cybersecurity #solarwinds

State actors played the long game by targeting SolarWinds’ build server, injecting malicious code without detection. Learn why code diffs, hash checks, and decompiling builds are critical for cybersecurity today.

Build Trust Now: Transparent Dialogue for a Trustworthy Organization #trust #cybersecurity

Building trust shouldn't start when there's already a problem. Learn how to proactively create transparent, trust-first conversations with customers—and why trust must be engineered into your security programs from the start. Building trust isn't reactive—it’s proactive. Discover how to open transparent conversations before issues arise, why trust must be built into every layer of your security program, and how to communicate that trust effectively during the sales process.

RATatouille: A Malicious Recipe Hidden in rand-user-agent (Supply Chain Compromise)

On 5 May, 16:00 GMT+0, our automated malware analysis pipeline detected a suspicious package released, rand-user-agent@1.0.110. It detected unusual code in the package, and it wasn’t wrong. It detected signs of a supply chain attack against this legitimate package, which has about ~45.000 weekly downloads.

Dynamic Application Security Testing: DAST Basics

DAST is a security tool that attempts to penetrate an application from the outside by checking its exposed interfaces for vulnerabilities and flaws. Sometimes called a web application vulnerability scanner, it is a type of black-box security test. It looks for security vulnerabilities by simulating external attacks on an application while the application is running.