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Did you know that GitHub Copilot may suggest insecure code if your existing codebase contains security issues? On the other hand, if your codebase is already highly secure, Copilot is less likely to generate code with security issues. AI coding assistants can suggest insecure code due to their limited understanding of your specific codebase. They imitate learned patterns or utilize available context without providing judgment.

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We’re excited to share that Vanta now integrates with NinjaOne, a leading IT platform for endpoint management, security, and visibility. ‍ This integration offers a comprehensive solution for businesses striving to maintain high-security standards while ensuring compliance with regulations. ‍

A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. A rather cunning and slippery (see what I did there?) shell script to watch out for…

This blog post delves into a critical yet often neglected aspect of cyber risk analysis —adding organizational context by understanding and prioritizing the importance of assets. Without considering the unique business context of an organization, security teams cannot effectively prioritize and remediate what matters most to their organization.

On February 20, 2024, we published a security bulletin detailing newly disclosed authentication bypass and path traversal vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Shortly after the bulletin was sent, ConnectWise updated their security bulletin with IOCs from observed active exploitation of these vulnerabilities. On February 21, 2024, the vulnerabilities were assigned the following CVE numbers.