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The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is a pivotal tool in the field of cybersecurity that helps determine the severity of software vulnerabilities. There are few people who haven’t heard of this scoring system, however, there are many who only know it as a scoring model versus an actual vulnerability matrix that offers a consistent framework for communicating the traits and effects of different vulnerabilities.

With springtime just around the corner, there’s a lot to be excited about — warmer weather, longer days, and, most importantly, basketball! In honor of the upcoming March Madness tournament, we’ve put together our own dream team for AppSec. Read on to discover the all-star features in application security this year and how they can help your team get a slam dunk in protecting applications from code to cloud.

Welcome to the Threat Context Monthly blog series where we provide a comprehensive roundup of the most relevant cybersecurity news, and threat information from KrakenLabs, Outpost24’s cyber threat intelligence team.

Nucleus Security is proud to announce its recent achievement of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) authorization at impact level Moderate, making it the go-to choice for government agencies seeking top-tier vulnerability management solutions.

The days where applications were monoliths built of proprietary code, and releases were set quarterly are no more. Instead, they have been replaced by fast paced development sprints, with software created using plenty of code from open-source repositories. The growing complexities of software development and the associated risks have far exceeded the abilities of traditional application security.

Salt Labs researchers identified generative AI ecosystems as a new interesting attack vector. vulnerabilities found during this research on ChatGPT ecosystem could have granted access to accounts of users, including GitHub repositories, including 0-click attacks.

Finding savings and efficiencies is part of an IT leader’s role. But sacrificing security for the sake of convenience is almost always asking for trouble later down the line. There are IT security shortcuts that might be well-intentioned and seem sensible at the time, that could have serious and unintended negative consequences. We’ll run through nine common IT security shortcuts that can end up costing organizations millions.

This blog is part of a series about how to use Vanta and AWS to simplify your organization’s cloud security. To learn more about how to use Vanta and AWS, watch our Coffee and Compliance on-demand webinar. ‍ Amazon Web Services, or AWS, is one of the most popular cloud providers for organizations today — providing one of the most flexible and secure cloud environments available.

You may have encountered recent discussions and the official notice from NVD (National Vulnerability Database) regarding delays in their analysis process. This message was posted on the February 13: We want to assure you that these delays do not compromise the integrity or efficacy of Snyk's security intelligence, including the Snyk Vulnerability Database.