Author: Asad Yaseen

A survey of nearly 1,200 FOSS contributors found security to be low on developers’ list of priorities. One respondent called security “an insufferably boring procedural hindrance.”  Image: monstArrr_, Getty Images/iStockphoto A new survey of the free and open-source software (FOSS) community conducted by the Linux Foundation suggests that contributors spend less than 3% of their time on security issues and have little desire to increase this. Must-read developer content A report based on the answers…

This article looks into the biggest data breaches of the 21st century (so far!) By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, SaltDNA. This article looks into the biggest data breaches of the 21st century (so far!). We thought we’d do it as a countdown to the top breach by looking primarily at the number of impacted users. Of course, there is more to it than the number of users impacted as there is usually a huge reputational…

The need to have a multi-cloud operations model is an area that is gaining mind share as companies look to increase IT operational efficiency across the multiple cloud environments they need to support.   Some reasons companies are adopting a multi-cloud strategy include having the flexibility to: Move apps between more regions/countries than a single provider can support Using differentiated services from more than one cloud provider Relocating workloads from one provider to another when the…

Tenable®, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, today announced it has been recognized as Vendor of the Year in the Networking & Security Divisional Award from Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor. The annual awards recognize dozens of technology providers for their outstanding engagement and work ethic, and unwavering commitment to grow more profitably together. “Our successful working relationship with Ingram Micro is very important to delivering on our Cyber Exposure vision —…

Android Accessibility Services was created to help developers enhance their apps to cater to and assist individuals with disabilities in overcoming their challenges when using their smartphones. When users download these apps, they need to enable ‘Accessibility Permissions’ in order to take advantage of these benefits.   For example, if a developer is concerned that some text may be hard to read for vision-impaired individuals, they can use the service for reading the text to…

The Phorpiex botnet earned the notorious designation of “most wanted malware” for the month of November 2020. In its Global Threat Index for November 2020, Check Point Research revealed that it had observed a surge in new Phorpiex botnet infections that had affected four percent of organizations globally. This threat activity enabled Phorpiex to return to Check Point Research’s monthly malware list for the first time since June 2020. It also succeeded in pushing the…