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Comments by: Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer, Synopsys Software Integrity Group Even though there are safeguards in place on the Google PlayStore to protect Android users against potentially unwanted or malicious apps, you should not place all of your trust in these measures. Google has some ways of checking that applications are not immediately dangerous…
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Comments by: Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Misleading a computer user to install malicious software has always been a significant issue in malware distribution. This is mainly due to people using anti-malware software, especially if it has predictive technology to identify malicious actions on the fly. In the case of…
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Synopsys, Inc. has announced that it has acquired Code Dx, a provider of an award-winning application security risk management solution that automates and accelerates the discovery, prioritisation, and remediation of software vulnerabilities. The addition of Code Dx enables Synopsys to offer customers consolidated risk reporting and prioritisation across correlated software vulnerability data produced by Synopsys solutions…
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Comments by: Boris Cipot, Senior Security Engineer, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group The concept of the security triangle helps us to understand the relationship between security, functionality and usability in software. The inter-dependency between these three attributes in software is a balancing act required to ensure a well-structured application. In AirDrop’s case, usability was brought…
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Comments by: Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, at Synopsys Software Integrity Group If you’ve ever wondered what happens when there is a new security vulnerability in software, we can learn a lot from the Zoom zero-day discovery at this years’ Pwn2Own hacking contest. First and foremost, hackers aren’t all criminals. Most work for cybersecurity firms…
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By: Ian Hall, Asia-Pacific Client Services Manager at Synopsys The unprecedented spread of COVID-19 has the world scrambling to navigate a new normal. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has underscored the importance of identifying COVID-19 cases and isolating them before they spread. Testing and tracing is vital to this effort, and all individuals in contact…
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By: Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist at Synopsys Software Integrity Group To get security testing results in front of developers, who are in the best position to address them effectively, you need automation and integration. Product security is hard. The goal is to minimise risk by finding and fixing as many vulnerabilities as possible. Developers create…
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SINGAPORE | January 28, 2020 – Synopsys, Inc. and Finastra have announced a partnership establishing an application security validation program for FusionFabric.cloud, Finastra’s open platform for developing, deploying and consuming financial applications. The program, powered by the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, ensures that all applications offered via the FusionFabric.cloud FusionStore has passed thorough vigorous security testing assessments. “By partnering with…
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By: Shandra Gemmiti, Product Marketing Lead at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Technical due diligence is a given in almost every acquisition or investment involving technology companies. The diligence checklist can be daunting for acquirers and targets alike, but as a new study published by (ISC)2 confirms, auditing for cybersecurity is and should be at the top…
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By: Taylor Armerding, Security Expert at Synopsys Software Integrity Group Was there ever any doubt that defective software could kill people — lots of people? If there was, two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner crashes erased it. But so far, there is scant evidence that these tragedies have revolutionised software development. That’s a tragedy…
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