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Building a Modern AppSec Program: AWS-Mend Fireside Chat
Discover what a good AppSec program should look like and the best practices to implement it, according to Ori Bach, EVP of Product at Mend, and Harry Mower, Director, AWS CodeSuite.
Why Your DevOps Platform Needs a Security Partner to Safeguard Your Software
Discover why your DevOps platform should be complemented with a security solution, learn how to achieve this, and find out how Mend’s partnership with CloudBees delivers security that safeguards your code, software, and applications.
DevSecOps: A Comprehensive Guide to Securely Managing Your DevOps Workflow
Get to know all about DevSecOps and the main tools and practices that organizations should adopt in order to implement a DevSecOps pipeline.
Modern AppSec Programs Run on Automation
Learn why automation is a critical element of modern application security programs.
Top Three User Priorities for Software Composition Analysis
On the PeerSpot technology review site, reviews from Mend SCA users highlighted the three top priorities that SCA users generally want: ease of use, risk mitigation, and a strong feature set and integration capabilities.
Advisory: New OpenSSL Critical Security Vulnerability
What we know about the new OpenSSL critical security vulnerability.
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month–So Let’s Talk Automation and Home Security
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we take a closer look at using automation to improve AppSec, as well as how to safeguard the devices you use at home.
A Rash of Recent CVEs in Go
There’s a common perception that the security posture of Go could improve. The Mend research team decided to investigate, and uncovered five new vulnerabilities.
Modern AppSec Moves Beyond Shift Left to Shift Smart
To adopt the second principle of modern application security programs, IT teams must move beyond shift left to and learn how to shift smart.
Meticulous Prep and Planning–A Linchpin of Modern AppSec Programs
Explaining the first principle of modern application security programs: meticulous prep and planning.
To use rest_client, or to use rest-client, that is the question
Mend Research uncovered an unusual attack in RubyGems that exploited a previously existing package with a significant number of downloads to launch a typosquatting attack.
Vulnerability Research: Here’s How it Works at Mend
In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Mend Research Team Lead Daniel Elkabes shares a snapshot of how the Mend research team approaches vulnerability research.
It‘s Cybersecurity Awareness Month-Let‘s Talk AppSec
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Mend’s Chris Lindsey offers advice on how to solve some vexing AppSec challenges.
Must-Know Facts About Evil-Colon Attacks
Discover what Evil-Colon attacks are, the kind of damage they can do, and what measures you can take to protect your code from them.
Why Building a Modern AppSec Program is Vital for Digital Business
Learn why building a modern AppSec strategy that can support demanding development cycles while also ensuring application security is increasingly essential.
Six Golden Rules for Software and Application Security
To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this primer helps simplify the complex subject of application security
Are You CODEfident?
We’ve been watching the global transition to an app-driven world for some time now, as companies develop and deploy innovative software at warp speed. And we’ve also watched application security teams struggle to keep up. Many try to use yesterday’s tools for today’s AppSec reality, while others wrestle with immature application security programs. And that’s...
Cybercriminals targeted users of packages with a total of 1.5 billion weekly downloads on npm
Another week, another supply chain incident. It’s been only nine days since the Mend research team detected the dYdX incident, and today we have detected another supply chain malicious campaign.
How Mentorship Builds Capabilities and Enhances Working Together at Mend
With a fresh example from Mend, discover how mentoring partnerships provide benefits that exceed individual growth by fostering a deeper understanding of how other parts of the organization work and how people can work better together.
Popular Cryptocurrency Exchange dYdX Has Had Its NPM Account Hacked
San Francisco-based dYdX, a widely used decentralized crypto exchange with roughly $1 billion in daily trades, has had its NPM account hacked in a software supply chain attack detected by Mend Supply Chain Defender
Growth Through Mentorship at Mend
It’s a common claim from many companies that their people are their most valuable asset. What’s less common, however, is the evidence to back this up. But at Mend, we have matched our commitment to our teams with learning and development opportunities to support the personal and professional growth of our Menders. As the company...
How Manufacturing Companies can Safeguard Software and Assure Robust Quality and Compliance
Software and application security and compliance can have an impact on traditional manufacturing businesses, especially those working at scale. Learn why, and how Mend has helped the manufacturer, Kärcher, meet these challenges.
White House Issues New Guidelines on Software Supply Chain Security – What Are the Challenges and Possible Outcomes?
The White House and the Executive Office of the President of the U.S, issued a memorandum of guidelines to enhance the security of the software supply chain through secure software development practices. Discover what their key points are, why they've been introduced, and how they might shape the future of cybersecurity.
Four Key Areas Every Cybersecurity Leader Should Focus on to Ensure Their Company is Protected
Daniel Elkabes, Mend’s vulnerability research team leader, sets out what he considers to be the four critical areas every cybersecurity leader should be investing in now to help set their team up for success.
Application Security Debt – Warnings and Solutions
In an interview with Michael Vizard from the Techstrong Group, Jeff Martin VP product for Mend, outlines his view on why security must now be an integral part of shipping software, how far security automation can currently go, and the importance of making security a vital part of developers’ education.
3 Key Questions for Smart AppSec Automation
Automating AppSec could prove tremendously helpful, but many security teams are slow to trust automated tools. These three questions can help cybersecurity professionals embrace automation without increasing risk.
Why Cybersecurity Must Mend Its Ways To Thwart Modern Threats
Rami Sass, CEO of Mend, sets out his vision in Forbes, on what enterprises should do to safeguard themselves against cybercriminals and cyberattacks.
Empowering Women for Leadership at Mend
Mend marks Women’s Equality Day by describing how the company meets the challenge of equality with its “Ready to Grow” program, and the success it has achieved so far in promoting equality in leadership and opportunities for women and others
Mining Malware History for Clues on Malicious Package Innovation
By comparing current malicious package trends with malware’s evolution over the past 20 years, we can predict a likely future direction for malicious packages.
Mend API Helps Make SBOMs Simple
Discover how Mend has accelerated and automated the production of SBOMs with an API
Today’s Security Tidbit: An Encrypted JSON File Containing Malicious Code
The Mend research team analyzes a malicious package in which the harmful code is not only in a JSON file, but is also fully encrypted.
How attackers leverage example apps/reproduction scripts to attack OSS maintainers
Discover how attackers can leverage example apps/reproduction scripts to attack OSS maintainers, why this is such a serious threat, and how to stop them
How to Conquer Remote Code Execution (RCE) in npm
Discover why npm is susceptible to RCE, why it’s such a serious threat, the characteristics of RCE in npm, what should be done to stop it, and how Mend Supply Chain Defender achieves this.
Three Big Myths About Application Testing With SAST Tools
Learn to differentiate between myths and facts in application testing with SAST security tools. Know how to adopt a successful SAST strategy.
A Brief Guide to Cloud-Native Applications, Technology, and Security
Understand cloud native applications, the technology behind them, and their and security - why it’s important and how it relates to safeguarding cloud native applications