OWASP looks to future-proof software bills of materials with CycloneDX 1.6
The foundation is upgrading the standard for the quantum era, adding ML-readable attestation and more. Here's how it boosts software supply chain security.
John P. Mello Jr.
Freelance technology writer. John's work has appeared in the The Boston Globe and Boston Herald, as well as CFO, CIO, CSO, and Inc. magazines. He is a former managing editor of the Boston Business Journal and Boston Phoenix, as well as a staff writer for Government Security News.
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OWASP looks to future-proof software bills of materials with CycloneDX 1.6
OWASP's LLM AI Security & Governance Checklist: 13 action items for your team
The new checklist is organized into 13 areas of analysis. Here's what your security team needs to know about the most important points from each area.
The state of secrets security: 7 action items for better managing risk
The Circle CI breach put secrets security front of mind. Now AI and low-code are introducing more risk. Here are key takeaways for managing secrets risk.
Memory-safe languages and security by design: Key insights, lessons learned
Memory safety is one of the most stubborn and dangerous software weaknesses. Here are key insights and takeaways from a new Google report on the issue.
Gartner outlines top cybersecurity trends — and (spoiler alert) AI is No. 1
Here are the top security trends of the year — and what your team needs to know about them. AI, for one, has its pros and cons for your security posture.
NIST CSF 2.0: Better risk management for the new era of supply chain security
NIST's Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 has been released, complete with a new focus on software supply chain security. Here are the key takeaways for your team.
NIST updates supply chain guidance: 3 ways to pump up your CI/CD security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has beefed up its guidelines for securing CI/CD environments. Are you ready to bulk up your program?
All SBOMs are not created equal: What's required for them to be effective
Know the key challenges with software bills of materials, how tooling affects their usefulness — and how to make them actionable for better supply chain security.
Lessons in threat modeling: How attack trees can deliver AppSec by design
Here's what development and application security teams need to know about using attack trees in combination with threat modeling to lock down their software.