The digital realm is an ever-expanding universe, and web applications serve as the gateway to valuable customer data, sensitive information, and financial transactions. Threat actors and cybercriminals are constantly devising new techniques to exploit vulnerabilities within these applications. Further, data privacy is a paramount concern, and organizations are entrusted with safeguarding information.

An interesting data point in the recently released Synopsys “Global State of DevSecOps 2023” report is the growing use of application security orchestration and correlation (ASOC), now more commonly referred to as application security posture management (ASPM).

In the fast-paced world of technology business, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become commonplace. Companies often seek growth, innovation, and market expansion through these strategic moves. However, amidst the excitement of potential synergies and increased market share, there is a lurking danger that can significantly impact the success of an M&A deal: technical debt.

As referenced in our previous post, the software development world has been bracing for additional details regarding two vulnerabilities associated with cURL, one of which was assessed as critical by the maintainer and original creator of the project. The wait ended this morning, as a fixed version was released and details about the vulnerabilities were provided.

Aimed at examining the strategies, tools, and practices impacting software security, the just-released “Global State of DevSecOps 2023” report from Synopsys, is based on a survey conducted by Censuswide polling more than 1,000 IT professionals across the world. The following is a deep dive into key report findings.

The maintainer and original author of curl, Daniel Stenberg, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn to sound the alarm on what he refers to as “probably the worst security problem found in curl in a long time.” According to project maintainers, the fixed version, 8.4.0, is set to be released on Wednesday, October 11.