Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is an important practice in modern software development, enabling teams to manage and secure the open-source components within their applications. By effectively utilizing SCA tools, such as SOOS’s Software Composition Analysis, you can identify vulnerabilities, ensure license compliance, and maintain the integrity of your software to avoid costly security, business, and…
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The Importance of Software Security in the FinTech Industry
In the FinTech industry, security and trust are paramount. Financial Technology providers, also known as FinTech companies, have enabled consumers worldwide to bank online, providing digital banking and financial services. Yet as we’ve grown accustomed to doing business online, cybercriminals have also grown accustomed to accessing sensitive information, deploying an increasding number of tactics to…
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The Importance of Application Security for Businesses Using Payment Processing
Modern businesses use payment processing systems for a variety of reasons, from customer convenience to integration with other software like accounting software, customer databases, and sales platforms. In fact, the payment processing solutions market is on pace to reach over $190 billion by 2030, with thousands of payment processors offering software and services to do…
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SBOMs to Be Required for Software Developers Who Do Business with the Federal Government
In May of 2021, the Biden Administration issued a new and aggressive mandate to all government agencies to ratchet up cybersecurity. As a result, we can expect to see an SBOM requirement for all software developers doing business with the Federal Government. EO 14028, The Executive Order Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, is a broad and…
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The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity is a Game-Changer. Get Ready.
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (14028).” It’s a game-changing piece of legislation. And, like a lot of federal policy, it’s dense and hard to read, often raising as many questions as it answers. This order is frequently referred to as the Executive Order on Cybersecurity….
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