The HR technology industry, or HRTech, has experienced rapid growth, with platforms streamlining everything from payroll and benefits management to talent acquisition and employee engagement. These systems handle vast amounts of sensitive employee data, including personally identifiable information (PII), financial records, and even health-related details tied to benefits administration. While HRTech platforms offer efficiency and…
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Fidelity says data breach exposed personal data of 77,000 customers
Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users
Water supplier American Water Works says systems hacked
Attackers Flood NPM Repository with Over 15,000 Spam Packages Containing Phishing Links
SEC Charges SolarWinds and CISO with Fraud, Internal Control Failures
LegalTech Software Security: Balancing Customer Scrutiny with Business Protections
The LegalTech industry has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years, with software solutions transforming how law firms, legal departments, and even individuals access and manage legal services. LegalTech software is now used for tasks ranging from document management and case tracking to billing, compliance, and contract lifecycle management. The benefits of digitization are significant, however,…
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HealthTech Software Security: Best Practices for a Practical Approach
The healthcare technology industry, also called HealthTech, has seen significant growth and innovation. HealthTech includes software and platforms that improve healthcare delivery and administration, such as telemedicine platforms, patient management software and patient medical records (PHI), prescription and pharmacy records, and health data analytics. HealthTech is transforming patient care, and holds significant promise; however, the…
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Software Security for Software Development Firms: How to Meet Customer Expectations for Security
As software development firms continue to create custom software for businesses across various industries, the demand for robust software security has never been higher. These firms, which develop software on behalf of other companies, must not only meet their clients’ requirements, but also ensure that the software they create is secure, compliant with industry standards,…
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How to Manage Open Source Software Vulnerabilities Without Slowing Your Team Down
Open source software is a critical component of modern applications, but it also introduces security risks that must be managed effectively. For Software Engineering and Information Security Managers, balancing vulnerability remediation with development speed can be challenging, especially when adopting new security tools. While the initial learning curve may seem steep, refining software development processes…
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Application Security Guide for Startups, SMBs, and Growing Teams
Startups, small businesses (SMBs), and growing software development teams operate in fast-paced environments where security and compliance can be overlooked in favor of rapid development and allocating resources elsewhere. However, building application security and regulatory compliance into your software development practices from the start is critical to building customer and stakeholder trust, avoiding legal issues,…
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Ten Tips to Protect Your Dev Team from Business Interruptions
In today’s fast-paced digital world, development teams are constantly under pressure to deliver innovative solutions. However, technical audits, business compliance requirements, and IT governance policies can create unexpected interruptions that disrupt workflows and slow progress. Here are ten tips to protect your development team from these business interruptions by integrating security and compliance into their…
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What Makes SOOS Different from Other AppSec Platforms
If you’re building software, you’ve probably been burned by application security tools that promise the world and fail to deliver. Maybe they flood you with irrelevant alerts, break your builds, slow down your pipelines, or impose limits on when and how you can use them. Whatever it is, you don’t want hype; you want a…
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Getting the Most Out of SCA
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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Advanced Governance in SCA
Governance in Software Composition Analysis Governance in SCA solutions is an often overlooked yet extremely powerful feature set that can significantly improve a company’s supply chain security, and legal compliance. Governance or Governance Policies consist of the ability to create rules which restrict open source packages based on certain criteria. The result of running these…
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