ReversingLabs founder and CEO Mario Vuksan wrote in a company blog recently that “The results are clear: Software supply chain attacks are on the rise, and the ripple effect of each one continues to get bigger.” Veracode, which tracks application security, noted in their m...
Business losses caused by attacks on software supply chains could exceed $80.6 billion by 2026, a 76% increase over estimated 2023 losses of $45.8 billion, a recent study by market researcher Juniper Research has found. The 32-page report, titled"Vulnerable Software Supply Chains Are ...
Attackers are increasingly targeting open source projects, seeking to exploit holes in software that millions of organizations rely on as the foundation of their technology stacks. The staggering 280% year-over-year increase in software supply chain attacks in 2023 serves as a stark warning: open ...
Software supply chain attacks are difficult to mitigate and carry a high cost. IBM’sCost of a Data Breach Report 2023found that the average cost of a software supply chain compromise was $4.63 million, which is 8.3% higher than the average cost of a data breach due to other causes. Iden...
the rise of open source malware and software supply chain attacks has become a critical threat. Examples such as theLUMMA malwarefound in PyPi and theXZ Utilis packagebackdoor highlight the growing sophistication of these attacks, which often bypass traditional security measures, leaving organizations...
By now most information technology managers are painfully aware of the consequences of software supply chain attacks. Thanks to exploits affecting the supply chains ofSolarWinds,Log4Shelland3CX, the power and widespread damage inflicted by these attacks on thousands of businesses are certainly well-kno...
2020 wasn’t the first year in which softwaresupply chain attackscaused major damage, but it certainly brought them to the general public. Much has been said about the headline-grabbing nation state examples, but there is a wide spectrum of these attacks and some are commoditized. Protecting ...
June 15, 2023 –A general lack of readiness has contributed to a precipitous increase in software supply chain attacks, and every organization building software is a potential target. Consequently, every organization must be diligent to avoid being the next victim of a high-profile breach. To ...
Supply chain attacks Microsoft Security Insights Security strategies Do you know all the software your company uses? The software supply chain can be complex and opaque. It’s comprised of software that businesses use to run operations, such as customer relationship management...
“In a year that began with the fallout from one of the most devastating supply chain attacks in history, we’ve seen threat actors grow in confidence and sophistication,” said Maya Horowitz, VP Research at Check Point Software. “This culminated in the Log4j vulnerability exploit which, yet...