The Role of Open Source Software in Cybersecurity: Benefits, Challenges, and Key Tools

We often lean on proprietary software for our security and operations, and for good reason–this software is most likely tested, vetted, and supported to meet our security or compliance needs. However, we often forget that open-source software (OSS) is just as integral, serving as the scaffolding for massive projects we take for granted.  Using open-source… Read More

CVE-2024-3094 Utils and Vulnerabilities in Federal Linux Systems

Over the past week, a new vulnerability in the Linux operating system and the XZ compression utility has led to a new security alert and an immediate call to roll back some new updates. While this threat is a massive problem for federal IT systems relying on specific Linux distributions, it also highlights how poorly… Read More