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Business email compromise (BEC)
Business email compromise (BEC) tricks employees into wiring funds or data to attackers posing as executives or vendors. Here is how BEC fraud actually works.
Feb 24, 20267 min read
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Python Security Explained
How Python's install-time code execution and open PyPI namespace fuel real supply chain attacks — and what actually reduces the risk.
Feb 24, 20267 min read
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Java Security Explained
Java security failures like Log4Shell exposed 3 billion devices — here's why Java's dependency depth makes it uniquely risky, and how to fix it fast.
Feb 24, 20268 min read
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Corporate OSS Contribution Policies
Google, Microsoft, Red Hat, and a long tail of smaller companies have built contribution policies that shape how their engineers participate in open source. The policies vary more than most assume.
Feb 23, 20267 min read
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C# and .NET Security Explained
C# and .NET security explained: real CVEs, NuGet supply-chain attacks, BinaryFormatter risk, and the SolarWinds lesson every .NET team needs.
Feb 23, 20267 min read
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Gartner SRM Summit 2025 Recap
Gartner's 2025 Security & Risk Management Summit pushed CISOs to focus on supply chain risk, AI governance, and measurable outcomes. Here is the analyst view.
Feb 23, 20268 min read
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PHP Security Explained
PHP still runs ~74% of the web. From the 2024 PHP-CGI RCE to WordPress plugin flaws, here's what actually breaks PHP apps in production.
Feb 23, 20268 min read
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Conti Ransomware Supply Chain Patterns
Before Conti splintered in 2022, its affiliates turned MSPs, RMM tools, and identity infrastructure into repeatable supply chain attack paths.
Feb 23, 20266 min read
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Ruby Security Explained
Ruby security in one place: the 2019 rest-client hijack, CVE-2022-32224's RCE, RubyGems' MFA mandate, and 2025's credential-stealing gem campaign.
Feb 23, 20267 min read
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