software supply chain

Microsoft’s September 2025 hardening update for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on Windows Server 2025 removes legacy update binaries used by WSUS to service the Windows Update SelfUpdate component, and that change has immediate operational implications for organizations still relying on...

CISA’s release of “A Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Cybersecurity” marks a deliberate, coordinated push to normalize software composition transparency across governments, suppliers, and operators — a concrete step toward reducing systemic risk in the software supply chain...

The small open‑source utility ecosystem that helps people install or upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware has taken another evolutionary step: a popular requirements‑bypass project has become a fuller Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) toolkit, adding a smarter debloat/removal option and...

Elon Musk’s cheeky “Macrohard” provocation is grabbing headlines, but the claim that it will meaningfully dent Microsoft’s Azure business is premature — and underestimates the practical, contractual, and engineering barriers any AI‑first upstart must clear to displace a multi‑product enterprise...

Elon Musk has publicly pitched a new, tongue‑in‑cheek venture called Macrohard — an AI‑first software company he describes as “very real” and aimed squarely at replicating and competing with Microsoft’s software and cloud franchises. The reveal combined a recruiting signal, a sweeping U.S...

Microsoft’s decision to reorganize GitHub into its CoreAI organization after CEO Thomas Dohmke announced his departure marks a decisive shift from the independence GitHub maintained inside Microsoft since 2018 — a move that accelerates AI-first product integration while raising urgent questions...

North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group has returned to the international cyber stage with worrying new tactics. In a move that marks a tactical shift from sheer disruption to subtle infiltration, recent research reveals the group is seeding malware-laden open source software, bringing fresh...

The npm JavaScript ecosystem has once again been rocked by a coordinated malware campaign, this time targeting both cross-platform and Windows-specific environments through widely trusted packages. The incident, centered around the highly popular "is" package and several linting tools associated...

The landscape of healthcare technology security is facing renewed scrutiny in the wake of a critical vulnerability disclosure involving Panoramic Corporation’s Digital Imaging Software. This software is a widely used solution, particularly in dental and medical practices across North America...

The digital fabric of today’s global economy is increasingly woven together by vast, interconnected software supply chains. While this complex ecosystem accelerates innovation and business agility, it also conceals a growing vulnerability: persistent blind spots that cybercriminals are eager to...

A newly disclosed security flaw in Git for Windows has sent ripples through the developer and IT community, raising urgent concerns about software supply chain security and credentials management within the Windows ecosystem. Tracked as CVE-2025-48386, this vulnerability zeroes in on the Git...

In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, the security of core tools is paramount—none more so than Git, the de facto version control system relied upon by millions of developers and countless organizations worldwide. Recently, the discovery and disclosure of a critical...

Gitk, a popular graphical repository browser bundled with Git, has long served developers as an intuitive and powerful way to inspect version history, review changes, and visualize branching workflows. However, in recent months, a significant vulnerability—CVE-2025-27614—has been disclosed...

In the complex landscape of software security, even established and widely trusted tools may harbor vulnerabilities with the potential to impact users far beyond their original intended scope. The recent unveiling of CVE-2025-27613—a vulnerability affecting Gitk—highlights the persistent risks...

The landscape of software security is ever-changing, with new vulnerabilities surfacing as attackers discover novel attack vectors and as software grows more complex. One recent discovery sending ripples through the developer and enterprise communities is CVE-2025-30399, a critical remote code...

Amid growing concerns over open-source software security, a recent campaign targeting the npm ecosystem has underscored the persistent vulnerabilities in modern development pipelines. According to research by Socket’s Threat Research Team, a coordinated attack has seen at least 60 malicious npm...

As cybersecurity threats continuously evolve, last week underscored just how varied and sophisticated the modern threat landscape can be. From ingenious methods for initial compromise to the persistent challenges of AI hallucinations, the headlines and interviews offered stark reminders for the...

In a rapidly shifting cybersecurity landscape, the importance of resilient and robust operating systems has never been greater — a truth that stands out starkly amid recent events in the Windows ecosystem. As world-leading investigative journalist Kim Zetter and Microsoft’s David Weston sat down...

It’s not every year that cybersecurity professionals brace themselves for a headline so eye-watering it deserves a frame around the server room: Microsoft, titan of the tech world, has shattered its own vulnerability record, clocking in at a whopping 1,360 reported security flaws across its...

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the discovery of vulnerabilities within trusted software can have far-reaching consequences. A recent investigation by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has brought to light two critical vulnerabilities—ZDI-23-1527 and ZDI-23-1528—in...