Picture this: your SaaS startup is on the verge of launching a game-changing feature. The demo with a major enterprise client is tomorrow. The team is working late, pushing final commits. Then it happens—a build breaks due to legacy code dependencies, and a critical security vulnerability is flagged. If that weren’t enough, the client just …
Why Ending the CSRB Puts America at Risk Imagine dismantling your fire department just because you haven’t had a major fire recently. That’s effectively what the Trump administration has done by disbanding the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), a critical entity within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In an era of escalating cyber …
Compliance as a Growth Engine: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities As we step into 2025, the compliance landscape is witnessing a dramatic shift. Once viewed as a burdensome obligation, compliance is now being redefined as a powerful enabler of growth and innovation, particularly for startups and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Non-compliance penalties have skyrocketed in …
The open-source software (OSS) movement has long been hailed as the engine of technological innovation and collaboration. Its ethos of transparency, accessibility, and community-driven development has empowered startups and global enterprises alike. Yet, recent years have seen a growing trend: prominent open-source companies transitioning to proprietary or hybrid licensing models. This shift raises important questions …
Recently, while attending The Business Show in London, I engaged in a conversation with a CXO of an upcoming Fintech company. The discussion began with cybersecurity implementation—a topic close to my heart—but quickly veered into the realm of engineering throughput. What followed was an incoherent rant by the CXO, a frustrating narrative about firing their …
Disclaimer:This article is not intended to discredit Boris Denisov, Stanford University, McKinsey, or any other entities referenced herein. I hold immense respect for their contributions to research and industry discourse. While findings like these may resonate with practices in FAANG companies, large organizations, and mature startups, this critique seeks to explore the broader implications of …
I recently read an interesting report by CyCognito on the top 3 vulnerabilities on third-party products and it sparked my interest to reexamine the supply chain risks in software engineering. This article is an attempt at that. The Vulnerability Trifecta in Third-Party Products The CyCognito report identifies three critical areas where third-party products introduce significant …
In October 2024, we discussed the profound implications of China’s quantum computing advancements and their potential to disrupt internet security. Quantum computers, with their unparalleled processing power, pose a direct threat to current encryption systems that secure global communications. Since then, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made significant strides in shaping …
Introduction: Dependency Dangers in the Developer Ecosystem Modern software development is fuelled by open-source packages, ranging from Python (PyPI) and JavaScript (npm) to PHP (phar) and pip modules. These packages have revolutionised development cycles by providing reusable components, thereby accelerating productivity and creating a rich ecosystem for innovation. However, this very reliance comes with a …
Five Eyes intelligence chiefs warn of ‘sharp rise’ in commercial espionage The Five Eyes nations—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US—have launched a joint initiative, Secure Innovation, to encourage tech startups to adopt robust security practices. This collaborative effort aims to address the increasing cyber threats faced by emerging technology companies, particularly from …
