Help Net Security

PRevent: Open-source tool to detect malicious code in pull requests

The tools work by detecting two anti-patterns the researchers pinpointed after analyzing thousands of malicious code instances in repositories and packages: obfuscated / unreadable source code, and ...

AI malware can rewrite itself to evade detection

Google's Threat Intelligence Group found PROMPTFLUX malware that uses Gemini to rewrite its own code every hour, raising ...
BleepingComputer

Apiiro unveils free scanner to detect malicious code merges

Security researchers at Apiiro have released two free, open-source tools designed to detect and block malicious code before they are added to software projects to curb supply chain attacks. The two ...
Help Net Security

When security decisions come too late, and attackers know it

In this Help Net Security, Chris O’Ferrell, CEO at CodeHunter, talks about why malware keeps succeeding, where attackers insert malicious code in the SDLC, and how CI/CD pipelines can become a quiet ...
SD Times

New open source tools to detect, defend against malicious code

Application security posture management company Apiiro today has released two open-source tools to help organizations defend against malicious code in their applications. The action comes on the heels ...