A Hacker Group Just Leaked 9GB of Microsoft’s Source Code
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
For a tech company, its source code for its apps and services is its most treasured secret; if they ever get into the public eye, it'll reveal how the company did what it achieved. Unfortunately for Microsoft, a hacking group called Lapsus$ has managed to steal a lot of the company's source code, and now
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Microsoft Turns Counterfit AI Security Assessment Tool Open Source
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
Microsoft has turned its AI security risk assessment tool, Counterfit, open-source, allowing anyone to begin using the tool for free. Currently, organizations can use Counterfit to automate security risk assessments, ensuring the protection they’re using is up to scratch. Microsoft Releases Counterfit as Open-Source Tool Microsoft originally developed Counterfit as an internal tool that could
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Microsoft Reveals SolarWinds Attackers Accessed Source Code
Saturday, 02 January 2021
Microsoft has confirmed that the attackers behind the SolarWinds cyberattack successfully accessed company source code after compromising specific accounts with direct access. Microsoft doesn’t believe the source code access will create any vulnerabilities in its extensive range of apps or Windows 10 itself, but disclosed the extent of the incident in a blog post. SolarWinds
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Binary vs. Source Packages: Which Should You Use?
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Regardless of the package manager you use, there are two broad ways of installing programs on Linux. You either use a pre-built package, or you compile the program yourself. These days, the former usually wins out by default, but there are times when you may want to consider compiling from the source coude. What Are
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GitHub Sponsors Lets You Fund Open Source Software
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
GitHub has launched GitHub Sponsors, which lets you fund the development of open source software. As GitHub is the biggest repository for open source projects, this is big news for developers dedicated to creating and maintaining open source software. Fund Open Source Software Using GitHub Sponsors GitHub describes GitHub Sponsors as “a new way to
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