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Who’s your fed buddy?

Who’s your fed buddy?

SAN FRANCISCO —  Let’s pretend it’s 1 a.m., Saturday, on a holiday weekend: That bleary-eyed time during which cyber..

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/28

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/28

Insight #1 "If we learned anything from RSA, AI is the new buzzword like “Big Data” or “Zero Trust.” One thing that is..

How to stop users from shooting themselves in the foot

How to stop users from shooting themselves in the foot

Earlier this month, Germany and South Korea issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning about an advanced persistent..

Get to know Contrast MSSP program mastermind Ben Goodman

Get to know Contrast MSSP program mastermind Ben Goodman

What’s that you say? Log4j is pronounced “Log Forge?!?!” We’ve been pronouncing it wrong since we all started mumbling..

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/21

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/21

Insight #1 "Recent research shows that code written with AI assistance is more insecure. It’s time we get in front of..

An open letter to our customers and partners

An open letter to our customers and partners

Helping software-driven companies take full advantage of the application economy by getting secure code swiftly flowing..

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/14

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/14

Insight #1 " AI, AI, AI, it’s going to help everyone including malicious actors. We will see an AI-based attack in..

Generative AI: Less alert fatigue, more code sloppiness

Generative AI: Less alert fatigue, more code sloppiness

Contrast CISO David Lindner: Generative AI could revolutionize application development. But before you get all..

What’s great about Kotlin, aka ‘Java without the warts’

What’s great about Kotlin, aka ‘Java without the warts’

Ever wonder why the financial industry is so hopped up on Kotlin?