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A breach at South Korea's government-backed startup platform exposed encrypted personal data after an encryption key was included in an API. Penta Security explains why encryption keys must be securely managed and kept separate from the data they protect. [...]
A live production integration case study. Introduction and Purpose of This Article This article is written for mid- and high-level managerial and technical decision-makers. I am the author of the open-source Java library MgntUtils. The article presents an analysis of a real integration of the stack trace-filtering feature from that library into a live commercial production environment.
Organizations cannot solve shadow AI with a document employees read once. They need to make responsible use easier than improvised use.
AI is discovering more vulnerabilities, faster, and under a tightening regulatory environment, making this an all-hands-on-deck moment for the cybersecurity community.
The skills that get a CISO hired are rarely the skills they are judged on later. Most security leaders are stuck in that gap. Closing it is the real job. The post Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO’s Real Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Tim Cadogan, the CEO of GoFundMe. You know GoFundMe — it’s a major fundraising platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to Little League uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a fascinating and chaotic moment in the United States, and the moment, you’ll hear me argue, I think GoFundMe became a load-bearing part of American culture. Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive
In early 2026, Django's Code of Conduct Working Group adopted Contributor Covenant 3.0 as Django's Code of Conduct. I talked about why at DjangoCon US 2026 (slides here). That talk was mostly the story of how we managed the people side of the process. This post is the technical mechanics of how we managed the change and our work going forward. Who can change what, and who has to sign off The Code of Conduct Working Group is established by the DSF board and kept deliberately small. At least three
Seven and half years after blocks arrived in Core, WordPress introduces a way to build blocks without React annd build pipelines. All you need is PHP. WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
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