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A Severe Vulnerability Has Been Found on Android Devices
November 20, 2019Checkmarx unveiled a break in the camera app on Google, Samsung, and other devices. Read More
Israeli Cyber-Researchers Find Flaws in Google, Samsung Apps
November 19, 2019Researchers at cybersecurity firm Checkmarx say hackers able to seize control of camera app and take photos, eavesdrop. Read More
Israeli Company Unveils Breach on Android Devices
November 19, 2019Checkmarx unveils a security breach on smartphones with Google's Android operating system. Read More
An Android Flaw Lets Apps Secretly Access People’s Cameras
November 19, 2019The flaw, uncovered by Checkmarx, allowed hackers to track metadata like the GPS location where videos were recorded. Read More
Google Assistant on Android Devices Could be Tricked Into Taking Photos, Videos
November 19, 2019Security researchers found a flaw through Android's voice commands that allowed for eavesdropping and location tracking. Read More
Google Confirms Android Security Threat: Hundreds of Millions Affected
November 19, 2019The security research team at Checkmarx has made something of a habit of uncovering alarming vulnerabilities, with past disclosures covering Amazon’s Alexa and Tinder. Read More
Big Tech’s Bugs Beg the Question: Should You Cover Your Smartphone Camera?
November 19, 2019Covering laptop cameras with a piece of tape to prevent surveillance is a common cybersecurity practice. But recent headlines suggest that naked smartphone cameras may be a bigger threat to... Read More
Google Camera App Flaw Endangered Millions of Devices
November 19, 2019A vulnerability in the Google Camera Application left millions of Google and Samsung smartphones open to being potentially abused. Read More
Android Flaw Allows Malicious Apps to Take Photos Without Permission
November 19, 2019A newly revealed flaw in camera apps used by Android devices allows other apps to spy on users. Read More
Google Discloses Android Camera Hijack Hack
November 19, 2019Google has disclosed a now-fixed issue that enabled-third party apps to access a disturbing set of permissions for its Camera App. Read More
Android Flaw Lets Rogue Apps Spy on You
November 19, 2019Millions of Google and Samsung devices were vulnerable to exploit. Read More
Hundreds of Millions of Android Users Were Exposed to Severe Vulnerability
November 19, 2019The outbreak was identified by Israeli researchers from Checkmarx who found it possible to run the camera app remotely, wiretap, and get the smartphone's location. Read More
DevOps is Changing, and Some are Challenging “Shift Left”
November 8, 2019Checkmarx's Matt Rose explains the possibility that "shift left" is no longer the gold standard in DevOps, and that agile is more than just a verb. Read More
9 Top SAST and DAST Tools
November 7, 2019These static and dynamic application security testing tools can help developers spot code errors and vulnerabilities quicker. Read More
Breaking Down the OWASP API Security Top 10, Part 1
November 4, 2019As a result of a broadening threat landscape and the ever-increasing usage of APIs, the OWASP API Security Top 10 list was launched. Read More
OWASP API Security Top 10: Get Your Dev Team Up to Speed
October 30, 2019Erez Yalon, one of the project leaders for the OWASP API Security Top 10 and director of security research at Checkmarx, on the state and prevalence of APIs. Read More
Automation, Orchestration & Correlation – Agile DevSecOps
October 23, 2019Checkmarx's Gunner Winkenwerder shows in his session at DevOpsCon 2019 how to implement an agile DevSecOps strategy. Read More
Automation, Orchestration & Correlation – Agile DevSecOps
October 23, 2019Checkmarx's Gunner Winkenwerder shows in his session at DevOpsCon 2019 how to implement an agile DevSecOps strategy. Read More
Kotlin’s Emergence: Common Coding Mistakes
October 21, 2019In light of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Checkmarx’s Stephen Gates highlights the most common pitfalls when using Kotlin language. Read More
Combating the Continuous Development of Vulnerable Software
October 21, 2019Checkmarx’s Stephen Gates explains how today’s organizations can address software exposure in the code they’re developing. Read More
