Windows 11 is showing its first signs of Rust

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We take a look at the slow introduction of programming language Rust into the Windows 11 kernel in an effort to make it more memory safe.

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A week in security (January 16—22)

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The most interesting security related news from the week of January 16-22.

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Google to support the use of Rust in Chromium

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Tags: memory safety

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Google has announced that it will support the use of third-party Rust libraries in Chromium which is a step forward in memory safety for the browsers.

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ALPHV squeezes victim with dedicated leak site for employees and customers

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:01:31 +0000

ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, created a leak site on the regular web, betting it can squeeze money out of victims faster than a dark web site.

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A scanning tool for open-sourced software packages? Yes, please!

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 10:49:02 +0000

OpenSSF recently introduced a dynamic analysis tool for all OSS packages when uploaded to open source repositories.

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Microsoft looks to Rust language to beat memory vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:41:36 +0000

Microsoft is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to de-fang common vulnerabilities hiding in old Windows code with the help of Rust.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Y3XJT2q7OEs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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