Poking around in the Dark: Why a Shared Understanding of Components Matters

By listing the components included in an application, Software Bills of Materials SBOMs are intended to support the timely identification of vulnerable components and ensure the security of the software supply chain. However, we question the underlying assumption that there is agreement on the...

A Large Scale Study of AI-Based Binary Function Similarity Detection Techniques for Security Researchers and Practitioners

Binary Function Similarity Detection BFSD is a foundational technique in software security, underpinning a wide range of applications including vulnerability detection, malware analysis. Recent advances in AI-based BFSD tools have led to significant performance improvements. However, existing...

A Comprehensive Evaluation and Practice of System Penetration Testing

With the rapid advancement of information technology, the complexity of applications continues to increase, and the cybersecurity challenges we face are also escalating. This paper aims to investigate the methods and practices of system security penetration testing, exploring how to enhance syste...

LAVA - Large-scale Automated Vulnerability Addition

Evaluating and improving bug-finding tools is currently difficult due to a shortage of ground truth corpora i.e., software that has known bugs with triggering inputs. LAVA attempts to solve this problem by automatically injecting bugs into software. Every LAVA bug is accompanied by an input that...

5 Questions to Ask About Your Security People in a World Saturated by Security Tools

Definition of tool - 1a: a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task b1: the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine tool 2: a machine for shaping metal : MACHINE TOOL 2a: something such as an instrument or apparatus used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of ...