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Learn how to integrate and implement robust security measures directly into your software applications. With practical strategies and techniques to secure applications throughout the development lifecycle, explore secure coding practices and secure software design principles to incorporate advanced security features like encryption, authentication, and authorization. Find out how to build applications that are resilient to common security threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other vulnerabilities, ensuring your software remains secure and trustworthy. Learn about emerging trends and technologies in application security, such as generative AI and machine learning for thread detection, zero-trust architecture, and the importance of DevOps and DevSecOps practices.

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GitHub security update: revoking weakly-generated SSH keys

On September 28, 2021, we received notice from the developer Axosoft regarding a vulnerability in a dependency of their popular git GUI client – GitKraken. An underlying issue with a dependency, called `keypair`, resulted in the GitKraken client generating weak SSH keys.

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