Entries by Julia Choe

Security Brief: MacOS Malware Threat – Signed Code Executes Unauthorized Behavior

Applications that pass platform verification, code signing, and distribution checks are still capable of executing unauthorized and evolving behavior at runtime. Trust based on validation at install time is no longer sufficient to ensure safe execution. Zero Trust for Code addresses this by enforcing what software is allowed to do after it is deployed, not […]

Security Brief: Red Hat NPM and the Mini Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Malware

Trusted developers and maintainers are now a primary attack surface. When access to a legitimate developer account enables malicious code through established software ecosystems, trust decisions are compromised before execution even begins. Zero Trust for Code addresses this by validating not just how code behaves at runtime, but whether its origin, build context, and delivery […]

Taking Down the Botnet Doesn’t Answer the Harder Question

CrowdStrike and Google’s Glassworm takedown is a genuine win. Two years of coordinated supply chain attacks, 300+ poisoned GitHub repositories, four command-and-control channels knocked offline. Real work, real results, and the teams involved deserve the credit. Here’s what the story also reveals, though. The Glassworm attackers didn’t break encryption or exploit a zero-day. They hijacked […]

Security Brief: BTMOB Android RAT – When Anyone Can Generate Operational Malware

The emergence of no-code malware platforms demonstrates that trust based on code origin, developer identity, or distribution channel is no longer sufficient. As malware creation becomes more accessible and scalable, Zero Trust for Code is required to enforce what software is permitted to do at execution time, independent of how it was built or delivered. […]

Security Brief: Linux CVE and Why Provenance Is Not Enough

Modern software security still assumes that trusted code behaves safely once it enters the system. That assumption no longer holds. Code can arrive through legitimate pipelines, with verified provenance, and still execute actions that exceed intended system behavior. Zero Trust for Code closes this gap by enforcing what software is allowed to do at runtime, […]