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Datadog engineer explains AI-powered detection of malicious code in pull requests

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A security engineer from Datadog explained how malicious code can be disguised as normal pull requests, leading to active attacks if merged. The BewAIre system is designed to detect these attempts to inject harmful code into software supply chains. This highlights a sophisticated method attackers use to compromise systems. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's role in enhancing software supply chain security by detecting sophisticated malicious code injection attempts.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a specific security tool (BewAIre) and its application in detecting malicious code, which falls under the 'tool' category.

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Datadog engineer explains AI-powered detection of malicious code in pull requests

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Malicious code doesn't look like a bug, it looks like a normal pull request. And if you merge it, I have bad news for you, friend - you just introduced an activ

    Malicious code doesn't look like a bug, it looks like a normal pull request. And if you merge it, I have bad news for you, friend - you just introduced an active attack. Christoph Hamsen, Senior Security Engineer at Datadog, explains how BewAIre catches attackers' attempts to inj…

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