Matt Howard

Matt is a proven executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years experience developing high-growth software companies, at Sonatype, he leads corporate marketing, strategic partnering, and demand generation initiatives.

The “Big Hack” That Actually Happened - Chinese Military Implicated in Equifax Breach

By Matt Howard on February 11, 2020 vulnerabilities

3 minute read time

Members of the Chinese Military were implicated in the attack on Equifax's software supply chain. It's time to take software supply chain hygiene seriously.
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Three DevSecOps Lessons Drawn From Conversations With 45 CISOs

By Matt Howard on January 29, 2020 CISO

3 minute read time

CISOs reduce risk and significantly improve an organization's IT security posture by shifting more resources to the beginning of the digital supply chain.
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Sonatype Nexus is Rising Above the Swamp

By Matt Howard on December 16, 2019 Nexus vs. Artifactory

3 minute read time

With Vista by our side, Sonatype's direction is clear, and Nexus is rising above JFrog Artifactory. We invite you to test the Nexus difference.
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In the Dark about Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

By Matt Howard on May 16, 2019 vulnerability

2 minute read time

The Barium attacks, revealed earlier this month, highlight new, pervasive tactics that are exceptionally dangerous.
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10 Years and 10,000 Hours: Lessons Learned From the FOSS/PLG Journey at Sonatype

By Matt Howard on February 20, 2019 News and Views

5 minute read time

At Sonatype, we’ve spent the past 10 years engineering and delivering a variety of tools and services to help the global open source community accelerate the.
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Hygiene for Open Source Software Is Now a PCI Requirement

By Matt Howard on February 19, 2019 PCI

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PCI’s new Secure SLC outlines security requirements to ensure payment software adequately protects the integrity and confidentiality of payment transactions.
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Application Security Risk in 2019: It's All About The Supply Chain

By Matt Howard on December 28, 2018 AppSec

5 minute read time

Cyber criminals are intentionally planting vulnerabilities directly into the global supply of open source components.
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House Oversight Report: Equifax Open Source Breach Was Entirely Preventable

By Matt Howard on December 10, 2018 devsecops

3 minute read time

Equifax is not alone. In the last decade, there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of companies have suffered the exact same, easily preventable, mistake.
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Who Cares if Supermicro Happened. Supply Chain Attacks are Real and It’s Time to Pay Attention

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Technology supply chain attacks are happening in the wild, and whether or not the Supermicro story is real, it should be a wake-up call for all of us.
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