Akamai recently published a research report on the growth of application and API attacks that saw a record-breaking 137% increase in attacks in 2022. Akamai discovered several spikes that indicate a targeted large-scale campaign against big enterprises and said the volume of attack activity is 30 times the norm.
Oracle announced the availability of the Java 8 Enterprise Performance Pack, which brings JDK 17 performance to JDK 8 workloads. Oracle claims users are experiencing around a 20% performance improvement without any code or configuration changes and bigger improvements with simple configuration changes.
Android released the second alpha version of Graphics Shapes version 1.0.0 with several API changes, a Star function, and the Polygon superclass merged with its subclass. The Graphics Shapes library enables developers to create and render rounded polygon shapes and automatic animation between different shapes.
Apple will prompt users to update the payment method for their Apple ID through a system-provided sheet within the app when an auto-renewal subscription does not renew due to billing issues. The sheet is available in Sandbox from today, and the feature will be rolled out in the summer.
Google proposed allowing developers in the U.K. to provide alternative payment options to their users for in-app transactions after an antitrust intervention by U.K.'s CMA. The antitrust watchdog is investigating Google and Apple for their stranglehold over operating systems, app stores, and web browsers on mobile devices.
Distributed database provider Ditto emerged from stealth and announced raising a $45M Series A round led by Acrew Capital with participation from USIT, True Ventures, and Amity Ventures. Ditto's platform leverages various techniques to ensure data distribution even in regions with limited internet connectivity.
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) released Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) version 1.0. The stable release reorganizes and simplifies the core specification, provides new guidance on verification, and updates provenance and VSA schemas.