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Data-Centric Vulnerability Management

Data-Centric Vulnerability Management

The "Security" of an application means different things to different audiences. Were secure coding techniques used? Was the application deployed on appropriately hardened servers? Do... Read more

7 December, 2010
Cloud security: Apps need tough bodyguards

Cloud security: Apps need tough bodyguards

...that is mostly hitting obscure, low-traffic sites". Large organisations, familiar with secure coding practices, have the resources and the expertise to address the lack... Read more

16 April, 2011 by Lori MacVittie

Sophos: Mac App Store applications can be pirated

...running". "Receipt validation requires an understanding of cryptography and a variety of secure coding techniques," Apple wrote. The Mac App Store opened to consumers on... Read more

7 January, 2011 by Jack Clark
Data leaks: Time to tighten the screw

Data leaks: Time to tighten the screw

...web application firewalls and host-based instrusion-protection systems, not to mention secure coding and configuration policies. Malware is equally focused on information theft. Malicious... Read more

3 December, 2010 by Rik Ferguson

US energy infrastructure left open to attack

...cyberattacks by not performing basic security measures, such as regular patching and secure coding practices, according to a report prepared by the Department of Energy... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

Cybersecurity challenge kicks off

...needs more cybersecurity professionals. "We haven't got the people to do secure coding, we haven't got proper training programmes for network defence or... Read more

26 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Secrecy Throughput of MANETs Under Passive and Active Attacks

Secrecy Throughput of MANETs Under Passive and Active Attacks

...based on information-theoretic security. The idea is to apply the powerful secure coding developed in information-theoretic security to preprocess messages being transmitted through... Read more

1 October, 2011
Source Code Analysis Laboratory (SCALe) for Energy Delivery Systems

Source Code Analysis Laboratory (SCALe) for Energy Delivery Systems

...capability that tests software applications for conformance to one of the CERT secure coding standards. CERT secure coding standards provide a detailed enumeration of coding... Read more

1 December, 2010
OpenSky Identifies Applicatioion Vulnerabilities and Reduces Software Development Cososts for Leading Insurance Firm

OpenSky Identifies Applicatioion Vulnerabilities and Reduces Software Development Cososts for Leading Insurance Firm

...to integrate the necessary tools to identify security vulnerabilities and enhance its secure coding processes. OpenSky solutions were ability to help businesses accelerate the adoption... Read more

1 October, 2010

International experts launch anti-cybercrime plan

...was originally designed to enable interoperability between applications rather than as a secure coding language. Jones added that organisations could change their business models to... Read more

29 April, 2009 by Tom Espiner
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Secure Coding

It is a frequent yet unintended mistake among software developers. In copying a string in memory, they unwittingly... Read more

1 August, 2009
Java Concurrency Guidelines

Java Concurrency Guidelines

An essential element of secure coding in the Java programming language is well-documented and enforceable coding... Read more

1 May, 2010
MSDN Webcast: Writing Secure Code (Part 1 of 2): Best Practices (Level 200)

MSDN Webcast: Writing Secure Code (Part 1 of 2): Best Practices (Level 200)

...a two-part series to help experienced developers build their knowledge of secure coding best practices. The attendee of this webcast will learn about established... Read more

11 April, 2005

Secure Software Development ? the devil is in the detail

...better code writing practice alone will not end software vulnerabilities. Although critical, secure coding is only one of the various steps needed to ensure security... Read more

9 March, 2010

SQL injection attacks point to need for more secure software

...lifecycle of the importance of addressing security concerns. While many argue that secure coding techniques have been developed, the approach is too limited. This is... Read more

26 August, 2009

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