Tag:
software security
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Apple could take a tip from Microsoft on responsiveness
No software vendor is immune from selling flawed code, but some vendors handle their vulnerabilities better than others.
The costs and benefits of Microsoft's Secure Development Lifecycle
Last year Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) saw its lowest level of critical vulnerabilities in five years, which was at least partially a function of the Secure Development Lifecycle component of its
Researchers expose security holes in SCADA systems
Manufacturing plants and critical infrastructure facilities may have received a rude awakening last week when researchers released exploit modules after finding major security flaws in industrial
Businesses hold third-party software to lower standards
There is a widening gap between the quality standards that businesses apply to the software they develop in-house and the software they get from other providers. Seventy percent of companies conduct
Report: Majority of software programs lack acceptable security
More than half of all software programs are of an unacceptable security quality, according to a study by the secure software services provider Veracode. The company analyzed 4,835 applications
Thinking about security from the beginning
Software bugs have always been a part of software, but new pressures appear to be motivating programmers to give more thought to security early in the development processes. To provide some ideas on
Experts ponder software security conundrum
The subject of software security has never been particularly uplifting, but it seems to be getting more depressing as software underpins more and more aspects of our lives. Managing routine
