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The insecurity of the component lifecycle
Open source component use continues to skyrocket with applications now more than 80 percent component-based, while at the same time organizations continue to struggle with …
Armor for your Android apps
This defensive security talk from Shmoocon 2013 is primarily targeted towards Android developers. The speaker shares “war stories” of Android vulnerabilities and …
Automating security for developers with Minion
Minion is a security testing framework built by Mozilla to brdige the gap between developers and security testers. To do so, it enables developers to scan their projects using …
Critical Ruby on Rails flaws fixed, upgrade immediately
For the second week in a row since the start of the new year, users of open source web application framework Ruby on Rails are advised to upgrade to the newly offered versions …
All Ruby on Rails versions affected by SQL injection flaw
Three new versions of popular open source web application framework Ruby on Rails have been released on Wednesday in order to fix an SQL injection vulnerability that affected …
Highest profile software failures of 2012
SQS compiled a list of the worst software failures over the past 12 months. This year’s annual survey is based on major software failures throughout 2012 and highlights …
Splunk releases Java and Python SDKs
Splunk announced new software development kits (SDKs) for Java and Python. SDKs make it easier for developers to customize and extend the power of Splunk Enterprise, enabling …
Push notifications abuse hurts developers as well as users
Push notifications allow app developers to share news with their users, and are a great way of presenting new apps and features. Unfortunately, they are also a great nuisance …
Coverity Security Library released on GitHub
Coverity announced the creation of the Coverity Security Library, an open source project available through GitHub and Maven to help developers easily fix cross-site scripting …
TeamMentor: Secure software development knowledge base
Security Innovation released TeamMentor 3.2, a SaaS product that provides guidance to help security and development teams create secure software out of the box, along with …
GFI Software unveils VIPRE SDK for Windows
GFI Software announced the availability of VIPRE 6.0 SDK (for Windows environments) adding several new security features that software developers, PC utility providers and …
BYOD access solution with biometrics
HID Global announced a solution for government agencies interested in securing iOS devices with access to sensitive data. The solution combines the ActivClient Mobile SDK for …
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