A few queries to your favorite Internet search engine will show no end to the advice regarding best practices for secure coding. The good news is that this is an area where the more you know, the better off you are; the bad news is that trying to make sense of all of...
We recently released version 1.8 of Code Dx and with it we addressed a major pain point that’s been on our feedback list: Code Dx now ships with an installer making the process of getting up and running with a production installation of Code Dx a breeze. The other...
The Code Dx team recently released Code Dx 1.7, which includes many new features. Some highlights include: Detecting the use of vulnerable third-party components Redesigned upload page Python support Checkmarx support Hide/show columns in Findings Table Update...
You have carefully carved out the project plan for your next development project. You hired the best talent available to write the code. Every i is dotted, every t is crossed…down to project managers, unit testers, and go-live scenarios. Unfortunately, hackers,...
Git, according to some surveys, is now the most widely used source control management (SCM) for software development. Git implements a distributed version control system (DVCS) that enables developers to work completely disconnected and allows for better merge support...
Continuous Integration (CI) has made a tremendous impact on how we develop software today since it was first coined by Grady Booch in 1993 in his book Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications: At regular intervals, the process of "continuous integration"...
Many security tools today are designed by security experts for security experts, but ultimately it’s the developers who both introduce and fix the flaws once they’re found. In order to embrace developers, the results of these tools need to be displayed where they...
How do you get developers to adopt software security and quality tools? You need to put yourself in the developer’s shoes. Developers already have a bunch of tools they use every day and adding another isn’t going to make them happy, especially if it’s not helping...
After forking out $170 million in 2011 for the PlayStation attack you would have thought Sony had learned its lesson. Now, just three years later, the empire is crumbling as a result of another ruthless cyber security attack. Unlike the last time when the...
Data breaches are on the rise. With data flowing freely through networks, in the cloud and between our mobile devices, it is not a surprise that threats to our personal data continue to increase. No organization, large or small, is immune to security risks. Therefore,...