Topic: security

Alive coding extension for Visual Studio, problems with Google’s self-driving cars, and Verizon buys AOL for $4.4 billion—SD Times news digest: May 12, 2015

Code Connect, a Microsoft developer tooling startup, has announced Alive, a live coding extension for Visual Studio 2013 and 2015. It provides immediate code feedback to developers with an immediate watch window directly inline with the code, accessible during design without launching the application. The extension currently supports only C# and .NET framework 4.5, as … continue reading

Twistlock takes on enterprise Docker container security

A startup aims to reinforce enterprise Docker with a new virtual container security suite. Twistlock, a startup based in Tel Aviv and San Francisco that recently emerged from stealth mode, today announced the Twistlock enterprise security suite for containers. The end-to-end solution includes an open-source containerized application framework for developers as well as an enterprise … continue reading

RASP: A new approach to protection

In most organizations today, the most precious assets (if not the most precious asset) are their applications (and the data they handle). Yet those same organizations protect their applications only from the outside. “Imagine a person who leaves his house always surrounded by bodyguards, because he cannot protect himself. He doesn’t have the skills or … continue reading

From the Editors: Where’s the incentive to defeat hackers?

After reporting out this month’s feature on software security, it strikes us that there appear to be parallels between companies selling security solutions and those selling pharmaceuticals. Those who take to conspiracy theories have argued for years that the pharmaceutical companies have no incentive to eliminate, say, cancer, because they would lose the massive profits … continue reading

Stop fighting yesterday’s software security wars!

In its 2015 report, the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) identified SQL injection and cross-site scripting among its Top 10 software vulnerabilities. Again. If it feels as if you’ve been reading this same story for the last decade, it’s because you have. So why is it that we can build intelligent robots, fling unmanned … continue reading

RSA conference highlights changing threats

Software developers still reeling from the constant security failures throughout the open-source stack in 2014 can take at least some comfort from the proceedings at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. Most of the solutions, talks and products discussed at the show are not focused on the developer-induced security flaws that caused such a … continue reading

Nokia’s buys Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion, MIT’s Picture programming language, and Talend adds Apache Spark to Big Data Sandbox—SD Times news digest: April 15, 2015

Nokia has announced it is joining forces with Alcatel-Lucent in an effort to become an innovation leader and provider of technology and services for the IP connected world. The combined company would focus on providing connectivity for people, such as with the Internet of Things. “I am proud that the joined forces of Nokia and … continue reading

Internet Society’s Collaborative Security approach, Linux 4.0, and Dell’s Threat Report—SD Times news digest: April 13, 2015

The Internet Society thinks the Internet could be better protected through cooperation and collaboration. The organization is releasing a Collaborative Security approach to help tackle cybersecurity issues. “People are what ultimately hold the Internet together,” the Internet Society wrote on its website. “The Internet’s development has been based on voluntary cooperation and collaboration. Cooperation and … continue reading

CeBIT 2015: All things development for Big Data, IoT and security

Hannover, Germany — “There are now as many pieces of digital information as there are stars in the universe.” That statement from the opening ceremony CeBIT 2015, held earlier this month, means that developers have their work cut out for them. IoT, Big Data and security were major themes at the event, which has successfully … continue reading

SD Times Blog: SourceForge now a source of malware

UPDATE: SourceForge has removed the offending Binkiland software from its installer. Read the full story here.  If you’ve been working with software for longer than five years, then you can remember a time when SourceForge was one of the pillars of open-source software. It used to be the only good place to go to find fresh … continue reading

OpenSSL issues urgent security advisory

OpenSSL has issued a new security advisory outlining more than a dozen issues ranging from high to low severity. (Related: OpenSSL to undergo massive security audit) On the heels of announcing a sweeping security audit of the now-stable OpenSSL codebase, the SSL/TLS security protocol underlying much of the Web’s encryption has published warnings for security … continue reading

Microsoft to debut Windows Hello biometric security in Windows 10

Microsoft wants to kill the password in Windows 10. As part of its upcoming operating system release, Microsoft announced it will introduce a new biometric security technology called Windows Hello, allowing users to unlock their Windows 10 devices by scanning their face, iris or fingerprint. Windows 10 PCs will ship later this year with Intel’s … continue reading

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