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July 24, 2012  2:06 PM

Building security requirements into software: Mobile apps, Web services and the cloud



Posted by: Melanie Webb
Application security, Cloud, Cloud computing, cloud security, mobile applications, Software Quality

Organizations are more concerned about application security than ever and have a growing awareness of security concerns. SearchSoftwareQuality.com’s newest expert, Dan Cornell, principal of software consulting company Denim Group,...

April 14, 2011  4:22 PM

Both network and application security are important



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Application security, network security, security test

When people think of security testing, they often think about the network layer -- that area outside of the application. However, application security -- security within your application -- is important as well. John Overbaugh explains the difference in his two recent tips. In


February 15, 2011  2:26 PM

Security scanning on both sides of the firewall



Posted by: Yvette Francino
Application security, Security

Recently, WhiteHat Security announced Sentinel PL (PreLaunch), a service for website security testing done before an application is released to production. Senior Analyst from the 451 Group Wendy Nather says:

With Sentinel PL, WhiteHat is addressing the growing need to move...


January 20, 2011  10:51 PM

How secure are your mobile and embedded applications?



Posted by: Yvette Francino
embedded, Security

A wide array of security tools are available to handle threats that are prevalent over the desktop and server-centric code running in untrusted environments. But what about the newer mobile devices? Applications are being downloaded by the billions by consumers and these applications may be at...


July 22, 2010  5:51 PM

Apple surpasses Oracle in security breaches



Posted by: Daniel Mondello
Apple Software, Application security, Daniel Mondello, Microsoft, security vulnerabilities

According to recent article on Wired.com, Apple has become the new reigning champ and is once again making headlines. No, not because it is outselling PC products (which it is) and not just because...


May 18, 2010  3:40 PM

Without “standardization,” is cloud-based application security up in the air?



Posted by: Daniel Mondello
Add new tag, Application security, Cloud computing, Dan Mondello, Fortify, security assessment services

Fortify software, a security test and assessment service provider, now offers security testing and assessment for cloud-destined applications. Fortify 360 and...

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February 17, 2010  10:06 PM

What’s going on with Google’s social network testing?



Posted by: Matt Heusser
defects, flaws, google, privacy, Security, specs

Headline: "Google admits buzz social network testing flaws."   The same head was covered on

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December 7, 2009  5:53 PM

Fix expensive Web security weaknesses at a lower cost



Posted by: Daniel Mondello
Dan Mondello, Fortify 360, fortify on Demand, security detector, software, web weaknesses

Fortify's new Fortify on Demand service offers penetration and static testing...


December 19, 2008  1:35 AM

Security flaws and Agile boom top software quality news in 2008



Posted by: Jan Stafford
Agile software development, Open source development tools, Security

Security vulnerabilities and the boom in Agile development adoption topped the SearchSoftwareQuality.com news charts in 2008. Here’s a rundown of the five most-read news articles and their significance. Three of the top five articles focus on Agile development. In the #1 story,


December 10, 2008  4:03 PM

Security boost for LAMP stack



Posted by: Colin Smith
Security, Software Quality

LAMP, an open-source Web development platform based on Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, is getting some added protection from attacks thanks to Metaforic.

Metaforic, a provider of anti-tamper solutions, announced that upon request it will provide free...