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Secure By Design? Techniques and Frameworks You Need to Know for Secure Application Development
Dec 19, 2012
What do you know about developing secure robust software? Randy Nash discusses several available techniques and frameworks for secure application development.
Software [In]security: vBSIMM Take Two (BSIMM for Vendors Revised)
Jan 26, 2012
Gary McGraw and Sammy Migues introduce a revised, compact version of the BSIMM for vendors called vBSIMM, which can be thought of as a foundational security control for vendor management of third-party software providers.
Software [In]security: BSIMM versus SAFECode and Other Kaiju Cinema
Dec 26, 2011
Gary McGraw and Sammy Migues clarify the intended use of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) and compare it to the SAFECode Practices methodology.
Software [In]security: Third-Party Software and Security
Nov 30, 2011
How do you gauge the security of third-party code? A recent security conference examined that question, and Gary McGraw presents the findings in this article.
Software [In]security: Software Security Training
Oct 31, 2011
Gary McGraw and Sammy Migues describe how training has changed, provide data showing it's importance, and explain why it's important to pick the right training for your organization's needs.
Software [In]security: BSIMM3
Sep 27, 2011
BSIMM3 is the third iteration of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) project, a tool used as a measuring stick for software security initiatives in the corporate world. Gary McGraw describes the BSIMM3 along with Brian Chess and Sammy Migues.
Software [In]security: Balancing All the Breaking with some Building
Aug 30, 2011
Security expert Gary McGraw argues that the software security industry is favoring offense at the expense of defense, and that more proactive defense is needed.
Software [In]security: Software Security Zombies
Jul 21, 2011
Software security expert Gary McGraw reviews some of the most important security concepts — before they eat your (network's) brains.
Software [In]security: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Security
Jun 17, 2011
Security expert Gary McGraw provides some issues to consider when it comes to adoption of cloud services and their impact on security in your organization.
Software [In]security: Computer Security and International Norms
May 30, 2011
The Obama administration recently released its "International Strategy for Cyberspace" outlining America's ideals and strategies for cyberspace. Security expert Gary McGraw explains why he thinks the document is promising in its effort to make our national goals and policies clear when it comes to cyberspace.
Software [In]security: vBSIMM (BSIMM for Vendors)
Apr 12, 2011
How do you ensure that your third-party software vendors practice good software security? Software security expert Gary McGraw explains how the Building Security In Maturity Model can play a central role in this effort.
Software [In]security: Modern Malware
Mar 22, 2011
Software security expert and author Gary McGraw looks at where malware is heading — and what we should do about it.
Software [In]security: Software Patents and Fault Injection
Feb 28, 2011
Gary McGraw explains how another party may get a patent on a technique he had a hand in inventing.
Software [In]security: Comparing Apples, Oranges, and Aardvarks (or, All Static Analysis Tools Are Not Created Equal)
Jan 31, 2011
Security expert Gary McGraw discusses the static analysis tools market, the pitfalls of product comparisons, and provides his recommendation for making the best choice.
Software [In]security: Cyber Warmongering and Influence Peddling
Nov 24, 2010
Gary McGraw & Ivan Arce explain how the current climate of exaggeration and FUD surrounding cyber attacks does not ultimately serve the best interests of computer security research — or our country.
Software [In]security: Technology Transfer
Oct 26, 2010
Gary McGraw discusses the evolution of a source code scanning tool from research project to commercial project and details the transfer of technology that made it all happen.
Software [In]security: How to p0wn a Control System with Stuxnet
Sep 23, 2010
Gary McGraw describes the Stuxnet worm and explains some of its potentially dangerous implications.
Software [In]security: Software Security Crosses the Threshold
Aug 16, 2010
The software security space exceeded the $500 million mark in 2009. Software security expert Gary McGraw examines the sales of security tools providers and services firms to find out how quickly the market is growing, and which parts of the market are driving growth.
Software [In]security: Obama Highlights Cyber Security Progress
Jul 16, 2010
Software security expert Gary McGraw went to a White House meeting on cyber security attended by 100 public and private sector security experts. McGraw shares the details of the meeting, including an unannounced visit by President Obama.
Software [In]security: Cyber War - Hype or Consequences?
Jun 17, 2010
Is the threat of cyber war real or imagined? In this article Gary McGraw first defines cyber war and then describes some very real possibilities.

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