70% of organizations recognize the importance of secure coding practices

A research from Secure Code Warrior has revealed an attitudinal shift in the software development industry, with organizations bucking traditional practices for DevOps and Secure DevOps. The global survey of professional developers and their managers f… Continue reading 70% of organizations recognize the importance of secure coding practices

Coding A Dynamic Menu For Character LCDs on Arduino

These days, there’s a huge variety of screens on the market for use with microcontrollers. OLEDs and graphic LCDs abound, while e-ink devices tempt the user with their clean look and low energy consumption. However, for many purposes, the humble …read more

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Detecting and Exploiting XXEs: AppSec Simplified

Finding XXE vulnerabilities in applications via code analysis
Welcome back to AppSec Simplified! Last time, we talked about the fascinating XXEs vulnerabilities and how they can affect your application. If you are not already familiar with XXEs, please… Continue reading Detecting and Exploiting XXEs: AppSec Simplified

Automation and no-code are driving the future of business operations

More than 95% of respondents indicated that business operations has become a more important function in their organization in the past year, a Tonkean survey reveals. The survey of 500 IT and business operations professionals at large and mid-sized com… Continue reading Automation and no-code are driving the future of business operations

SQL injection: The bug that seemingly can’t be squashed

If you’re in a hands-on cybersecurity role that requires some familiarity with code, chances are good that you’ve had to think about SQL injection over and over (and over) again. It’s a common vulnerability that – despite being easily remedied &#… Continue reading SQL injection: The bug that seemingly can’t be squashed

DIY 8-Bit Computer Knows All the Tricks

Some projects are a rite of passage within their respected fields. For computer science, building one’s own computer from scratch is certainly among those projects. Of course, we’re not talking about buying components online and snapping together a modern x86 machine. We mean building something closer to a fully-programmable 8-bit …read more

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Operational planning simulation for defense against an attacking drone swarm

The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea stunned the world when they put on a dazzling light show made up of a record-breaking 1,218 drones, all dancing in harmony. In the Department of Defense (DoD), though, the display reinvigorated inter… Continue reading Operational planning simulation for defense against an attacking drone swarm

How to make DevSecOps stick with developers

While DevOps culture has brought innovation to the industry and transformed the way software is developed, it’s arguably an outdated concept. The truth is that DevOps has allowed for new features and applications to be rolled out at such speed that tra… Continue reading How to make DevSecOps stick with developers

ControlFlag: Machine programming research tool detects bugs in code

Intel unveiled ControlFlag – a machine programming research system that can autonomously detect errors in code. Even in its infancy, this self-supervised system shows promise as a productivity tool to assist software developers with the labor-intensive… Continue reading ControlFlag: Machine programming research tool detects bugs in code