Who is responsible for software security? This question has been asked by many in the industry. It’s asked because when major software vulnerabilities lead to data breaches or major problems, some may want to know who to blame. Others want to know how to prevent such mistakes in the…

Most security teams and security executives want developers to care about application security. This is not to say that developers don’t care about security. Such a sweeping generalization is simply not appropriate. There are developers who care. Still, what organizations want most is to…

View a screencast walkthrough of the material in this post. Those who work with the Agile methodology expect change. The security field is no different. It’s hard for developers to keep up with all of the changes in application security practices. In fact, it’s sometimes difficult for security…

The Go Programming Language, sometimes referred to as Golang, is Google’s new programming language. It was released in 2009 and has developed a growing fanbase of developers. The TIOBE index, which measures the popularity of programming languages at any given time, has shown steady…

As software grows in complexity, the chance that vulnerabilities are present increases. Experiencing some software vulnerabilities is almost inevitable, but you shouldn’t need to experience the same well-known vulnerabilities appearing over and over again in the same application. Your company…

There is no shortage of web development languages and frameworks. Developers have many factors to consider when selecting which framework to use. Security is one of those factors, especially when developing a critical application for the business. In this post, we’ll discuss how five popular…