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IT security professionals consider off the shelf commercial applications to be riddled with code flaws and vulnerabilities(26/07/2010)
According to a survey conducted by Fortify Software, 83% of IT security professionals consider commercial applications, the ones you buy off the shelf, to be riddled with code flaws and vulnerabilities. 56% believe these flaws could allow hackers to exploit these software vulnerabilities. As a result, security professionals are making heavy investments in penetration and code testing, combined with application scanning, to try and build secur... [more]
Fortifywhite papers help cloud infrastructure providers and customers understand how to unlock the full benefits of the cloud through software security(05/07/2010)
Fortify® Software's two new white papers, one business-oriented and one technical, intended to help cloud infrastructure providers and their customers understand how to unlock the full benefits of the cloud through software security. The company also announced new capabilities in its Fortify 360 and Fortify on Demand products that include cloud-specific vulnerability analysis, the industry’s first software security Cloud Readiness Scorecard™,... [more]
How to pass your Payment Card Industry Audit(14/06/2010)
For organisations that store, transmit or process credit card information, it is vital as they must be able to demonstrate compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). The PCI DSS standard attempts to protect consumers while safeguarding the reputation of the industry itself and, while not a government mandate, this industry initiative has rapidly become compulsory for any merchant wishing to transact with the majo... [more]
Fortify Software's Web Application hybrid security analysis technology reduces security risks for less cost(19/04/2010)
Fortify® Software has debuted the next generation hybrid security analysis technology for testing web applications. Developed in collaboration with HP, Hybrid 2.0 enables teams across the application lifecycle to improve visibility into security risks, increase test accuracy and produce more secure web applications through new advances in correlating static and dynamic testing results. Using advanced correlation techniques, Hybrid 2.0 conne... [more]
Companies should conduct extensive security tests of their customised open source software before deployment(22/02/2010)
Fortify Software is recommending companies conduct extensive security tests of their customised open source software before deployment. Following Sun Microsystems' decision to release a raft of open source applications to support its secure cloud computing strategy, Richard Kirk, Fortify's European Director commented: "Given the significant savings to be had from using open source applications, Sun's strategy is a security testing at all stage... [more]
Fortify Software secures Parkeon electronic payment solutions(17/12/2009)
Parkeon, one of the world’s largest parking and transport management solution providers has chosen Fortify Software to secure their latest end to end electronic payment solutions. Parkeon engaged Fortify at the very early stages of designing its latest electronic payment product, ‘ArchiPEL’, recognising that if it was to be robust and secure the developers must build in stringent and secure software with flawless watertight code to prevent hac... [more]
The four most common myths of Cyber Security(05/11/2009)
Incidents and exploits crafted by an effective and growing menace are threatening the continuity of, and confidence in, the very core of our commercial and social infrastructure. In just 90 criminal investigations performed in 2008, where data compromise was confirmed, the Verizon Business RISK team (a leading computer forensics group) reported more than 285 million consumer credit records stolen. This number far exceeds the combined total confir... [more]
Fortify Software ensures Parkeon electronic ticketing solution is secure and vulnerability free(25/09/2009)
Parkeon, one of the world’s largest parking and transport management solution providers, has announced that they are using Fortify Software’s expertise to check their latest electronic ticketing solutions to ensure their software is secure and vulnerability free. The ticketing systems and software which have been designed and built in-house are using Fortify’s software and expertise to ensure that when they go to market, their systems meet th... [more]
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