White House urges developers to dump C and C++

White House urges developers to dump C and C++

US President Joe Biden’s administration wants software developers to use memory-safe programming languages and ditch vulnerable ones like C and C++.The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), in a report released Monday, called on developers to...
White House urges developers to dump C and C++

Martin Hellman: We’re playing Russian roulette

Martin Hellman achieved legendary status as co-inventor of the Diffie-Hellman public key exchange algorithm, a breakthrough in software and computer cryptography. That invention and his ongoing work in cryptography and digital signatures earned him a Turing award in...
White House urges developers to dump C and C++

Protecting against software supply chain attacks

Last year’s MOVEit and 3CX vulnerabilities offered a stark reminder of the risk software supply chain attacks pose today.Threat actors exploit vulnerabilities to infiltrate a software provider’s network and modify the software’s original functionality with malicious...
White House urges developers to dump C and C++

Mobb unveils vulnerability fixer for GitHub users

Application security company Mobb has released an automatic vulnerability fixer for GitHub users. The tool monitors GitHub pull requests and offers code fixes within software development workflows.Unveiled January 23, Mobb Fixer provides developers with code fixes for...