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5 dev tools for better code security

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Apr

2016

Information security is of paramount importance these days, and there is no better place to start securing systems and data than in the software development process itself. Lapses in coding can leave systems vulnerable to attackers. But examining thousands and thousands of lines of code for a wide array of potential weaknesses is no easy […]

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Microsoft adds macros lockdown feature in Office 2016 in response to increasing attacks

24

Mar

2016

Enterprise system administrators can now block attackers from using a favorite malware infection method: Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. Microsoft this week added a new option in Office 2016 that allows administrators to block macros — embedded automation scripts — from running in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents that originate from the Internet. Microsoft […]

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Defunct iPhone App Exposes Details of 198,000 Users

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Mar

2016

A researcher discovered an unprotected database storing the details of 198,000 users who had signed up for a now-defunct iOS application. A misconfigured MongoDB database associated with the iPhone app Kinotopic was discovered by Chris Vickery, a researcher who currently works at Kromtech, the company behind MacKeeper. Kinotopic, which allowed users to create and share […]

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