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The Next Big Convergence: Security & Software Development
By Dale R. Gardner
Threats to information technology are rampant. Worms and viruses continue to propagate throughout networks. Hacking is now a tool of organized crime. The specter of cyber-terrorism continues to cast its shadow over the operations of many industries. Security and risk management remain as high profile issues for your board and executive teams.
Worst of all? The odds are excellent your most critical IT asset lies virtually unprotected. It’s your software – and the valuable data it manipulates, the intellectual property it embodies, and the business processes – and competitive differentiation – it enables. It’s tempting to...read more
Filling the Security Gap between the Network and Applications
By Mark Bouchard and Ken Salchow Jr.
Confronted with steadily maturing network-layer defenses, attackers are increasingly turning their attention to the application layer and the corresponding business applications that are being served. At the same time, organizations have been increasing their reliance on web applications, in particular to meet the needs of the extended enterprise – that is, the growing population of distributed users. These range from...read more
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